Mehmet-Can Aydın (born 9 February 2002) is a Turkish-German professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder or right-back for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.
Club career
Aydın made his professional debut for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga on 3 April 2021, starting against Bayer Leverkusen. He was substituted out in the 74th minute for Alessandro Schöpf, with the away match finishing as a 2–1 loss. In January 2022, he extended his contract with Schalke until 2025.
On 1 August 2023, he agreed to join Süper Lig club Trabzonspor on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent.
International career
Aydın played several matches for the Germany U-15, U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-20 national teams.
In March 2023, he was named to the Turkey national team by coach Stefan Kuntz for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Armenia and Croatia, but did not play.
Personal life
Aydın was born in Würselen, North Rhine-Westphalia, and is of Turkish descent.
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 March 2025
Honours
Schalke 04
- 2. Bundesliga: 2021–22
References
External links
- Profile at the Schalke 04 website
- Mehmet-Can Aydın at DFB (also available in German)
- Mehmet-Can Aydın at kicker (in German)
- Mehmet-Can Aydın at Soccerway
