Deniz Mehmet
Dunfermline Athletic

Deniz Mehmet

Deniz Mehmet of Dunfermline Athletic was born in London, England on 19 September 1992 (age 33).

Deniz Mehmet, born on 19 September 1992 (age 33), is a Turkish goalkeeper whose senior career is tied most clearly to Dunfermline Athletic. A commanding 6ft 4in (1.92m), he wears the number 1 shirt and has made 69 league appearances for the club across four seasons.

There has been little need to pad out the story with passing stops. His brief Falkirk involvement in 2015-16 amounted to one league appearance, but Dunfermline is where the bulk of his football has been played and where his profile has been properly formed.

In 2025-26, Mehmet has made six Championship appearances and one in the Scottish Cup for Dunfermline, seven in all competitions. His form has been steady if unspectacular, which is not the worst description for a goalkeeper at a club where fuss rarely helps anyone.

His current market value is around £43,000, according to Transfermarkt. Overall, Mehmet is an established professional goalkeeper, with Dunfermline Athletic providing the main substance of his career.

📈 Key stats and insights

Deniz Mehmet made six Championship appearances in 2025-26
Deniz Mehmet started five league matches and appeared once as a substitute
Deniz Mehmet averaged a 6.4 rating across his Championship appearances
Deniz Mehmet's ratings ranged from 5.41 to 7.24
All five listed transfers for Deniz Mehmet were free moves
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Goalkeeper
Primary Position
Deniz Mehmet
GK
1.92m (6ft 3in)
Height
1
Squad Number
80kg (12st 8lb)
Weight
19 September 1992 (age 33)
Date of Birth
London
Birthplace
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Country of Birth
Dunfermline Athletic
Team
£43,000 (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

📊 Season stats

Team
Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic
Championship 2025 - 2026
Games
6
Starting
5
Substitute
1
Unused
30
Utilisation
17%
Goals
-
Yellows
1
Reds
-
Team
Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic
Scottish Cup 2025 - 2026
Games
1
Starting
1
Substitute
-
Unused
4
Utilisation
20%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-

Deniz Mehmet made six Championship appearances for Dunfermline Athletic in 2025-26, with five starts, one substitute outing and one yellow card. That was a limited league role for a 33-year-old goalkeeper, suggesting he was used as cover or in rotation rather than as a locked-in first choice. He also made one Scottish Cup appearance.

🔥 Recent form

Last 1 appearances for Deniz Mehmet.

Season average rating: 6.40

Match
Kelty Hearts
Dunfermline Athletic 2-0 Kelty Hearts
7 Feb 2026 (H)
Mins
-
Goals
-
Rating
-

Mehmet averaged a 6.4 rating across his Championship appearances, with a high of 7.24 and a low of 5.41. That spread suggests uneven form in a small sample: capable of a solid performance, but not consistent enough to point to sustained influence over Dunfermline’s season.

📋 Career stats

Team
Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic
Season 2026 - 2027
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
-
Goals
-
Team
Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic
Season 2025 - 2026
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
6
Goals
-
Team
Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic
Season 2024 - 2025
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
7
Goals
-
Team
Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic
Season 2023 - 2024
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
29
Goals
-
Team
Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic
Season 2022 - 2023
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
27
Goals
-
Team
Dundee United
Dundee United
Season 2020 - 2021
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
4
Goals
-
Team
Port Vale
Port Vale
Season 2016 - 2017
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
9
Goals
-
Team
Falkirk
Falkirk
Season 2016 - 2017
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
1
Goals
-
Team
Falkirk
Falkirk
Season 2015 - 2016
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
1
Goals
-

Mehmet’s career path points to a goalkeeper who has operated mainly around the Scottish lower leagues, with moves involving Falkirk, Dundee United, Queen of the South and Dunfermline Athletic, plus a short spell at Port Vale. The recent trajectory was more about stability at Dunfermline than upward movement, with his 2025-26 league involvement relatively modest.

💰 Transfers

Team
Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic
1 July 2021
From
Dundee United
Dundee United
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Dundee United
Dundee United
10 July 2019
From
Queen of the South
Queen of the South
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Queen of the South
Queen of the South
29 March 2019
From
Dundee United
Dundee United
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Dundee United
Dundee United
13 July 2017
From
Port Vale
Port Vale
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Port Vale
Port Vale
1 March 2017
From
Falkirk
Falkirk
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Falkirk
Falkirk
29 January 2016
Type
Unattached
Team
Kayserispor
Kayserispor
1 July 2012
Type
Signed

The transfer record is strikingly low-cost: all five listed moves were free transfers. Mehmet moved from Falkirk to Port Vale in 2017, then back into Scotland with Dundee United, Queen of the South and finally Dunfermline Athletic in 2021. It reads as a pragmatic lower-league career rather than a fee-driven rise through levels.

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