Billy Mehmet

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Billy Mehmet
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Billy Mehmet playing for St Mirren.
Personal information
Full name Billy Osman Mehmet[1][2]
Date of birth (1985-01-03) 3 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Peckham, London, England
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Tampines Rovers
Number 25
Youth career
1991–2003 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Dunfermline Athletic 49 (18)
2005–2010 St Mirren 167 (55)
2010–2011 Gençlerbirliği 19 (4)
2011–2012 Samsunspor 12 (3)
2012–2013 Perth Glory 29 (8)
2013 Bangkok Glass 7 (1)
2013 Dempo 16 (4)
2014 Kedah FA 26 (23)
2015 Sarawak FA 25 (15)
2016– Tampines Rovers 14 (7)
International career‡
2003–2005 Republic of Ireland U21 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 22, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 22, 2016

Billy Mehmet (born 3 January 1985) is a professional football player who plays for Tampines Rovers in the S.League, the highest level of domestic football in Singapore. Born in London, of English, Irish and Turkish Cypriot descent, he has played for the Republic of Ireland U21 team.

Mehmet attended Bacon's College, Rotherhithe, he is a product of West Ham United Academy and was signed by the club at the age of eight and spent eleven years with West Ham United before transferring to the Scottish Premier League at the age of 19. He spent seven years in Scotland with Dunfermline Athletic and St Mirren.[3] Mehmet has also played in the Turkish Super Lig with Gençlerbirliği S.K. and Samsunspor as well as spending 2 years in Australia, playing in the Hyundai A-League with Perth Glory. Mehmet made his move into Southeast Asian Football when he was bought by Thai Premier League side Bangkok Glass for an undisclosed fee. In 2014 whilst playing for Kedah FA Mehmet was the top goal scorer in all competitions in the Malaysia Premier League, scoring 23 goals in 26 appearances. In 2015 Mehmet was the clubs top goal scorer at Sarawak FA and finished as the third top goal scorer in the Malaysian Super League.

Club career

Early career

Born in London to a mother of English and Irish descent, and a Turkish Cypriot father,[4] Mehmet began his career with West Ham United where he was captain of The Academy of Football. As a youngster Mehmet was offered deals with Norwich, Arsenal, Millwall and Crystal Palace but decided to stay with West Ham United.

He transferred to Dunfermline Athletic on 8 May 2003.[5] He was an unused substitute in the 2004 Scottish Cup Final against Celtic, Dunfermline losing 3–1.[6] In 2005 he transferred to St Mirren.

St Mirren

In his first season he helped St Mirren win the Scottish First Division and gain promotion to the Scottish Premier League, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 win over Dundee which clinched the league.[7] He scored the goals that kept St Mirren in the SPL in 2007–08 and 2008–09. In 2007–08 season, Mehmet started to play more and was Saints' top scorer in 2007–08 with nine goals, 2008–2009 with 11 goals and 2009–10 with 13 goals. In February 2008, Mehmet extended his contact with St Mirren to 2010.[8] He scored his first ever hat-trick in a Scottish League Cup win against Dumbarton. On 7 March 2009, Mehmet scored the only goal in a 1–0 win at St Mirren Park, converting a penalty to knock Celtic out of the Scottish Cup, and sending the Paisley club into the semi-finals of the tournament.[9]

The victory came after St Mirren lost 7–0 to Celtic in the Scottish Premier League meeting at Parkhead the week before. In August 2009, Mehmet scored five of St Mirren's six goals in a 6–3 League Cup victory over East Stirlingshire.[10] On 2 February 2010, Mehmet booked Saints a place in the League Cup final after his strike was enough to secure a semi-final victory over Hearts, they lost 1–0 in the final against Rangers.[11]

Gençlerbirliği

On 10 May 2010, it was confirmed that Mehmet had signed for Turkish side Gençlerbirliği S.K. on a two-year deal with a one-year option to extend his stay.[12] However, in February 2011 Mehmet mutually agreed to terminate his contract with Gençlerbirliği S.K. due to financial issues affecting the club.[13] He made 19 appearances , scoring four times for the club.[14]

Samsunspor

In March 2011 , he signed for Turkish side Samsunspor, dropping down to the Bank Asya Lig 1, the second level of Turkish football, due to a clause in his contract that didn't allow him to play for another Super Lig team for one season.[13] Mehmet helped Samsunspor to second place in the Bank Asya Lig 1 title in August 2011 which saw Samsunspor promoted to the Turkish Super Lig. He score thrice in 12 league appearances for the club.[15]

Perth Glory

On 5 September 2011 it was announced he had signed with A-League club Perth Glory.[16] After an impressive pre-season, Mehmet scored the lone goal in Perth's 1–0 defeat of Adelaide United in the opening round game in Perth.[17] He went to make 29 league appearances that season, scoring eight goals, and helped Perth Glory to second place in the league.[18]

