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Mert Müldür
Müldür with Rapid Wien in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Right/left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
Number 16
Youth career
2006–2018 Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Rapid Wien II 23 (0)
2018–2019 Rapid Wien 32 (1)
2019–2023 Sassuolo 85 (2)
2023– Fenerbahçe 39 (1)
International career‡
2016 Turkey U17 6 (0)
2017 Turkey U19 4 (0)
2019 Turkey U21 5 (2)
2018– Turkey 33 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:09, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Mert Müldür (born 3 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a centre-back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe. Born in Austria, he represents the Turkey national team. A versatile player, he is capable of playing in multiple positions, especially as a defender.

Club career

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Rapid Wien

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Müldür joined the SK Rapid Wien youth academy at the age of six in 2006, and worked his way up into the professional team.[2] He made his professional debut for SK Rapid in a 4–1 Austrian Football Bundesliga loss to FC Red Bull Salzburg on 13 May 2018.[3] On 29 May 2018, Müldür signed his first professional contract for three years with Rapid Wien.[4]

Sassuolo

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On 20 August 2019, Müldür signed for Italian club Sassuolo. He made his debut five days later, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 away loss against Torino.[5]

On 15 August 2022, he suffered an ankle fracture injury against Juventus and missed 16 matches.

Fenerbahçe

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On 2 August 2023, Müldür signed a four-year contract with Fenerbahçe until 2027.[6]

He made his debut with the team in a 3–0 UEFA Europa Conference League win over NK Maribor on 17 August 2023.[7] On 21 August 2023, he made his Süper Lig debut with the team against Samsunspor in an away game, Fenerbahçe won 2–0.[8]

International career

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Born in Austria to Turkish parents, Müldür is a youth international for Turkey.[9] He made his debut for the senior Turkish national team on 11 October 2018 in a 0–0 friendly draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[10]

At UEFA Euro 2024, Turkey's first and last goals were ignominiously credited to Müldür: he began his country's goal tally with a volley against Georgia in the group stage opener[11] and scored the decisive own goal against the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.

Style of play

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Müldür is right-footed and began playing for Rapid Wien II as a right-back. Although he also plays as a left-back position and also a good attacker.. Müldür is knoown for his sliding tackles, speed, stamina and aerial abilities which can make him play in a centre-back position. He uses both feet effectively, can also successfully distribute passes from the back, which is one of the most important features of the new generation defenders.[12]

Personal life

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Müldür is a longtime fan of Fenerbahçe since his childhood.[13]

Müldür can speak Bosnian and Serbian fluently because of his Serbian girlfriend Koprena Andjela, whom he has been with for many years.[14][15]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 15 December 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rapid Wien II 2017–18 Austrian Regionalliga Ost 23 0 — — 23 0
Rapid Wien 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 2 0 — — 2 0
2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 26 0 5 0 10[b] 1 41 1
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 4 1 — — 4 1
Total 32 1 5 0 10 1 47 2
Sassuolo 2019–20 Serie A 24 2 1 0 — 25 2
2020–21 Serie A 28 0 1 0 — 29 0
2021–22 Serie A 31 0 2 0 — 33 0
2022–23 Serie A 2 0 1 0 — 3 0
Total 85 2 5 0 0 0 90 2
Fenerbahçe 2023–24 Süper Lig 26 1 3 0 2[c] 0 31 1
2024–25 Süper Lig 13 0 0 0 10[d] 0 23 0
Total 39 1 3 0 12 0 54 1
Career total 179 4 13 0 22 1 214 5
  1. ^ Includes Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia and Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 19 November 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 2018 2 0
2019 0 0
2020 1 0
2021 11[a] 1
2022 4 0
2023 2 0
2024 13[b] 1
Total 33 2
  1. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Euro 2020
  2. ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Euro 2024
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Müldür goal.
List of international goals scored by Mert Müldür
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 November 2021 Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey 14  Gibraltar 6–0 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 18 June 2024 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany 25  Georgia 1–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2024

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ Germany, kicker, Nürnberg. "Spielersteckbrief Mert Muldur, Rapid Wien Am". kicker.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Grün-Weißes Bekenntnis: U18-Spieler Mert Müldür unterschreibt". SK Rapid.
  3. ^ Germany, kicker, Nürnberg. "Schema: Rapid Wien - RB Salzburg - tipico - Bundesliga, Saison 2017/18, 34. Spieltag". kicker.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Mert Müldür earns professional contract". SK Rapid.
  5. ^ "Calciomercato: il Sassuolo ingaggia Mert Müldür dal Rapid Vienna". www.sassuolocalcio.it.
  6. ^ "Fenerbahçemize hoş geldin Mert Müldür". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Fenerbahçemiz, UEFA Avrupa Konferans Ligi'nde Play-off turuna yükseldi". fenerbahce.org.
  8. ^ "Yılport Samsunspor 0-2 Fenerbahçe".
  9. ^ "Rapid: Mert Müldür erhält einen Profi-Vertrag".
  10. ^ "TURKEY BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA - Match Details TFF". www.tff.org..
  11. ^ "TURKEY GEORGIA - Match Details". www.uefa.com.
  12. ^ "Fenerbahçe ve Beşiktaş'ın ilgilendiği Mert Müldür kimdir?". GOAL.com (in Turkish). 5 September 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Galatasaray'ı değil çocukluk aşkını seçti". haberet.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Mert Müldür'ün sevgilisi Koprena Andjela panik oldu: Kalbimin durduğu yer". Fanatik (in Turkish). 18 March 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  15. ^ "A Milli Takım'ın yıldızı Mert Müldür'ün sevgilisi Koprena Andjela'dan kick boks şov! 'TÜRKİYE'NİN GÖNLÜNÜ FETHETTİ!'". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  16. ^ "M. Müldür". Soccerway.
  17. ^ "Mert Müldür". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Mert Müldür volley tops vote for fans' Goal of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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