Mehmet Polat

Mehmet Polat
Personal information
Date of birth	8 June 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Gaziantep, Turkey
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender, Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Gaskispor
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1998	Gaskispor
1997–1998	→ Gaziantep B. Bel.spor (loan)
1998–2004	Gaziantepspor
1998–99	→ Karabükspor (loan)
2002–2003	→ Galatasaray (loan)
2005	Çaykur Rizespor
2006	Samsunspor
2007–2009	Gaziantepspor
2009	Gençlerbirliği
2010	Bucaspor
2011	Mersin İdmanyurdu
International career‡
2001–2002	Turkey
	*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 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.

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

External links

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

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