Mert Çetin

Yıldırım Mert Çetin (born 1 January 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ankaragücü on loan from Italian club Hellas Verona. He also represents the Turkey national team.

Club career
Çetin made his professional debut for Gençlerbirliği in a 2–1 Süper Lig loss to Kayserispor on 19 November 2017.

On 16 August 2019, Çetin joined Italian Serie A club Roma. He was sent on a one-year loan to Hellas Verona on 25 August 2020, with an option to purchase.

On 15 January 2022, Hellas Verona announced that Çetin had been loaned to Turkish club Kayserispor.

On 6 August 2022, Çetin joined Lecce on loan with an option to buy.

On 19 January 2023, Çetin was loaned to Adana Demirspor, with an option to buy.

On 10 July 2023, Hellas Verona announced that Çetin had been sent on a season-long loan to Ankaragücü, with a future option to buy.

International career
He made his debut for Turkey national team on 17 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Andorra, substituting Merih Demiral in the 80th minute.