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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 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 21 (1)
International career
2016 Turkey U17 6 (0)
2017 Turkey U19 4 (0)
2019 Turkey U21 5 (2)
2018– Turkey 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:23, 26 March 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. Mainly a right-back, Müldür is a versatile defender capable of playing in multiple positions.

Club career

Rapid Wien

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] Müldür 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

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

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

Fenerbahçe

On 2 August 2023, Fenerbahçe announced 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 away game, Fenerbahçe won 2–0. [8]

International career

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 March 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup [a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rapid Wien 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 2 0 2 0
2018–19 26 0 5 0 10 [b] 1 41 1
2019–20 4 1 4 1
Total 32 1 5 0 10 1 0 0 47 2
Sassuolo 2019–20 Serie A 24 2 1 0 25 2
2020–21 28 0 1 0 29 0
2021–22 31 0 2 0 33 0
2022–23 2 0 1 0 3 0
Total 85 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 90 2
Fenerbahçe 2023–24 Süper Lig 21 1 3 0 2 [c] 0 0 0 26 1
Career total 138 4 11 0 12 1 0 0 163 5

International

As of match played 26 March 2024 [12]
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 2 0
Total 22 1
  1. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Euro 2020
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

References

  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. ^ "M. Müldür". Soccerway.
  12. ^ "Mert Müldür". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

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