Yusuf Mersin

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Yusuf Mersin
Personal information
Full name Yusuf Mersin [1]
Date of birth (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth Greenwich, England
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Mickleover
Youth career
Millwall
2011–2014 Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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– Mickleover
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 17:20, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2017

Yusuf Mersin (born 23 September 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for Mickleover as a goalkeeper. Born in England, he represented Turkey at youth international level.

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Club career

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]

International career

He has represented Turkey at under-17 and under-18 youth international levels. [8]

Career statistics

As of end of 2022–23 season
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crawley Town 2016–17 [22] League Two 8000101 [lower-alpha 1] 0100
2017–18 [23] League Two2000003 [lower-alpha 1] 050
2018–19 [24] League Two0000103 [lower-alpha 1] 040
Total100002070190
Dover Athletic 2019–20 [25] National League 10020–00120
2020–21 [26] National League7000—1 [lower-alpha 2] 080
Total17020—10200
Maidstone United 2021–22 National League South 7000—0070
2022–23 National League20010—00210
Total270100000280
Welling United (loan) 2022–23 National League South20——0020
Career total560302080690
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

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References

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  2. ↑ "Yusuf Mersin". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 Yusuf Mersin at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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  5. ↑ "Mersin's time with Liverpool". Kent Online. 22 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Goalkeeper who Liverpool 'signed for £1 million' when he was 16 is now without a club". SPORTbible. 24 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Yusuf Mersin at the Turkish Football Federation
  8. 1 2 "Yusuf Mersin: Crawley Town sign Turkish goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Crawley Town offer trio new deals but allow Jordan Roberts to leave". BBC Sport. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "REDS RELEASE TWO PLAYERS". Crawley Town F.C. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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  13. ↑ "Dover Athletic 0–1 Stockport County". BBC Sport. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  14. ↑ Page, Stephen (3 February 2020). "Dover Athletic place goalkeeper Yusuf Mersin on transfer list". KentLive.
  15. ↑ "RETAINED AND RELEASED LIST". www.doverathletic.com. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Gurung signs Stones contract". 29 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "Mersin: Pressure was on". 11 February 2022.
  18. ↑ "WINGS SIGN GOALKEEPER YUSUF MERSIN ON EMERGENCY LOAN FROM MAIDSTONE UNITED". www.wellingunited.com. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  19. ↑ "Player update". maidstoneunited.co.uk. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  20. ↑ Club, H&W Welders Football. "Three New Summer Signings". H&W Welders Football Club.
  21. ↑ "Sports Sign New Keeper – Mickleover Football Club". 15 March 2024.
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  23. ↑ "Games played by Yusuf Mersin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Yusuf Mersin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Yusuf Mersin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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