Yusuf Mersin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yusuf Mersin | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
H&W Welders | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Millwall | |||
| 2011–2014 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Kasımpaşa | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Crawley Town | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Dover Athletic | 17 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Maidstone United | 27 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Welling United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | H&W Welders | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Turkey U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Turkey U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Turkey U18 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:20, 4 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2017 | |||
Yusuf Mersin (born 23 September 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for NIFL Championship side H&W Welders as a goalkeeper. Born in England, he represented Turkey at youth international level.
Club career
Born in London, Mersin moved from Millwall to Liverpool in January 2011.
He signed for Kasımpaşa in August 2014, before returning to England with Crawley Town in June 2016. He was offered a new contract by Crawley at the end of the 2017–18 season. On 9 May 2019, Mersin was released by Crawley after making 19 appearances for the club.
On 20 May 2019, Mersin joined National League side Dover Athletic on a two-year contract. He made his debut for the club on 19 October in the FA Cup 4th qualifying round, a 2–1 victory over National League South side Weymouth and made his league debut the following week in a 1–0 defeat to Stockport County, being caught out from 45 yards for the only goal of the match. Following the arrival of Charlton Athletic loanee Ashley Maynard-Brewer, in February 2020 Mersin was placed on the transfer list by Dover. Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that Mersin was out of contract and had left the club.
He signed for Maidstone United in November 2021, making his debut as a substitute in February 2022 after first-choice goalkeeper Tom Hadler was sent off.
In March 2023, he joined Welling United on a two-week emergency loan deal. He was released by Maidstone at the end of the 2022–23 season.
In July 2023 he signed for H&W Welders.
International career
He has represented Turkey at under-17 and under-18 youth international levels.
Career statistics
- As of end of 2022–23 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crawley Town | 2016–17 | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Dover Athletic | 2019–20 | National League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | National League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Maidstone United | 2021–22 | National League South | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | National League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Welling United (loan) | 2022–23 | National League South | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 56 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 69 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.
- Appearance(s) in FA Trophy