Mustafa Keçeli

Mustafa Keçeli — Biography

Mustafa Keçeli is a retired Turkish footballer from Ankara, 1.76 m tall, who played on the wings of defense and midfield, most often on the left. Statistics singled him out as one of the Süper Lig's most accurate crossers. Two highlights of his career were the goal for Denizlispor that cost Fenerbahçe a league title and Bursaspor's first championship.

He began his career in the late 1990s at Petrolofisi and then moved to Ankaraspor. From 2001 he spent six seasons at Denizlispor, where, although a midfielder, his goals helped the club stay in the league. His goal in the Denizlispor-Fenerbahçe match played in Denizli on the last day of 2005-2006 ended Fenerbahçe's title hopes and secured Denizlispor's place in the league. In 2006-2007 he moved to Trabzonspor. In June 2008 he signed for Bursaspor on a two-year contract with a one-year option, wearing number 23; Bursaspor were in his squad when they overtook Fenerbahçe on the final day to win the title. In later years he returned to Denizlispor and also moved to Mersin İdman Yurdu.

He was called up once to the Turkey A2 national team but did not get on the pitch. He is reported to have studied in the sports sciences department of Hacettepe University, and to have moved into coaching after leaving the pitch.