Mickaël Tırpan

Mickaël Tırpan
Personal information
Full name Mickaël Sylvain Tırpan[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993
Place of birth Anderlecht, Belgium
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Dender 9 (0)
2013–2014 R. Francs Borains 6 (0)
2014–2015 Seraing United 23 (3)
2015–2017 Mouscron-Péruwelz 37 (0)
2017–2018 Eupen 32 (1)
2018–2020 Lokeren 20 (1)
2020–2021 Kasımpaşa 30 (1)
2021 → Fortuna Sittard (loan) 12 (1)
2021–2022 Fortuna Sittard 31 (0)
2022–2023 Kasımpaşa 23 (0)
2023–2024 Samsunspor 7 (0)
2024 Lierse 11 (0)
2024–2025 Willem II 27 (1)
Total 268 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mickaël Sylvain Tırpan (born 23 October 1993) is a Belgian retired footballer.

Career

Tırpan joined Süper Lig side Kasımpaşa on 24 January 2020.[2] He made his Süper Lig debut on week 19 encounter of 2019–20 season against Alanyaspor, in which Kasımpaşa lost 1–2, on 25 January 2020.[3] He scored his first goal at Süper Lig on 30 October 2020, against Trabzonspor, where Kasımpaşa won 3–4.[4]

On 10 January 2021 Tırpan joined Dutch club, Fortuna Sittard on loan until the end of the season.[5]

On 24 January 2024, Tırpan signed a 2.5-year contract with Lierse.[6]

On 2 July 2024, Tırpan returned to the Netherlands and signed a two-year contract with Willem II.[7]

On 11 September 2025, Tirpan announced his retirement from football after he had been diagnosed with sarcoidosis.[8]

Personal life

Tırpan was born in Anderlecht, Belgium. His father is Turkish and he was eligible to play for Turkey national team.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Mickaël Tırpan at the Turkish Football Federation
  2. ↑ "Transfer haberleri: Kasımpaşa'dan bir takviye daha! Mickael Tirpan..." (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Anadolu News Agency. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Kasımpaşa AŞ - Aytemiz Alanyaspor TFF Maç Detayı". Turkish Football Federation. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Trabzonspor AŞ - Kasımpaşa AŞ TFF Maç Detayı" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ Durand, Joachim (10 January 2021). "Officiel : Un Ancien Joueur De Pro League Signe En Eredivisie" [Official: A Former Pro League Player Signs In Eredivisie]. Wallfoot (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "MICKAËL TIRPAN TEKENDE BIJ LIERSE" [MICKAËL TIRPAN SIGNED WITH LIERSE] (in Dutch). Lierse. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Mickaël Tirpan voor twee jaar naar Willem II" (in Dutch). Willem II. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Willem II'er Tirpan stopt met voetballen vanwege zeldzame ziekte". nos.nl (in Dutch). 11 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Türk Milli Takımı'nda oynamak için Süper Lig'e transfer oldu: Kimse Türk olduğunu bilmiyor" (in Turkish). Yeni Şafak. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020. Transfer olduğunda ismi dolayısıyla yabancı zannedilen oyuncunun Türk olduğu ortaya çıktı. Babası Türk olan Tirpan'ın A Milli Futbol Takımı'nda oynamayı hedeflediği ve Kasımpaşa'da göstereceği performansı çok önemsediği aktarıldı.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)