Bangkok Glass

In 18 January 2013, Mehmet terminated his contract with Perth Glory in the A-League after agreeing to sign with Thai Premier League side Bangkok Glass. Billy Mehmet scored in his first pre-season match for Bangkok Glass vs Singapore Armed Forces in a 3–1 victory at the Leo Stadium.[19] Mehmet made his league debut for Bangkok Glass on 3 February 2013, losing 1–0 to Songkhla United.[20]

After making only seven league appearances and scoring once , Mehmet and Bangkok Glass agreed to mutually terminate Mehmet's contract on 13 June 2013 due to personal reasons.[18][21]

Dempo

Not long after leaving Bangkok, Mehmet was snapped up by Indian club Dempo S.C.. The Panaji based club from the I-League (India's top flight) announced his signing on 10 July.[22] Mehmet made his debut for Dempo on 22 July 2013, in a 3–0 away defeat to Shillong Lajong.[23] During his 6 months stay in India, he scored 4 times in 16 league appearances for the club.

Kedah F.A.

In February 2014 , Mehmet signed for Malaysian Premier League club Kedah FA for the 2014 Malaysia Premier League season.[24] He made an immediate impact for his new team, scoring six goals in his first four games and being awarded the club's Player of the Month award. Mehmet went on to be the clubs top goal scorer with 23 goals in 26 games.[25]

Sarawak F.A.

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mehmet decided to move onto Malaysian Super League side Sarawak FA at the end of the 2014 season. Mehmet was also offered a contract at Super League side Perak, but chose Sarawak FA. Mehmet had a great pre season with Sarawak scoring on his debut game for the club. Mehmet scored 8 goals in pre season with Sarawak FA. Mehmet also scored on his full debut and his next 2 games in the Malaysian Super League with Sarawak. Mehmet ended the 2015 season as Sarawak FA's top goal scorer and was the 3rd highest goal scorer in the 2015 Malaysian Super League. Mehmet left the club at the end of his contract.

Tampines Rovers

After leaving Sarawak FA at the end of his contract, Mehmet signed for Tampines Rovers in the S-League after declining offers from football clubs in Malaysia and Indonesia. Tampines manager Sundram wanted to sign Mehmet when he was in charge at Negeri in the Malaysian Super League but missed out when Mehmet signed with Sarawak FA. Manager Sundram was highly influential in the Tampines Rovers signing of Mehmet. Mehmet stated he wanted to help Tampines Rovers win the domestic league and was looking forward to the opportunity of playing in the Asian Champions League and the AFC Cup. He also stated that the economic and social stability in Singapore , was one of the main factors in playing for Tampines Rovers FC. Mehmet scored 3 goals in his first performance in a pre-season friendly for Tampines Rovers. Mehmet made a huge impact on his full debut for Tampines Rovers scoring 1 goal and assisting with 2 others. He was also awarded the man of the match award. Mehmet made his AFC Cup debut for Tampines Rovers on the 23rd of February 2016. Tampines Rovers won the game 4–0. Mehmet scored one goal assisted with two goals. Mehmet went on to score 3 goals in his first 3 starts in the AFC cup.

Career statistics

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As of 10 June 2013
Club Season League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Finals Asia Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Dunfermline 2003–04 18 1 - 1 - - 2 - - - - - - - - 21 1 -
2004–05 31 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - - - - 33 3 -
St Mirren 2005–06 31 2 - 2 - - 2 - - - - - - - - 35 2 -
2006–07 25 2 - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - - 25 4 -
2007–08 37 6 5 5 2 - 1 0 - - - - - - - 43 8 3
2008–09 34 10 6 4 2 1 2 3 - - - - - - - 40 15 4
2009–10 37 9 12 3 2 1 5 6 - - - - - - - 45 17 8
Perth Glory 2011–12 28 9 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 28 9 1
2012–13 14 5 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 5 1
Bangkok Glass 2013 4 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 2 2
Kedah FA 2014 26 23 13 - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 23 13
Sarawak FA 2015 25 15 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 15 15
Tampines Rovers 2016 11 7 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 7 5
Total 259 92 70 15 6 2 16 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 259 92 70

International career

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mehmet qualifies for the Republic of Ireland through his Irish maternal grandfather. He has played for the Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team and made his debut against Poland in April 2004. Mehmet spent 4 years at Englands Bisham Abbey between the age of 13 and 17. Mehmet qualifies for England, Cyprus and Turkey due to his mother being half English and half Irish and his father being Cypriot.

Honours

Club

References

  1. ↑ England & Wales GRO birth registration (1984) with name BILLY OSMAN MEHMET, ancestry.com; accessed 10 December 2015 (NOTE: May have changed surname to Beyza later.)
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