Mert Hakan Yandaş

Mert Hakan Yandaş (born 19 August 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.

Mert Hakan Yandaş
Yandaş with Fenerbahçe in 2022
Personal information
Full name Mert Hakan Yandaş
Date of birth (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994
Place of birth Osmangazi, Turkey
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
Number 8
Youth career
2006–2011 Bursa Güven
2011–2012 Yeşil Bursa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Yeşil Bursa 17 (1)
2013–2015 Altınordu 4 (0)
2014–2015 → Tirespor 1922 (loan) 25 (13)
2015–2016 Tirespor 1922 34 (21)
2016–2017 Menemen Belediyespor 35 (12)
2017–2020 Sivasspor 63 (7)
2020– Fenerbahçe 88 (6)
International career‡
2020– Turkey 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2020

Professional career

Early career

Born in Bursa, he spent part of his youth in Bursa Güven and Yeşil Bursa and his first season as a senior in amateur football. Mert Hakan made his first professional contract with Altınordu.

Sivasspor

Mert Hakan Yandaş joined Süper Lig side Sivasspor in 2017 after a couple successful seasons in the lower Turkish leagues with Tirespor 1922 and Menemen Belediyespor.[2]

He made his professional debut for Sivasspor in a 2–0 Süper Lig win over Yeni Malatyaspor on 19 August 2017.[3] On 21 September 2017, he scored his first goal with the team against Bugsaşspor in a 3-0 win Turkish Cup match.

Fenerbahçe

On 11 August 2020, he transferred to Süper Lig powerhouse Fenerbahçe for four years on a free transfer.[4] He made his debut in a 0-0 tie against Hatayspor on 21 September 2020.

On 21 November 2020, he scored his first goal against Gençlerbirliği in Süper Lig match, netting the first goal in a 5-1 away game victory.

He made his continental debut in his career against Eintracht Frankfurt in UEFA Europa League away game which finished 1-1.

International career

Yandaş made his debut with the Turkey national football team in a 1-0 UEFA Nations League loss to Hungary on 3 September 2020.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of 14 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Altınordu 2013–14 TFF Second League 4000——40
Tire 1922 2014–15 TFF Third League 251311——2614
2015–16 342120——3621
Total 59343100006235
Menemen Belediyespor 2016–17 TFF Second League 351274——4216
Sivasspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 22142——263
2018–19 9000——90
2019–20 32654——3710
Total 6379600007213
Fenerbahçe 2020–21 Süper Lig 34440——384
2021–22 240207[lower-alpha 1]2—331
2022–23 150504[lower-alpha 2]0—240
2023–24 122318[lower-alpha 3]000233
Total 856141192001189
Career total 2475833121920029973
  1. Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International
As of match played 3 September 2020.[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Turkey
202010
Total10

Honours

Fenerbahçe

Altınordu FK

  • TFF 2. League: 2013-14

References
  1. "Mert Hakan Yandaş". Fenerbahçe S.K. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. www.dataislem.com.tr, Dataişlem -. "Mert Hakan Yandaş Sivasspor´umuzda". www.sivasspor.org.tr.
  3. "DEMİR GRUP SİVASSPOR EVKUR YENİ MALATYASPOR - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
  4. "Mert Hakan Yandaş Fenerbahcemiz'de". fenerbahce.org.
  5. "Turkey vs. Hungary - 3 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  6. "Mert Yandaş". European Football. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. "Cumhuriyetimizin 100. Yılında Türkiye Kupası Fenerbahçemiz'in". fenerbahce.org. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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