Metecan Birsen

Metecan Birsen — Biography

Metecan Birsen is a power forward who came out of the Fenerbahçe academy and went on to be part of many trophy-winning squads; when needed he also plays small forward, and center in small-ball lineups. He was a player of the Fenerbahçe side that won the EuroLeague in 2025, and in July 2026 he moved to Beşiktaş. He holds Turkish and Irish citizenship.

He began in basketball through the Fenerbahçe Sports School project while a student at Bilfen College. In 2012 he was named MVP of the EuroLeague Next Generation tournament finals, averaging 20.7 points. He made his professional debut on October 29, 2011; after playing under a two-way contract at İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, he won the Presidential Cup and the Turkish Cup in 2013 and the league in 2013-14. In the following years he played for Eskişehir Basket, İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor and Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyespor. He joined Anadolu Efes in 2018 and won the league title and the Presidential Cup in his first season there. After 2019-2021 at Karşıyaka, he returned to Fenerbahçe in June 2021 and extended his contract to 2026 in 2023. In that second spell he won the league in 2022, 2024, 2025 and 2026, the Turkish Cup from 2024 to 2026, and the EuroLeague in 2025.

He also won honors with the youth national teams: bronze with Turkey U-16 at the 2010 European Championship, European gold with U-18 in 2013 and U-20 in 2014, and bronze with U-20 in 2015. After leaving Fenerbahçe he signed for Beşiktaş along with Scottie Wilbekin.