Muslu Nalbantoğlu (born 24 November 1983) is a Dutch

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

of Turkish descent who plays as a

right-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for APWC in the

Derde Klasse The ('Third Class') is the eighth tier of football in the Netherlands and the sixth tier of Dutch amateur football. The league is divided into 44 divisions, 20 played on Saturday and 24 on Sunday. Each division consists of 14 teams. The champion ...

Career

Nalbantoğlu was born in

Amersfoort Amersfoort () is a city and municipality in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands, about 20 km from the city of Utrecht and 40 km south east of Amsterdam. As of 1 December 2021, the municipality had a population of 158,531, making it the second- ...

. He made his debut in professional football, being part of the

NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen (''Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie''), commonly known as NEC (), is a professional Dutch association football club based in Nijmegen. The club currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, following promotion fr ...

squad in the 2004–05 season. In the 2008–09 season, he transferred to his native country and joined

Kayserispor Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the Kadir Has Stadium in red and yellow kits. The team has won one Turkish Cup in 2008 and also fini ...

. He was released on 28 October 2008. In January 2009, he was offered a contract until June 2010 after training with

De Graafschap VBV De Graafschap () is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium. ...

. In the decisive game of the

2009–10 Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie 2009–10 was the 54th season of the Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1956. The previous year's winners were VVV-Venlo; they, with runner-up RKC Waalwijk, after a promotion/relegation playoff win over De Graafschap, w ...

season, Nalbantoğlu scored the winning goal in the 3–2 comeback win over

Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles () are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in the 2020-21 season. The club's h ...

which secured De Graafschap the Eerste Divisie title and promotion to the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

. In August 2012, he signed a one-year deal with

FC Oss TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbreviatio ...

, which was playing in the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...

. On 2 July 2013, Nalbantoğlu signed a two-year contract

Orduspor Orduspor was a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club was located in Ordu, Turkey and played their home games at 19 Eylül Stadium. The team managed to qualify for the Turkish Super League again in 2011. But, the last spell in top level ...

in Turkey. In August, only one month later, he had his contract terminated. On 1 February 2014, Go-Ahead Kampen announced that they had signed Nalbantoğlu. That same day, Nalbantoğlu made his debut against

VV Berkum Voetbalvereniging Berkum is a football club from Zwolle, Netherlands. Berkum is currently competing in the Saturday Vierde Divisie B league. The club plays home games at the De Vegtlust ground. Berkum has played in the Round of 32 of the KNVB Cu ...

in the Saturday

Hoofdklasse The Vierde Divisie, formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general. Background The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of ...

C. In June 2014, he moved to AFC Quick 1890. Since 2018, Nalbantoğlu has been playing for his childhood club APWC.

Honours

De Graafschap *

: 2009–10

References

External links

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Official Website
- Muslu Nalbantoğlu
Player details
- Turkish Football Federation 1983 births Living people Dutch people of Turkish descent Footballers from Amersfoort Men's association football fullbacks Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers USV Elinkwijk players NEC Nijmegen players Kayserispor footballers De Graafschap players TOP Oss players Orduspor footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub