Mert Çelik

Çelik's current-season form is level with last season (Season 21→21), while his Rating held around 31. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 21).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Sivasspor · 16th	3	0	6.95	31	21
2025/26	Sivasspor · 10th	23	1	6.73	31	21
2024/25	Səbail	32	0	—	—	—
2023/24	BandırmasporLoan	8	0	6.3	—	—
2022/23	Neftchi Baku	2	0	7.3	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Azerbaijan · international

Side	Apps	G
Azerbaijan	1	0
Azerbaijan U21	7	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

M. Çelik is a 26-year-old central defender at Sivasspor, rated 31.4 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (44.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Çelik.

On the season, Çelik graded 21 for current form (age-blind), on 5 clean sheets and 4.038 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 21 → 21).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31. At 26 Çelik is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.2 reflects that trajectory.

31.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

20.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

44.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.04

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Sivasspor finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.04

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 44.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 31.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %44.2%

Available fixtures37 of 37

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.061

Goal contribution / 900.061

Defensive actions / 904.038

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.184

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 26, Çelik sits on 5.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Çelik's projected Rating — 31.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the 1. Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles26

Interceptions31

Blocks9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

SivassporJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

SSəbailJul 2024 – Jul 2025

IIstanbul Basaksehir(back from loan)Jul 2024 – Jul 2024

Bandırmaspor(on loan)Jun 2023 – Jul 2024

NNeftchi Baku(on loan)Sept 2020 – Jun 2023

IIstanbul Basaksehir(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Sept 2020

KKırşehir Belediyespor(on loan)Jan 2020 – Jul 2020

IIstanbul Basaksehiruntil Jan 2020

About M. Çelik

Mert Çelik is a 26-year-old centre-back who plays for Sivasspor, born on June 10, 2000 in İstanbul, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Azerbaijan. Sivasspor currently sit 16th of 20 in the 1. Lig.

This season

In the current season, M. Çelik has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 99 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

M. Çelik's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Sivasspor face Batman Petrolspor away in the 1. Lig.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Çelik at 31.4 with a Season form score of 20.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Premyer Liqa and the Süper Lig. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, M. Çelik has totalled 100 club appearances with 3 goals and 1 assist for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 32 appearances for Səbail.

M. Çelik's career has also included time at SSəbail, IIstanbul Basaksehir, Bandırmaspor, NNeftchi Baku and KKırşehir Belediyespor.

On the international stage, M. Çelik has represented Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan U21 — 8 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.