Mehmet Polat

Mehmet Polat

Personal information
Birth name	Mehmet Polat
Date of birth	(1978-06-08) 8 June 1978
Place of birth	Gaziantep, Turkey
Height
Position(s)	Defender, Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Free agent
Youth career
	Gaskispor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995-1998	Gaskispor	37	(3)
1997-1998	→ Gaziantep B. Bel.spor (loan)	27	(1)
1998-2004	Gaziantepspor	121	(10)
1998-99	→ Karabükspor (loan)	19	(0)
2002-2003	→ Galatasaray (loan)	13	(1)
2005	Çaykur Rizespor	16	(0)
2006	Samsunspor	14	(0)
2007-2009	Gaziantepspor	41	(0)
2009	Gençlerbirliği	8	(0)
2010	Bucaspor	6	(0)
2011	Mersin İdmanyurdu	20	(2)
International career‡
2001-2002	Turkey	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 February 2009

Mehmet Polat (born 8 June 1978 in Gaziantep) is a Turkish footballer who last played for Mersin İdmanyurdu. He is a versatile central defender who can also play as rightback or defensive midfielder. He was capped four times for Turkey. He spent 2002-03 season on loan at Galatasaray. Once considered among one of the best defenders of Turkey, he could not live up to those predictions. He stands at 1.78 m and wears the jersey number 27, which is also the license plate for Gaziantep.

He acted Erdal Karayolcu in a romantic drama, called Binbir Gece.

Transferred to Gençlerbirliği during the January transfer window of the 2008-2009 Season.

External links

• Gençlerbirliği Site Profile
• Profile at TFF.org (Turkish)
• Mehmet Polat – FIFA competition record
• Profile at footballstats.metro.co.uk
• Official website of Binbir Gece