Mevlüt Erdinç

Mevlüt Erdinç
Erdinç with Paris Saint-Germain in 2011
Personal information
Full name Mevlüt Erdinç
Date of birth (1987-02-25) 25 February 1987
Place of birth Saint-Claude, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
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)
2015–2017 Hannover 96 11 (0)
2016Guingamp (loan) 15 (4)
2016–2017Metz (loan) 24 (6)
2017–2019 İstanbul Başakşehir 16 (4)
2018–2019Antalyaspor (loan) 24 (12)
2019–2020 Fenerbahçe 12 (0)
2020–2021 Fatih Karagümrük 30 (3)
2021–2022 Kocaelispor 8 (0)
2022 Ümraniyespor 2 (0)
2022 Racing Besançon 0 (0)
Total 398 (111)
International career
2004–2005 France U17 8 (3)
2005–2006 Turkey U19 12 (4)
2006–2007 Turkey U21 5 (2)
2008–2016 Turkey 34 (8)
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Men's Football
UEFA European Championship
2008 Austria & Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mevlüt Erdinç (surname spelt Erding in France; born 25 February 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Born in France to Turkish parents, he spent most of his career in his country of birth, recording 295 games and 92 goals in Ligue 1. He won the Coupe de France in 2007 and 2010, with Sochaux and Paris Saint-Germain respectively, and also represented Rennes, Saint-Étienne, Guingamp and Metz in France's highest division.

Erdinç played for France at under-17 level before switching to Turkey from under-19 onwards. He made his senior debut for the latter in March 2008 and represented them at UEFA Euro 2008, in which they were semi-finalists.