Mehmet Topuz

Mehmet Topuz (born 7 September 1983) is a retired Turkish footballer, who last played for Fenerbahçe. Topuz had begun his career in Yolspor, a local club in Kayseri. He joined Kayserispor after spelling almost 3 years at that club. He has been given several Golden Man of the Month awards which are presented monthly and supported by Turkey Heart Foundation.[1][2][3] His successful league appearances attracted the bigger clubs of Turkey. However, Kayserispor Board strongly asserted that they will not let him go and supported their intentions to keep him in the club by advertising on billboards.[4][5] Afterwards, he extended his contract with the club, eventually becoming the team Captain.[6]

Mehmet with Fenerbahçe kit

Mehmet Topuz

Personal information
Date of birth	7 September 1983
Place of birth	Caferli Köyü, Şefaatli, Yozgat, Turkey
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right Midfielder, Right back Central Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2009	Kayserispor	234	(46)
2009–2016	Fenerbahçe	151	(7)
National team^‡
2005–2006	Turkey U21	22	(2)
2006–2011	Turkey	16	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 December 2015

He has been linked with Spanish side Valencia in May 2008.[7] He played total of 6 games for Kayserispor in European competitions and scored 2 goals during their UEFA Intertoto Cup Campaign in the 2006 season, in which they became the first team from Turkey to win the competition. Kayserispor qualified for the UEFA Cup and lost 4–3 on aggregate against AZ in the second round. In 2007–08 season, he played 2 games in UEFA Cup qualification, in which Kayserispor lost against Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 on aggregate. After playing 5 years for Kayserispor, he became one of the finest Turkish talents during his time and eventually moved to Turkish giants Fenerbahçe in 2009 for a fee of €9 million + Gökhan Emreciksin following a lengthy transfer battle with fellow rival giants Beşiktaş in which he wore the Beşiktaş jersey after agreeing terms with the club. However the transfer failed when Fenerbahçe secured the deal by arranging an agreement with his club Kayserispor, making him one of the most expensive internal Turkish transfers. He scored his first goal against Twente in the first group game of UEFA Europa League from a freekick at 71st minute. Although this game tied the score, Twente scored another goal 6 minutes later, and sealed a 1–2 win in Istanbul.

International career

He played 22 times for Turkey U-21 and scored 2 goals. Topuz has also represented the Turkish national football team 18 times.

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2016

Club	Season	League		Cup[lower-alpha 1]		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kayserispor	2000–01	10	1	1	0	-	-	11	1
	2001–02	11	0	0	0	-	-	11	0
	2002–03	22	3	1	0	-	-	23	3
	2003–04	29	10	1	1	-	-	30	11
	2004–05	34	3	4	0	-	-	38	3
	2005–06	32	3	7	1	-	-	39	4
	2006–07	32	8	5	1	8	2	45	11
	2007–08	33	9	10	4	-	-	43	13
	2008–09	28	9	6	5	2	0	36	14
	Total	234	46	34	12	10	2	276	60
Fenerbahçe	2009–10	28	1	6	2	8	1	42	4
	2010–11	34	1	1	0	2	0	37	1
	2011–12	33	3	4	0	-	-	37	3
	2012–13	22	1	9	0	13	0	44	1
	2013–14	24	0	2	0	3	0	29	0
	2014–15	7	1	8	2	0	0	15	3
	2015–16	3	0	8	1	0	0	11	1
	Total	151	7	38	5	0	0	215	13
Career totals		385	53	72	16	36	3	491	73

International

Turkey national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2006	11	0
2007	3	0
2008	1	0
2011	1	0
Total	16	0

Honors

Kayserispor

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2006
• Türkiye Kupası: 2007–08

Fenerbahçe

• Süper Lig: 2010–11, 2013–14
• Türkiye Kupası: 2011–12, 2012–13
• Süper Kupa: 2009, 2014

Notes

1. Includes Turkish Cup, Turkish Super Cup

References

1. "Şubat Ayının Altın Adamı Mehmet Topuz" (in Turkish). netbul.com. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
2. "Altın Adam Mehmet Topuz" (in Turkish). spor3.com. 2008-04-01. Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
3. "Altın adam Mehmet Topuz!" (in Turkish). ajansspor.com. 2008-04-01. Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
4. "Kayseri'den Bilbordlu Tepki" (in Turkish). gazetespor.com. Archived from the original on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
5. "Kayserispor`dan büyüklere afişli tepki" (in Turkish). tumgazeteler.com. 2007-06-25. Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
6. "Topuz işi uzattı!" (in Turkish). milliyet.com.tr. 2005-07-04. Archived from the original on 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
7. "Valencia Mehmet Topuz'un peşinde" (in Turkish). sabah.com.tr. 2008-05-02. Archived from the original on 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-05-12.

External links

• Mehmet Topuz at TFF.org
• Mehmet Topuz – FIFA competition record