Mevlüt Erdinç
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 25 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Claude, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Metz (on loan from Hannover 96) |
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| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Saint-Claude | ||
| 1999–2000 | Jura Sud Fut | ||
| 2000–2005 | Sochaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Sochaux | 79 | (24) |
| 2009–2012 | Paris Saint-Germain | 76 | (24) |
| 2012–2013 | Rennes | 48 | (15) |
| 2013–2015 | Saint-Étienne | 53 | (19) |
| 2015– | Hannover 96 | 11 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Guingamp (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2016– | → Metz (loan) | 8 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | France U17 | 8 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Turkey U19 | 12 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Turkey U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2008– | Turkey | 35 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2016 |
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Mevlüt Erdinç (born 25 February 1987) is a Turkish footballer. He currently plays for Metz on loan from Hannover 96 as a striker. He is both a Turkish and a French citizen. His surname is commonly spelt Erding by the French media and is also spelled Erding on his jersey. In January 2010 he received a medal of honour from his town of birth, Saint-Claude.
Erdinç was promoted from Sochaux's academy to the first-team squad in the 2005–06 Ligue 1 season, scoring a last-minute goal on his debut to gift his side a 1–0 victory away at Ajaccio. Despite early promise, it was not until the 2007–08 season that he was able to hold down a first-team place, becoming the club's top-scorer with 11 goals in 28 appearances in the process. Notably, he scored in the 1–0 win against Grenoble on the final day of the 2008–09 season; Sochaux needed at least a point in order to confirm their top flight status in Ligue 1 for the next season, thus securing their survival. He was their leading goal scorer for the 2008–09 season with 12 goals.
Mevlüt signed for Paris Saint-Germain on 28 June 2009 on a four-year contract, for a reported €9 million transfer fee. Having previously scored 11 goals in the league for the past two seasons for relegation-threatened Sochaux, there was heavy speculation regarding his future prior to the move to PSG. Aston Villa, Fulham, Newcastle United and Wigan all reportedly showed interest in the player throughout May 2009, as well as French sides Bordeaux and Lyon.
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