Deniz Dogan Mehmet was born on 19 September 1992 and is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic.
23 Facts About Deniz Mehmet
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Deniz Mehmet then signed for Scottish club Falkirk in January 2016, where he stayed for one year.
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Deniz Mehmet then returned to England to sign for Port Vale in March 2017 before signing for Dundee United later that same year.
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Deniz Mehmet joined Queen of the South in March 2019 before returning to Dundee United four months later.
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Deniz Mehmet was born in Enfield, London, on 19 September 1992 and he is of Turkish Cypriot descent.
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Deniz Mehmet was associated with the youth academies at Arsenal, Charlton Athletic, and Manchester United, before he joined the youth academy at West Ham United in 2008.
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Deniz Mehmet departed West Ham in the 2011 close season and had trials with Ipswich Town and Wycombe Wanderers that summer.
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Deniz Mehmet then signed for Welling United of the Conference South.
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Deniz Mehmet departed Welling to sign for Turkish Super Lig club Kayserispor.
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Deniz Mehmet departed the Turkish club in January 2015, having played ten cup matches in four seasons.
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Deniz Mehmet then had trials with Luton Town and Leyton Orient in the 2015 close season and then went on to have a trial with Plymouth Argyle in October 2015 and featured for the club in the Under-21 Premier League Cup.
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Deniz Mehmet then signed for Scottish Championship club Falkirk in January 2016 after a one-month trial.
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Deniz Mehmet was unable to replace first-choice goalkeeper Danny Rogers and departed the club by mutual consent in January 2017, after informing manager Peter Houston that he wanted to play regular matches elsewhere.
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Deniz Mehmet then signed a short-term contract with EFL League One club Port Vale on 1 March 2017, intending to be the back-up to on loan goalkeeper Leo Fasan.
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Deniz Mehmet was released by manager Michael Brown, following the club's relegation in May 2017.
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Deniz Mehmet signed a one-year contract with Scottish Championship side Dundee United after impressing after a trial in July 2017.
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Deniz Mehmet eventually staked his claim as first-team goalkeeper towards the end of that season, as United defeated Dunfermline Athletic in the play-off quarter-finals but had to be substituted for Harry Lewis just under an hour into the second leg, after he injured himself celebrating Scott McDonald's equalising goal.
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Deniz Mehmet rejoined Dundee United on 5 July 2019 signing a two-year contract; sporting director Tony Asghar explained that he was allowed to leave the club in order to prove his fitness, and having done so he was re-signed to provide competition for first-choice goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist.
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On 23 June 2021, Deniz Mehmet signed for Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic on a two-year deal, arriving as Peter Grant second signing of the summer.
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Deniz Mehmet was selected in League One's PFA Scotland Team of the Year as Dunfermline secured promotion as champions.
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Manager James McPake described it as a "pretty scary" incident but confirmed that Deniz Mehmet was recovering after being given the all clear at the hospital.
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Deniz Mehmet has been capped by Turkey at under-16, under-17, under-18, and under-19 level.
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Deniz Mehmet was selected by Abdullah Ercan as a squad member for the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Germany and the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria.