{{Short description|Canadian soccer player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name =Mesut Mert | image = | caption = | fullname = Mesut Mert | height = 1.65m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|3|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Sofia, Bulgaria | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Saint Mary's men (Head coach) | youthyears1= | youthclubs1= | collegeyears1 = | college1 = Saint Mary's | collegecaps1 = | collegegoals1 = | years1 = 2004 | clubs1 = Calgary Mustangs | caps1 = 25 | goals1 = 5 | years2 = 2005–2006 | clubs2 = Montreal Impact | caps2 = 40 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2007–2010 | clubs3 = Scotia SC | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2010–2011 | clubs4 = Suburban FC | caps4 = | goals4 = | totalcaps = 85 | totalgoals = 11 | nationalyears1 = 2003 | nationalteam1 = Canada University | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2007–2010 | managerclubs1 = Scotia SC (Technical director) | manageryears2 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs2 = Scotia SC (U12 Girls) | manageryears3 = 2010 | managerclubs3 = Suburban FC (U16 Girls) | manageryears4 = 2010 | managerclubs4 = Scotia SC (U8-12 Boys) | manageryears5 = 2010–2014 | managerclubs5 = Saint Mary's men (Assistant) | manageryears6 = 2010–2016 | managerclubs6 = Suburban FC | manageryears7 = 2015– | managerclubs7 = Saint Mary's men | manageryears8 = 2017–2019 | managerclubs8 = United DFC | manageryears9 = 2020–2023 | managerclubs9 = HFX Wanderers (Assistant) | manageryears10 = 2024– | managerclubs10 = Inter Halifax (Technical director) | pcupdate = | ntupdate = }}
'''Mesut Mert''' (born 18 March 1978) is a football coach and former player who serves as head coach of the Saint Mary's University men's soccer team. Born in Bulgaria, he represented Canada internationally. He was an assistant coach for HFX Wanderers from 2020 until 2023.
==Playing career== Mert made his USL debut with the Calgary Mustangs but joined Montreal for the 2005 season after Calgary folded.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/mesut-mert/|title=Mesut Mert {{!}} SoccerStats.us|website=soccerstats.us|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref>
==International career== Mert represented Canada at the 2003 Summer Universiade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cisport.ca/e/international/universiade/daegu_2003/team/index.htm|title=Canadian Team - 2003 Summer Universiade|date=December 11, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031211184203/http://www.cisport.ca/e/international/universiade/daegu_2003/team/index.htm |archive-date=2003-12-11 }}</ref>
==Coaching career== Mert was named Technical Director of Scotia SC on 22 September 2007. He's also a former coach and player of Suburban FC's Senior A Premier Men's Division, in the Nova Scotia Soccer League.<ref>[http://www.scotiasoccer.com/league.php?scriptName=LEAGUEINFO&leagueID=8380&leagueInfoID=68599 2009-10 Winter Roster]</ref>
On 3 March 2020, Mert joined Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers as an assistant coach under Stephen Hart.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Gareth Hampshire |title=Wanderers hire celebrated local soccer figure Mesut Mert to team's coaching staff |url=https://hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca/article/wanderers-hire-celebrated-local-soccer-figure-mesut-mert-to-teams-coaching-staff |publisher=HFX Wanderers FC |accessdate=4 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
In January 2024, Mert was named Technical Director of Inter Halifax Soccer Club, a high-performance collaboration between Halifax Dunbrack Soccer Club and Halifax City Soccer Club.
==Personal life== Mert was born in Bulgaria and is of Turkish ancestry. He was brought up in Halifax.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305133335/https://playerhistory.com/player/85935/ Profile of Mesut Mert] *{{Canada Soccer|2184}}
{{HFX Wanderers FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mert, Mesut}} Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Canadian men's soccer players Category:Bulgarian men's footballers Category:Footballers from Sofia Category:Canadian people of Turkish descent Category:Canadian people of Bulgarian descent Category:Bulgarian people of Turkish descent Category:Bulgarian emigrants to Canada Category:Naturalized citizens of Canada Category:Calgary Mustangs (USL) players Category:Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players Category:Saint Mary's Huskies men's soccer players Category:USL First Division players Category:Canadian soccer coaches Category:HFX Wanderers FC non-playing staff Category:University and college men's soccer players in Canada
{{Canada-footy-bio-stub}}