Mert Müldür
Mert Müldür (born 3 April 1999) is an Austrian-born Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right back or a centre back for Turkish club Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national team. Mainly a right-back, Müldür is a versatile defender capable of playing in multiple positions.
_(cropped).jpg.webp) Müldür with Rapid Wien in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 April 1999 | ||
| 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 | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Turkey U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Turkey U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Turkey U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2018– | Turkey | 20 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 8 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:00, 12 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
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 8 October 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 120 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 4 | ||
- Includes Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia and Turkish Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 12 September 2023[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 1 | |
- Two appearances in UEFA Euro 2020
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Müldür goal.
| 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
- Germany, kicker, Nürnberg. "Spielersteckbrief Mert Muldur, Rapid Wien Am". kicker.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Grün-Weißes Bekenntnis: U18-Spieler Mert Müldür unterschreibt". SK Rapid.
- 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) - "Mert Müldür earns professional contract". SK Rapid.
- "Calciomercato: il Sassuolo ingaggia Mert Müldür dal Rapid Vienna". www.sassuolocalcio.it.
- "Fenerbahçemize hoş geldin Mert Müldür". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- "Fenerbahçemiz, UEFA Avrupa Konferans Ligi'nde Play-off turuna yükseldi". fenerbahce.org.
- "Yılport Samsunspor 0-2 Fenerbahçe".
- "Rapid: Mert Müldür erhält einen Profi-Vertrag".
- "TURKEY BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA - Match Details TFF". www.tff.org.
- "M. Müldür". Soccerway.
- "Mert Müldür". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
External links
- Mert Müldür at the Turkish Football Federation
- Mert Müldür at Soccerway
- Mert Müldür at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
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