Hursut Meric is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 professional footballer who currently plays for Gençlerbirliği. Meric plays primarily as a left winger, but he can also play as a right winger and as a striker. He also holds Turkish

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 nationality.

Career

Born in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

, Meric played with the youth teams of SDZ, Blauw-Wit, DWS

Door Wilskracht Sterk

AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam.-History:AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk was founded on 11 October 1907, by the trio of Robert Beijerbacht, Theo Beijerbacht and Jansen van Galen under the name of Fortuna which was soon changed to Hercules. The team played in a blue and...

 and AZ. His senior career began with amateur teams EDO and Türkiyemspor, before turning professional with ADO Den Haag

ADO Den Haag

Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club...

 in 2007. Meric moved to Turkish side Gençlerbirliği in 2009, and he won the "Fans' Player of the Year Award" for the 2009–10 season there.