Zeki Çelik
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About
This classic right fullback plays for Roma in Italy's Serie A and also stars for Turkey's national team. He has 20,000 followers on Twitter and 190,000 on Instagram.
Before Fame
Çelik was born in Bursa, the youngest of nine boys, then went through the Bursaspor youth academy before turning pro in 2015.
Trivia
Having been transferred from Lille, where he was part of the squad that took the Ligue 1 title in 2020-2021, he will be the fourth Turkish player to play for Roma. And during the COVID-19 lockdown, he played soccer on his videogames for 45 days straight.
Family Life
One of his idols is Manchester City fullback Kyle Walker. Çelik watched him often when Walker played for Tottenham.
Associated With
Two of his new Roma teammates include English forward Tammy Abraham and Italian striker Stephan El Shaarawy.
