Domestic-league season · Fenerbahçe.
Missed 4 of Fenerbahçe's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (muscle, inactive). He still appeared 21 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Süper Lig | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1194 | 6.81 |
 UEFA Europa League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 6.8 |
 Türkiye Kupası | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 6.9 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 Super Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
Mercan's current-season form is up 122% on last season (Season 9→20), while his Rating climbed 42→47. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 58).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Fenerbahçe · 2nd | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6.81 | 47 | 20 |
| 2024/25 | Fenerbahçe · 2nd | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 42 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | Fenerbahçe · 2nd | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6.91 | 57 | 58 |
| 2022/23 | Fenerbahçe · 2nd | 34 | 2 | 1 | 6.64 | 52 | 32 |
| 2021/22 | Fatih Karagümrük · 8th | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6.59 | 43 | 7 |
| 2020/21 | FC Schalke 04 · 18th | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 61 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
L. Mercan is a 25-year-old full-back at Fenerbahçe, rated 46.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 95th of 730 in the 1. Lig. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (44.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mercan.
Judged on this season alone, Mercan graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 74th of 129 of the 129 full-backs in the 1. Lig, on 4 clean sheets and 3.543 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 20). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, top 14% of the 129 full-backs in the 1. Lig. At 25 Mercan is in his prime years, and a market index of 30 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Mercan missed 4 games through injury (muscle, inactive) out of roughly 34 this season. The 21 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 46.8, Mercan carries the 18th-highest potential of the full-backs in the 1. Lig (top 14%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~30), then tapers with age. At 25, Mercan sits on 30, at or near its peak. The blue line is Mercan's projected Rating — 46.8 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.
€2M total transfer fees · 3 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
