01.07.2026 17:21
Fenerbahçe announced that they have parted ways with Metecan Birsen. The national player had reached an agreement with Beşiktaş GAIN in the past days.
Fenerbahçe Beko, aiming to become champions in the new EuroLeague season, parted ways with the successful 31-year-old national basketball player Metecan Birsen.
''THANK YOU, METECAN BİRSEN''
In the statement made by the yellow-navy club, it was said, ''Thank you, Metecan Birsen! We have parted ways with our player Metecan Birsen, who grew up in our infrastructure, wore our jersey between 2011-2014 and 2021-2026, and had a share in the successes we achieved during this period. We thank our player, who experienced a total of 1 EuroLeague, 5 Turkish Leagues, 4 Turkish Cups, and 2 Presidential Cups championships with our striped jersey, for all his efforts, and we wish him success in the next stage of his career.''
WILL SIGN FOR BEŞİKTAŞ
Meanwhile, the new team of the 2.05-meter-tall experienced forward has been determined. Metecan Birsen reached an agreement with Beşiktaş GAIN in the past days. It is stated that the black-whites will pay the successful player 45 million TL per season.
SEASON STATISTICS
In the past season, the experienced forward, who played in 24 matches on the EuroLeague stage with the Fenerbahçe Beko jersey, averaged 11.1 minutes per game while competing with statistics of 2.4 points and 2.2 rebounds.