| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yusuf Mersin [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1994 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hyde United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Millwall | |||
| 2011–2014 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Kasımpaşa | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Crawley Town | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Dover Athletic | 17 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Maidstone United | 27 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Welling United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | H&W Welders | ||
| 2024–2025 | Mickleover | 48 | (0) |
| 2025– | Hyde United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Turkey U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Turkey U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Turkey U18 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:45, 30 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2017 | |||
Yusuf Mersin (born 23 September 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Hyde United. Born in England, he represented Turkey at youth international level.
Born in London, [3] Mersin moved from Millwall to Liverpool in January 2011. [4] [5] [6]
He signed for Kasımpaşa in August 2014, [7] before returning to England with Crawley Town in June 2016. [8] He was offered a new contract by Crawley at the end of the 2017–18 season. [9] On 9 May 2019, Mersin was released by Crawley after making 19 appearances for the club. [10]
On 20 May 2019, Mersin joined National League side Dover Athletic on a two-year contract. [11] He made his debut for the club on 19 October in the FA Cup 4th qualifying round, a 2–1 victory over National League South side Weymouth [12] and made his league debut the following week in a 1–0 defeat to Stockport County, being caught out from 45 yards for the only goal of the match. [13] Following the arrival of Charlton Athletic loanee Ashley Maynard-Brewer, in February 2020 Mersin was placed on the transfer list by Dover. [14] Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that Mersin was out of contract and had left the club. [15]
He signed for Maidstone United in November 2021, [16] making his debut as a substitute in February 2022 after first-choice goalkeeper Tom Hadler was sent off. [17]
In March 2023, he joined Welling United on a two-week emergency loan deal. [18] He was released by Maidstone at the end of the 2022–23 season. [19]
In July 2023 he signed for H&W Welders in Northern Ireland. [20] In March 2024 he returned to England, signing for Mickleover. [21]
In May 2025, Mersin joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Hyde United. [22]
He has represented Turkey at under-17 and under-18 youth international levels. [8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crawley Town | 2016–17 [23] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017–18 [24] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 [25] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Dover Athletic | 2019–20 [26] | National League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 [27] | National League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Maidstone United | 2021–22 | National League South | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | National League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Welling United (loan) | 2022–23 | National League South | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mickleover | 2023–24 [28] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 [29] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 [d] | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 104 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 125 | 0 | ||