Yusuf Mersin

Yusuf Mersin (born 23 September 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for Maidstone United as a goalkeeper.

Yusuf Mersin
Personal information
Full name Yusuf Mersin[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994[2]
Place of birth Greenwich, England
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Maidstone United
Number 13
Youth career
Millwall
2011–2014 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Kasımpaşa 0 (0)
2016–2019 Crawley Town 10 (0)
2019–2021 Dover Athletic 17 (0)
2021– Maidstone United 3 (0)
National team‡
2010 Turkey U16 2 (0)
2010–2011 Turkey U17 5 (0)
2012 Turkey U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:23, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 December 2017

Club career

Born in London,[3] Mersin moved from Millwall to Liverpool in January 2011.[4] He signed for Kasımpaşa in August 2014,[5] before returning to England with Crawley Town in June 2016.[6] He was offered a new contract by Crawley at the end of the 2017–18 season.[7] On 9 May 2019, Mersin was released by Crawley after making 19 appearances for the club.[8]

Dover Athletic

On 20 May 2019, Mersin joined National League side Dover Athletic on a two-year contract.[9] He made his debut for the club on 19 October in the FA Cup 4th qualifying round, a 2–1 victory over National League South side Weymouth[10] and made his league debut the following week in a 1–0 defeat to Stockport County, being caught out from 45 yards for the only goal of the match.[11] Following the arrival of Charlton Athletic loanee Ashley Maynard-Brewer, in February 2020 Mersin was placed on the transfer list by Dover.[12] Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that Mersin was out of contract and had left the club.[13]

He signed for Maidstone United in November 2021,[14] making his debut as a substitute in February 2022 after first-choice goalkeeper Tom Hadler was sent off.[15]

International career

He has represented Turkey at under-17 and under-18 youth international levels.[6]

Career statistics
As of 5 May 2021
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crawley Town 2016–17[16] League Two 8000101[lower-alpha 1]0100
2017–18[17] League Two 2000003[lower-alpha 1]050
2018–19[18] League Two 0000103[lower-alpha 1]040
Total 100002070190
Dover Athletic 2019–20[19] National League 10020–00120
2020–21[20] National League 7000—1[lower-alpha 2]080
Total 17020—10200
Career total 270202080390
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References
  1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2017–18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 77. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. "Yusuf Mersin". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. Yusuf Mersin at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  4. "Liverpool sign young Millwall goalkeeper Yusuf Mersin". BBC Sport. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  5. Yusuf Mersin at the Turkish Football Federation
  6. "Yusuf Mersin: Crawley Town sign Turkish goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  7. "Crawley Town offer trio new deals but allow Jordan Roberts to leave". BBC Sport. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  8. "REDS RELEASE TWO PLAYERS". Crawley Town F.C. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  9. "Mersin Signs On". www.doverathletic.com. 20 May 2019.
  10. "Weymouth FC v Dover Athletic". www.doverathletic.com. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  11. "Dover Athletic 0–1 Stockport County". BBC Sport. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  12. Page, Stephen (3 February 2020). "Dover Athletic place goalkeeper Yusuf Mersin on transfer list". KentLive.
  13. "RETAINED AND RELEASED LIST". www.doverathletic.com. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  14. "Gurung signs Stones contract". 29 November 2021.
  15. "Mersin: Pressure was on". 11 February 2022.
  16. "Games played by Yusuf Mersin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  17. "Games played by Yusuf Mersin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  18. "Games played by Yusuf Mersin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  19. "Games played by Yusuf Mersin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  20. "Games played by Yusuf Mersin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.


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