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Zeki Çelik
Turkish association football playerSTASUBGYRPCurrent Season12604018Season 2023151302128Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈzeci ˈtʃelik]; born 17 February 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Serie A club Roma and the Turkey national team.
Zeki Çelik, 27, from Türkiye AS Roma, since 2022 Right-Back Market value: €6.00m * Feb 17, 1997 in Bursa, Türkiye.
- Türkiye
- Bursa
- The Starting Point
- Following in The Footsteps
- His Position
- His Footballing Background
- His Playing Style
- His Focus on The Game
- The Trophy Cabinet
- His Idols
- Away from The Game
Mehmet Zeki Celik was born in Yildirim in Turkiye on 17 February 1997. His family, of which he is the last of nine brothers, has roots in Mus but moved to Yildirim - which is about two hours outside of Istanbul - two years before Zeki was born.
Celik will become the fourth Turkish player to represent Roma. The first to do so was Salih Ucan, who was a member of the squad between 2014 and 2016, while Cengiz Under (2017-2020) and Mert Cetin (2019-20) have since followed.
Celik is a classic right full-back, albeit one blessed with a decent attacking threat. In his career to date he has managed 11 goals and 15 assists, while the 2020-21 season - which saw him win the Ligue 1 title with LOSC Lille - saw him provide three goals and three assists in 29 appearances.
Yıldırım is in the province of Bursa, and Celik began his football career at Bursaspor, following some early training in the game at Yazum Selim Spor. Nevertheless, Celik never forgot what that club did for him - paying tribute when he lifted the French title last summer. "What I learned there helped me to win this league," he said.
Like any modern full-back, Celik is grounded in the defensive game but can contribute going forward too. This video demonstrates some of his all-round qualities...
A few years ago, in an interview given to a Turkish media outlet, Celik spoke about his love for the game. "I sleep thinking about football and I wake up thinking about football," he said. "I rewatch all the matches. I never get tired of working hard and I always push to do that little bit extra to keep improving."
At 25 years old, Celik has already won Ligue 1 and the French Supercup during his career - both of them with Lille.
Celik has cited Manchester City and England full-back Kyle Walker as one of his main inspirations as a footballer. "I've watched him since he was at Tottenham," he said. "Sometimes Guardiola has used him as a centre-back, something I have done as well." Celik has also noted Maicon (a former Roma player himself) and Dani Alves as players he has stud...
When he is not playing football, Celik can often be found ... well, playing football. He is passionate about football videogames and during the 2020 lockdown played on his console for 45 days in a row...
Feb 17, 1997 · Zeki Çelik, 27 yaşında, Türkiye milli oyuncu ve AS Roma'nın sağ bekli. Transfermarkt'ta oyuncu bilgileri, performans verileri, altyapı kariyeri ve piyasa değeri gibi detaylı bilgiler bulabilirsiniz.
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- Bursa
Check out the latest domestic and international stats, match logs, goals, height, weight and more for Zeki Çelik playing for Türkiye men's national team, Lille OSC and AS Roma in the Ligue 1, Serie A and Champions League.
Roma's Zeki Çelik has played in every one of the side's five Serie A games in 2024/2025 and accumulated 344 minutes of playing time, being selected in...
Zeki Çelik is a defender for Türkiye and Roma. See his key stats, such as matches played, minutes, goals, tackles, passes and speed, for UEFA EURO 2024.
