Dave Mehmet
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Nedjate Mehmet | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Camberwell, England | ||
| Date of death | April 2024 (aged 63) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1977 | Millwall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1981 | Millwall | 114 | (5) |
| 1981 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 15 | (3) |
| 1982–1983 | Charlton Athletic | 29 | (2) |
| 1983–1986 | Gillingham | 132 | (39) |
| 1986–1988 | Millwall | 19 | (1) |
| 1988–1989 | Fisher Athletic | ||
| 1989 | Maidstone United | ||
| 1989 | Alma Swanley | ||
| 1989 | Barnet | ||
| 1989 | Enfield | ||
| 1989–1991 | Fisher Athletic | ||
| 1991 | Alma Swanley | ||
| 1991–1993 | Erith & Belvedere | ||
| 1993–1995 | Fisher Athletic | ||
| 1995–1996 | Erith & Belvedere | ||
| 1996 | Bromley | ||
| 1996 | Erith & Belvedere | ||
| 1996–1999 | Greenwich Borough | ||
| Stansfeld O&BC | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| Fisher Athletic | |||
| 1993 | Croydon | ||
| Beckenham Town | |||
| 2008–09 | Fisher Athletic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Nedjate Mehmet (2 December 1960 – April 2024) was an English professional footballer. Mehmet was born in Camberwell on 2 December 1960.[2] A midfielder, his clubs included Millwall,[3] Charlton Athletic,[4] and Gillingham, where he made over 130 Football League appearances.[5] He went on to play for a large number of non-league clubs and was still playing in the Kent County League at the age of 40.[2] In 2008, he was appointed manager of Fisher Athletic.[6] Mehmet died in April 2024, at the age of 63.[7]
References
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ a b Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 218. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database - Millwall
- ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database - Charlton
- ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database - Gillingham
- ^ Mehmet's Survival Goal Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Non-League Paper
- ^ Cawdell, Luke (9 April 2024). "Former Gillingham and Millwall midfielder Dave Mehmet has died at the age of 63". Kent Online. KM Group. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
Categories:
- 1960 births
- 2024 deaths
- People from Camberwell
- English people of Turkish Cypriot descent
- Sportspeople of Turkish Cypriot descent
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from the London Borough of Southwark
- Men's association football midfielders
- English Football League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Fisher Athletic F.C. players
- Maidstone United F.C. (1897) players
- Alma Swanley F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Enfield F.C. players
- Erith & Belvedere F.C. players
- Bromley F.C. players
- Greenwich Borough F.C. players
- English football managers
- Fisher Athletic F.C. managers
- Croydon F.C. managers
- Beckenham Town F.C. managers
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States