Samed Yeşil
.jpg) Yeşil celebrating his goal for Liverpool U19 during the Nexlions Cup in Singapore in December 2012 |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samed Yeşil | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1994 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Düsseldorf, Germany[2] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | CFR Links | ||
| 2002–2005 | BV 04 Düsseldorf | ||
| 2005–2012 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| 2012– | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | (0) |
| 2012– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Germany U16 | 2 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Germany U17 | 21 | (20) |
| 2012 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012– | Germany U19 | 6 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Samed Yeşil (Turkish pronunciation: [samed jeʃil], born 25 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Liverpool.
Career
Early career
Yeşil was born in Düsseldorf, but grew up in Krefeld. He started playing football in local club CFR Links, aged just six and then he played for BV 04 Düsseldorf. At age of eleven he was offered trial at Bayer 04 Leverkusen, which he accepted. In 2010 he reached the final of German Junior championship, which his team lost 0-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt. Next season he scored 22 goals in 24 matches for B-Junioren (U17/U16) and was moved one level up.
Yeşil scored 57 goals in 71 matches in the Bayer Leverkusen youth teams between 2010 & 2012. Yeşil made 5 appearances for the Leverkusen first team in his breakthrough year of 2012-13.[3]
He has also been a prolific scorer for the German youth teams.
Liverpool
Liverpool signed Yeşil for a price believed to be £1 million. Samed Yeşil has experienced a rapid rise to prominence during the past 18 months, attracting the attention of Brendan Rodgers and Liverpool, who moved quickly to secure the 18-year-old's signature.[3]
2012–13 season
Yeşil's first game for Liverpool was in an Under 21's match against Chelsea U21's, with the Reds winning 4-1. Yeşil shortly after got his first call-up to the senior squad after being announced as a part of the squad that would play against BSC Young Boys of Switzerland. He was named as a substitute and was unused. On 26 September Yesil made his senior debut in the Football League Cup game against West Bromwich Albion.[4] He also appeared in the 4th round tie against Swansea, Liverpool succumbing to a 3-1 defeat. On 7 December 2012 after coming back from injury, Yeşil scored his first goal in a Liverpool shirt with a half-volley lob over the goalkeeper to put Liverpool 3-1 up in a 4-1 win over Crystal Palace at The Academy in the u21's Professional Development League, after coming off the bench as a substitute. In February, after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament on international duty with Germany U-19 team he was sidelined for rest of the season.[5]
Personal life
Yeşil is Turkish-German.[1] He has played for the German U-19 team. He is eligible to play for both the German and Turkish national teams at senior level.[6] Until now, he has not decided for which national team he is going to play for. According to Turkish media, his former teammate Nuri Şahin who is also Turkish-German and a Turkish international, tried to convince him to choose the Turkish national team. Turkish national team head coach Abdullah Avcı wants him in the Turkish national team.[7]
Career statistics
| League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2012–13 | Liverpool | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Honours
International
- Germany U-17
- UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship: Runners-up (2011)
- FIFA U-17 World Cup: 3rd place (2011)
Individual
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Silver Shoe: 2011
References
- ^ a b "Liverpool's surprise new striker signing: facts, stats and video". talkSPORT magazine. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ "Samed Yesil" (in German). transfermarkt.de. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Samed Yesil". LiverpoolFC.com. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "West Brom 1-2 Liverpool". BBC. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ Yorke, Graeme (11 February 2013). "Ligament woe sees Kop youngster Yesil sidelined for rest of the season". Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ 20 September 2012. "Nuri Sahin & Samed Yesil to start for Liverpool FC". Turkish-football.com. Turkish-football.com. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ "Nuri Şahin, Samed'i ikna edebilecek mi? (Can Nuri Şahin convince Samed?)". Milliyet (in Turkish). 14 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
External links
- Samed Yeşil career stats at Soccerbase
- Liverpool F.C profile
- Samed Yesil at fussballdaten.de (German)
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