Mert Müldür (born 3 April 1999) is a professional

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who plays as a

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or a

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for

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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

Rapid Wien

Müldür joined the

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youth academy at the age of six in 2006, and worked his way up into the professional team. He made his professional debut for SK Rapid in a 4–1

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loss to

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on 13 May 2018. On 29 May 2018, Müldür signed his first professional contract for three years with Rapid Wien.

Sassuolo

On 20 August 2019, Müldür signed for Italian club

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. He made his debut five days later, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 away loss against

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. On 15 August 2022, he suffered an ankle fracture injury against

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and missed 16 matches.

Fenerbahçe

On 2 August 2023, Müldür signed a four-year contract with Fenerbahçe until 2027. He made his debut with the team in a 3–0

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win over

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on 17 August 2023. On 21 August 2023, he made his

debut with the team against

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in an away game, Fenerbahçe won 2–0.

International career

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

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. At

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, Turkey's first and last goals were ignominiously credited to Müldür: he began his country's goal tally with a volley against

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in the group stage opener and scored the decisive

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against the

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in the quarter-finals.

Style of play

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 known 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.

Personal life

Müldür is a longtime fan of Fenerbahçe since his childhood. Müldür is

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, speaking five languages fluently: Turkish and

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as main languages, English in education, also Bosnian and

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fluently because of his Serbian girlfriend Koprena Andjela, whom he has been with for many years.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Müldür goal.''

Honours

Individual *

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Fans' Goal of the Tournament:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Müldür, Mert 1999 births Living people Austrian sportspeople of Turkish descent Turkish men's footballers Austrian men's footballers Footballers from Vienna Men's association football defenders Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Serie A players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Süper Lig players US Sassuolo Calcio players SK Rapid Wien players Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players UEFA Euro 2024 players Turkish expatriate men's footballers Austrian expatriate men's footballers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy 21st-century Austrian sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen