Dustley Roman Mulder (born 27 January 1985) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in the Netherlands, he represented the Curaçao national team at international level. He works as a youth coach with

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Club career

Youth years

Mulder was born in

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, and is a product of

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's youth academy. In 2004, he started playing for Feyenoord's satellite team

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Excelsior

Mulder made his debut in professional

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as part of the

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squad in the 2004–05 season. For two seasons there, he made 46 caps, scoring 4 goals.

RKC Waalwijk

In 2006, Mulder started playing for

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

. For five seasons he became an irreplaceable part of the right part of the defense, making 153 or more caps and scoring 4 goals. Mulder left Waalwijk at the end of the 2009–10 season, when his contract expired.

Levski Sofia

On 30 June 2010, Mulder agreed to join Bulgarian side

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. On the following day he made his unofficial debut in a friendly against

Metalist Kharkiv Football Club Metalist Kharkiv ( uk, Футбо́льний Клуб Металі́ст Ха́рків ) is a Ukrainian football club based in Kharkiv that plays in the Ukrainian First League during the 2021–22 season. It was revived 5 years ...

, before signing a two-year contract on 2 July as a free agent. He made his competitive debut on 22 July in a 2–0 away win over

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in the second qualifying round of the

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. On 8 December 2011, Mulder signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at Levski until 2013. He scored his first goal for Levski on 25 August 2012 in a 2–0 win against

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at the

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. In January 2013, it was reported that Mulder had extended his contract with Levski. The new two-year contract was signed on 15 January. Mulder ended 2012–13 season with a total of 5 goals. In the summer of 2013 he was temporarily released from Levski, but was reinstated to the first team a month later. In December 2013 during a game against

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for the Bulgarian Cup, Mulder scored the last penalty for his team in the 7–6 win which led the team to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Mulder made his last appearance for Levski Sofia on 24 May 2014, after replacing

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in the first half of a 3–2 win over

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in an

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, which was held in commemoration of 100 years since the founding of the "blues". In the beginning of June 2014 new appointed sports director of Levski announced that the "bluemen" would no longer use Dustley's services as player. After four years of playing for the Bulgarian club, Mulder made 95 appearances in which he scored 2 goals.

Apollon Limassol

In July 2014, Mulder signed a one-year contract with Cypriot club

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, with an option for an additional year. He made his official debut on 21 August 2014, in the 1–1 home draw with

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in a

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match after coming on as a substitute during the second half.

NAC Breda

In July 2015, Mulder joined Dutch side

for one year, with the possibility of a second one.

International career

Mulder made his debut for the Curaçaoa national team in a qualification match for the 2018 World Cup against

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on 28 March 2015. With Curaçao, Mulder won the final of the 2017 Caribbean Cup on 25 June 2017 by beating

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2–1. At that time, he was not under contract with any club.

Managerial career

In mid-2018, Mulder became a player-assistant coach at BSV Boeimeer. In July 2020, he was appointed assistant coach of the

under-18 side under head coach Rogier Molhoek.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Curaçao *

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References

External links

Mulder at Levski's site

Profile at Levskisofia.info
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mulder, Dustley 1985 births Living people People from Baarn Association football fullbacks Curaçao footballers Curaçao international footballers Dutch footballers Dutch people of Curaçao descent Dutch expatriate footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Cypriot First Division players Excelsior Rotterdam players RKC Waalwijk players PFC Levski Sofia players Apollon Limassol FC players NAC Breda players Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Cyprus 2014 Caribbean Cup players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players NAC Breda non-playing staff Footballers from Utrecht (province) Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Association football coaches