Mehmet-Can Aydın

Mehmet-Can Aydın (born 9 February 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Bundesliga club Schalke 04.[1] Born in Germany, he represents the Turkey national team.

Mehmet-Can Aydın
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-09) 9 February 2002[1]
Place of birth Würselen, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Right midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 23
Youth career
2009–2010 VfL Übach-Boscheln[3]
2010 Alemannia Aachen[3]
2010–2014 Borussia Mönchengladbach
2014–2020 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Schalke 04 II 9 (0)
2021– Schalke 04 38 (1)
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 21 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 September 2022

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.[4] In January 2022, he extended his contract with Schalke until 2025.[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]

Personal life

Aydın was born in Würselen, North Rhine-Westphalia, and is of Turkish descent.[1]

Career statistics
As of match played on 18 March 2023.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 042020–21Bundesliga600060
2021–222. Bundesliga18110191
2022–23Bundesliga14020160
Career total38130411

Honours

Schalke 04

References
  1. Mehmet-Can Aydın at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Mehmet-Can Aydın". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. "Mehmet Can Aydin". FC Schalke 04 (in German). Archived from the original on 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. "Germany » Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 27. Round » Bayer Leverkusen – FC Schalke 04 2:1". WorldFootball.net. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  5. "Mehmet Can Aydin extends contract until 2025". FC Schalke 04. 15 January 2022.
  6. "Mehmet-Can Aydın - Internationals". worldfootball.net.
  7. "Mehmet Can Aydin called up to Turkey's national team". FC Schalke 04. 17 March 2023.
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