Ertuğrul Çetin

Ertuğrul Çetin — Biography

Born Osman Ertuğrul Çetin, he is a goalkeeper born on April 21, 2003, in the Kartal district of Istanbul. He began playing football at the Fenerbahçe academy in 2014, was transferred to Altınordu in October 2020, but never made a competitive appearance there. He returned to Fenerbahçe in January 2021, made his professional debut at age 18 in a 1-1 Süper Lig draw against Antalyaspor on January 15, 2022, and made his continental debut on August 4, 2022, in a 3-0 UEFA Europa League win over Slovácko. He won the Turkish Cup with Fenerbahçe in the 2022-23 season and has also played for Turkey's U17 and U19 national teams.

Loaned to Gençlerbirliği on July 3, 2023, he made his debut for the club against Ümraniyespor on August 13, 2023, and played his first Turkish Cup match for them against Bornova 1877Spor on December 6, 2023. He was then loaned to Esenler Erokspor on July 8, 2025, debuting against Boluspor on October 3, 2025, before being banned for 45 days on November 13, 2025, over his role in the 2025 Turkish football betting scandal; he publicly admitted to having placed two bets in the past but said neither involved matches he had played in himself. Fenerbahçe subsequently terminated his contract in January 2026, citing the betting penalty.