Mehmet-Can Aydın

Mehmet-Can Aydın
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Würselen, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back, right midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 23
Youth career
2009–2010 VfL Boscheln[1]
2010 Alemannia Aachen[1]
2010–2014 Borussia Mönchengladbach
2014–2020 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Schalke 04 II 9 (0)
2021– Schalke 04 54 (1)
2023–2024 → Trabzonspor (loan) 20 (0)
International career
2017 Germany U15 2 (1)
2017–2018 Germany U16 8 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U17 13 (0)
2020 Germany U19 2 (1)
2021–2022 Germany U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024

Mehmet-Can Aydın (born 9 February 2002) is a Turkish-German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.[2]

Club career

Aydın made his professional debut for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga on 3 April 2021, starting against Bayer Leverkusen. He was substituted out in the 74th minute for Alessandro Schöpf, with the away match finishing as a 2–1 loss.[3] In January 2022, he extended his contract with Schalke until 2025.[4]

On 1 August 2023, he agreed to join Süper Lig club Trabzonspor on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent.[5]

International career

Aydın played several matches for the Germany U-15, U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-20 national teams.[6]

In March 2023, he was named to the Turkey national team by coach Stefan Kuntz for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Armenia and Croatia,[7] but did not play.

Personal life

Aydın was born in Würselen, North Rhine-Westphalia, and is of Turkish descent.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 December 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Schalke 04 II 2020–21 Regionalliga West 5 0 — 5 0
2022–23 Regionalliga West 4 0 — 4 0
Total 9 0 — 9 0
Schalke 04 2020–21 Bundesliga 6 0 0 0 6 0
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 18 1 1 0 19 1
2022–23 Bundesliga 16 0 2 0 18 0
2024–25 2. Bundesliga 14 0 2 0 16 0
Total 54 1 5 0 59 1
Trabzonspor (loan) 2023–24 Süper Lig 20 0 3 0 23 0
Career total 83 1 8 0 91 1

Honours

Schalke 04

References

  1. ^ a b "Mehmet Can Aydin". FC Schalke 04 (in German). Archived from the original on 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Mehmet-Can Aydın at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Germany » Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 27. Round » Bayer Leverkusen – FC Schalke 04 2:1". WorldFootball.net. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Mehmet Can Aydin extends contract until 2025". FC Schalke 04. 15 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Mehmet Can Aydin loaned to Trabzonspor". FC Schalke 04. 1 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Mehmet-Can Aydın - Internationals". worldfootball.net.
  7. ^ "Mehmet Can Aydin called up to Turkey's national team". FC Schalke 04. 17 March 2023.