Mehmet Topuz
Encyclopedia
Mehmet Topuz is a Turkish
football
midfield player, who plays for Fenerbahçe.
after spelling almost 3 years at that club. He has been given several Golden Man of the Month awards which are presented monthly and supported by Turkey Heart Foundation. His successful league appearances attracted the bigger clubs of Turkey. However, Kayserispor Board strongly asserted that they will not let him go and supported their intentions to keep him in the club by advertising on billboard
s. Afterwards, he extended his contract with the club. He has been linked with Spanish
side Valencia in May 2008. He played total of 6 games for Kayserispor
in European competitions and scored 2 goals during their UEFA Intertoto Cup
Campaign in the 2005/6 season, in which they became the first team from Turkey
to win the competition. Kayserispor qualified for the UEFA Cup and lost 4-3 on aggregate against AZ Alkmaar in the second round. In 2007/8 season, he played 2 games in UEFA Cup qualification, in which Kayserispor lost against PSG 2-1 on aggregate.
After playing 5 years for Kayserispor, he moved to Fenerbahçe in 2009 for a fee of €9 million + Gökhan Emreciksin
, making him one of the most expensive internal Turkish transfers. He scored his first goal against FC Twente
in the first group game of UEFA Cup from a freekick at 71st minute. Although this game tied the score, Twente scored another goal 6 minutes later, and sealed a 1-2 win in Istanbul.
and scored 5 goals. Topuz has also represented the Turkish national football team
19 times.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
football
Football (soccer)
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midfield player, who plays for Fenerbahçe.
Club career
Topuz had begun his career in Yolspor, a local club in Kayseri. He joined KayserisporKayserispor
Kayserispor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Kayseri. Formed in 1966, Kayserispor are nicknamed Anadolu Yıldızı . The club colours are red and yellow, and the club play their home matches at Kadir Has Stadium.The club have won one Türkiye Kupası, in 2008...
after spelling almost 3 years at that club. He has been given several Golden Man of the Month awards which are presented monthly and supported by Turkey Heart Foundation. His successful league appearances attracted the bigger clubs of Turkey. However, Kayserispor Board strongly asserted that they will not let him go and supported their intentions to keep him in the club by advertising on billboard
Billboard
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s. Afterwards, he extended his contract with the club. He has been linked with Spanish
Spain
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side Valencia in May 2008. He played total of 6 games for Kayserispor
Kayserispor
Kayserispor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Kayseri. Formed in 1966, Kayserispor are nicknamed Anadolu Yıldızı . The club colours are red and yellow, and the club play their home matches at Kadir Has Stadium.The club have won one Türkiye Kupası, in 2008...
in European competitions and scored 2 goals during their UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
Campaign in the 2005/6 season, in which they became the first team from Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
to win the competition. Kayserispor qualified for the UEFA Cup and lost 4-3 on aggregate against AZ Alkmaar in the second round. In 2007/8 season, he played 2 games in UEFA Cup qualification, in which Kayserispor lost against PSG 2-1 on aggregate.
After playing 5 years for Kayserispor, he moved to Fenerbahçe in 2009 for a fee of €9 million + Gökhan Emreciksin
Gökhan Emreciksin
Gökhan Emreciksin is a Turkish professional footballer. He currently plays as a winger for Konyaspor in the Süper Lig.- Career :...
, making him one of the most expensive internal Turkish transfers. He scored his first goal against FC Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
in the first group game of UEFA Cup from a freekick at 71st minute. Although this game tied the score, Twente scored another goal 6 minutes later, and sealed a 1-2 win in Istanbul.
National team
He played 12 times for Turkey U21Turkey national under-21 football team
Turkey's national Under-21 football team , also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team.-History:...
and scored 5 goals. Topuz has also represented the Turkish national football team
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
19 times.
Club
 Turkey |
Season | League | Turkish Cup | Super Cup Turkish Super Cup The TFF Süper Kupa, as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known as the Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası from 1966 to 1998. No competition was held between 1999 and... |
Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2010–11 2010–11 Süper Lig The 2010–11 Süper Lig is the 53rd season since its establishment. Bursaspor are defending champions having won their first Turkish championship last season. The season began on 14 August 2010 and concluded on 22 May 2011... |
34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 42 | 4 | |
| Total | 42 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 47 | 5 | |
| Kayserispor Kayserispor Kayserispor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Kayseri. Formed in 1966, Kayserispor are nicknamed Anadolu Yıldızı . The club colours are red and yellow, and the club play their home matches at Kadir Has Stadium.The club have won one Türkiye Kupası, in 2008... |
2008–09 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14 |
| 2007–08 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 13 | |
| 2006–07 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 11 | |
| 2005–06 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 39 | 4 | |
| 2004–05 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 38 | 3 | |
| Total | 162 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 201 | 45 | |
| Kayseri Erciyesspor Kayseri Erciyesspor Kayseri Erciyesspor is a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri from the year 1932. Kayseri Erciyesspor currently plays in TFF 1. League. On 2004, Kayserispor switched names with Erciyesspor... |
2003–04 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 30 | 11 |
| 2002–03 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 3 | |
| 2001–02 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 0 | |
| 2000–01 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 72 | 14 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 75 | 15 | |
| CAREER TOTAL | 267 | 48 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 318 | 64 | |
| (*) as of July 2010 (www.tff.org) | |||||||||||
Honors
- Turkish Süper Lig:
- Winners (1): 2010-11
- Turkish Cup:
- Winners (1): 2008
- Süper KupaTurkish Super CupThe TFF Süper Kupa, as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known as the Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası from 1966 to 1998. No competition was held between 1999 and...
:- Winners (1): 2009
- Runners-up (1): 2008
- UEFA Intertoto CupUEFA Intertoto CupThe UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
:- Third Round Winners (1): 2006