Zeki Çelik

Mehmet 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

Çelik playing for Turkey in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Mehmet Zeki Çelik
Date of birth	(1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Yıldırım, Turkey
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back, right wing-back
Team information
Current team	Roma
Number	19
Youth career
2008–2009	Yavuz Selimspor
2009–2015	Bursaspor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Bursaspor	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Karacabeyspor (loan)	34	(0)
2016–2018	İstanbulspor	64	(3)
2018–2022	Lille	118	(6)
2022–	Roma	72	(0)
International career‡
2012–2013	Turkey U16	11	(0)
2013–2014	Turkey U17	12	(0)
2014	Turkey U18	2	(0)
2017–2018	Turkey U21	9	(0)
2018–	Turkey	54	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2025

Club career

Bursaspor

Born in Bursa as the youngest of nine children, Çelik went through the Bursaspor youth academy and became a professional in 2015. He signed on loan with Karacabey Birlikspor in 2015.

İstanbulspor

In 2016, he joined İstanbulspor. His good performance with İstanbulspor earned him a call-up to the senior Turkey national team in 2018, despite playing in the TFF First League.^[2]

Lille

On 8 July 2018, Çelik signed with Lille in France on a five-year contract.^[3][4] Çelik made his professional debut in a 3–1 Ligue 1 win over Stade Rennes on 11 August 2018.^[5]

Roma

On 5 July 2022, Çelik’s transfer to Roma from Lille was made official by the Serie A club, Roma.^[6] He has signed a four-year contract with the Giallorossi that runs until 30 June 2026.^[7] He made his Serie A debut in a 1–0 win over Cremonese on 22 August 2022.

International career

Çelik made his professional debut for the Turkey national team in a 1–1 friendly with Russia on 5 June 2018.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bursaspor	2015–16	Süper Lig	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Karacabeyspor (loan)	2015–16	TFF Second League	34	0	1	0	—		35	0
İstanbulspor	2016–17	TFF Second League	31	0	0	0	—		31	0
	2017–18	TFF First League	33	0	5	0	—		38	0
	Total		64	0	6	0	—		69	0
Lille	2018–19	Ligue 1	34	1	2	0	—		36	1
	2019–20		23	0	3	0	6[b]	0	32	0
	2020–21		29	3	2	0	4[c]	1	35	4
	2021–22		32	2	1	1	7[b]	0	40	3
	Total		118	6	8	1	17	1	143	8
Roma	2022–23	Serie A	24	0	2	0	8[c]	0	34	0
	2023–24		17	0	1	0	11[c]	0	29	0
	2024–25		31	0	2	0	10[c]	1	43	1
	Total		72	0	5	0	29	1	106	1
Career total			288	7	19	1	46	2	353	10

1. Includes Turkish Cup, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Coppa Italia
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 7 June 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Turkey	2018	4	0
	2019	10	2
	2020	4	0
	2021	11	0
	2022	6	0
	2023	7	0
	2024	11	0
	2025	1	0
Total		54	2

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.^[9]

List of international goals scored by Zeki Çelik

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 June 2019	Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium, Alanya, Turkey	Uzbekistan	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2.				2–0

Honours

Istanbulspor

• TFF Second League: 2016–17

Lille

• Ligue 1: 2020–21^[10]

Roma

• UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2022–23^[11]