| Yusuf Mersin | |
| Fullname: | Yusuf Mersin[1] |
| Birth Date: | 23 September 1994[2] |
| Birth Place: | Greenwich, England |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Mickleover |
| Youthclubs1: | Millwall |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Liverpool |
| Years1: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Kasımpaşa |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Crawley Town |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Dover Athletic |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Maidstone United |
| Caps4: | 27 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Welling United (loan) |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Mickleover |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010 |
| Nationalteam1: | Turkey U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalteam2: | Turkey U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam3: | Turkey U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:20, 4 May 2023 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 9 December 2017 |
Yusuf Mersin (born 23 September 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for Mickleover as a goalkeeper. Born in England, he represented Turkey at youth international level.
Born in London, Mersin moved from Millwall to Liverpool in January 2011.[3] [4] [5]
He signed for Kasımpaşa in August 2014, before returning to England with Crawley Town in June 2016.[6] He was offered a new contract by Crawley at the end of the 2017–18 season.[7] On 9 May 2019, Mersin was released by Crawley after making 19 appearances for the club.[8]
On 20 May 2019, Mersin joined National League side Dover Athletic on a two-year contract.[9] 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[10] 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.[11] Following the arrival of Charlton Athletic loanee Ashley Maynard-Brewer, in February 2020 Mersin was placed on the transfer list by Dover.[12] 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.[13]
He signed for Maidstone United in November 2021,[14] making his debut as a substitute in February 2022 after first-choice goalkeeper Tom Hadler was sent off.[15]
In March 2023, he joined Welling United on a two-week emergency loan deal.[16] He was released by Maidstone at the end of the 2022–23 season.[17]
In July 2023 he signed for H&W Welders in Northern Ireland.[18] In March 2024 he returned to England, signing for Mickleover.[19]
He has represented Turkey at under-17 and under-18 youth international levels.[6]
| 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 | |||