 Kurt in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mert Han Kurt | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghent, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Giresunspor | ||
| Number | 75 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cercle Brugge | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Giresunspor | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2023 | |||
Mert Han Kurt (born 25 October 2002) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Giresunspor. [1]
Born in Ghent, Belgium, Kurt started his career in the youth academy of Cercle Brugge. [2] [3]
On 29 June 2022, he transferred to the Turkish Süper Lig club Giresunspor as a professional football player. [4] [5] He made his professional debut with a 3–2 league loss to Adana Demirspor on 7 August, coming in as a substitute in the 86th minute. He assisted the second goal in the 90+1 minute. [6] [7]
Kurt was born and raised in Ghent, Belgium. He has Turkish descent. [8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Giresunspor | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
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