Mert Akyüz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hayrullah Mert Akyüz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Gülağaç | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Adanaspor | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2011 | Adanaspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011– | Adanaspor | 52 | (0) |
| 2012 | → İskenderunspor 1967 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Payas Belediyespor 1975 (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Turkey Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Turkey U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Turkey A2 | 2 | (0) |
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 August 2016. | |||
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Hayrullah Mert Akyüz (born 2 October 1993), is a Turkish professional football player, who plays for Turkish club Adanaspor.[1]
Career
Early years
Intended to be a midfielder originally, while playing as a midfielder at his first school's football team, Akyüz considered to be a goalkeeper by recommendation of his father, who had been playing also as goalie in his childhood.[2] He started to play football in 2002.[2]
Club career
Akyüz made his TFF First League debut on 19 December 2014, against Osmanlıspor, which ended 1–1 at Adana 5 Ocak Stadium.[3] Akyüz renewed his contract with Adanaspor on 23 June 2015.[4] Akyüz is linked with Galatasaray in July 2015.[5]
International career
Akyüz is selected for Turkey A2 team squad for 2013-15 International Challenge Trophy game against Italy on 23 March 2015.[6] He played the game against Italy, ended 5–3 for Turkey A2, after penally-shootouts in which Akyüz saved two penalties.[7]
Akyüz is called up for Turkish national football team for senior level by manager Fatih Terim, for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying stage Group A encounter against Czech Republic, on 10 October 2015.[8] On 10 November 2015, Akyüz is called up for Turkey again for friendly games against Qatar and Greece.[9]
Playing style
Based on his 2015 training regime, Akyüz trains different disciplines, including swimming, and skipping.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Futbolcu Bilgileri – Hayrullah Mert Akyüz" (in Turkish). TFF. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Hayrullah Mert Akyüz: "İtalya maçı dönüm noktam oldu"" (in Turkish). TFF. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ "Adanaspor A.Ş. – Osmanlıspor Futbol Kulübü – Maç Detayları TFF" (in Turkish). TFF. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ "Son dakika transfer haberleri" (in Turkish). Sabah. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ "Muslera'nın yedeği Mert Akyüz" (in Turkish). Radikal. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ "A2 Milli Takım aday kadrosu açıklandı" (in Turkish). Sabah. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ "İtalya – Türkiye – Maç Detayları TFF" (in Turkish). TFF. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ "Hayrullah Mert Akyüz'ün Milli Gururu" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ "A Milli Takım'ın Katar ve Yunanistan maçları aday kadrosu ve programı" (in Turkish). TFF. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.