Mert Günok
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Fehmi Mert Günok (Turkish pronunciation: [mæɾt ˈɡynok], born 1 March 1989) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Beşiktaş and the Turkey national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fehmi Mert Günok | ||
Date of birth | (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Karabük, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1][2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Beşiktaş | ||
Number | 34 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2001 | Kocaelispor | ||
2001–2009 | Fenerbahçe | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2015 | Fenerbahçe | 25 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Bursaspor | 20 | (0) |
2017–2021 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 88 | (0) |
2021– | Beşiktaş | 57 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2004–2005 | Turkey U16 | 11 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Turkey U17 | 5 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Turkey U18 | 4 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Turkey U19 | 10 | (0) |
2008 | Turkey U20 | 1 | (0) |
2009 | Turkey U21 | 3 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Turkey B | 2 | (0) |
2012– | Turkey | 28 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024 (UTC) |
Günok started his career with a short spell in Kocaelispor and joined Fenerbahçe in 2001, where he stayed until 2015, where he was promoted to professional status, played at Süper Lig level, and won 2 Süper Lig titles. He joined Bursaspor in 2015 where he stayed 2 seasons. In 2017, Günok signed for Başakşehir F.K. where he attained his first Süper Lig title of 2019–20 season.
Günok represent Turkey at international competitions to date, starting from U16 level in 2004. He earned his first senior international cap in 2012. He was the first-choice goalkeeper of the national team during Euro 2020 qualifying stage in which they qualified for the finals.
During his professional career, Günok won 3 Süper Lig, 2 Turkish Cup and 3 Turkish Super Cup titles during his spells at Fenerbahçe and Istanbul Başakşehir.