Mertan Caner Öztürk


Mertan Caner Öztürk is a Turkish footballer who plays as a winger for Osmanlıspor.
He is currently studying German language and literature at Istanbul University.

Club career

Galatasaray

He played his first match for the club on 12 November 2011 in a friendly against S.L. Benfica. He signed a 5-year professional contract with Galatasaray on 18 November 2011, after impressing Fatih Terim in the game the week before. He is known with his talented vision, and uses his pace and technique to his advantage.
He played his first official match for the club on 10 January 2012 in a cup match against Adana Demirspor. He made an assist to Sercan Yıldırım, which turned the match to 3-0.
On July 6, 2012 Mertan Caner Öztürk was brought to the A squad by Fatih Terim and will be training in the camp in Austria alongside Semih Kaya, Tomáš Ujfaluši, Milan Baroš, Fernando Muslera, and the rest of the Galatasaray squad so they can prepare for the Süper Lig, Turkish Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The other important game which will be taking place on August 12, 2012 will be between longtime rivals Süper Lig winners Galatasaray S.K. and Turkish Cup winners Fenerbahçe S.K. this match will be for the 2012 Turkish Super Cup