Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Würselen, Germany | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back, right midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Schalke 04 | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2010 | VfL Boscheln | ||
2010 | Alemannia Aachen | ||
2010–2014 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
2014–2020 | Schalke 04 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Schalke 04 II | 9 | (0) |
2021– | Schalke 04 | 54 | (1) |
2023–2024 | → Trabzonspor (loan) | 20 | (0) |
International career | |||
2017 | Germany U15 | 2 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Germany U16 | 8 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Germany U17 | 13 | (0) |
2020 | Germany U19 | 2 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Germany U20 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024 |
Mehmet-Can Aydın (born 9 February 2002) is a Turkish-German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.
Club career
Aydın made his professional debut for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga on 3 April 2021, starting against Bayer Leverkusen. He was substituted out in the 74th minute for Alessandro Schöpf, with the away match finishing as a 2–1 loss. In January 2022, he extended his contract with Schalke until 2025.
On 1 August 2023, he agreed to join Süper Lig club Trabzonspor on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent.
International career
Aydın played several matches for the Germany U-15, U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-20 national teams.
In March 2023, he was named to the Turkey national team by coach Stefan Kuntz for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Armenia and Croatia, but did not play.
Personal life
Aydın was born in Würselen, North Rhine-Westphalia, and is of Turkish descent.
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 December 2024
Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Schalke 04 II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga West | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Regionalliga West | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 9 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Schalke 04 | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Total | 54 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||
Trabzonspor (loan) | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
Career total | 83 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 91 | 1 |
Honours
Schalke 04
References
- ^ "Mehmet Can Aydin". FC Schalke 04 (in German). Archived from the original on 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Mehmet-Can Aydın at WorldFootball.net
- "Germany » Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 27. Round » Bayer Leverkusen – FC Schalke 04 2:1". WorldFootball.net. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- "Mehmet Can Aydin extends contract until 2025". FC Schalke 04. 15 January 2022.
- "Mehmet Can Aydin loaned to Trabzonspor". FC Schalke 04. 1 August 2023.
- "Mehmet-Can Aydın - Internationals". worldfootball.net.
- "Mehmet Can Aydin called up to Turkey's national team". FC Schalke 04. 17 March 2023.
External links
- Profile at the Schalke 04 website
- Mehmet-Can Aydın at DFB (also available in German)
- Mehmet-Can Aydın at kicker (in German)
- Mehmet-Can Aydın at Soccerway
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- Süper Lig players
- FC Schalke 04 II players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- Footballers from Cologne (region)
- German men's footballers
- German sportspeople of Turkish descent
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- People from Würselen
- Trabzonspor footballers
- 21st-century German sportsmen