Trabzonspor midfielder Mehmet Ekici was statistically the Süper Lig player of the season according to Whoscored with a 7.71 rating.

The Turkish international midfielder hit the ground running in his first season playing in the Süper Lig racking up nine goals and making a name for himself as being a bit of a set piece expert.

UEFA called Ekici a ‘free kick-master’ and shared an image of the Turkish international on Twitter.

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Ekici scored five direct-free kick goals this season, making him one of the most dangerous set-piece specialist in Europe – top five European leagues.

The Turkish international first made a name for himself as a hot talent while developing at the Bayern Munich youth academy.

The German giants loaned him out to 1 FC. Nuremberg in 2010 a one year agreement and he was signed by Werder Bremen the following season.

Ekici joined Trabzonspor for £1.3 million this summer on a four-year deal and established himself as a key player in Ersun Yanal’s side.

The Trabzonspor star scored provided the joint highest number of assists alongside Hakan Çalhanoğlu (11) for Turkish international players this season.