Serdar Dursun (born 19 October 1991) is a Turkish professional

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who plays as a

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for Fenerbahçe. Born in Germany, he plays for the Turkey national team.

Career

Dursun began his senior career with the reserves of

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in 2010, and moved to Turkey thereafter with

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. From Eskişehirspor, he had two short loans with

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and

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before transferring to

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in 2014. In 2016, he returned to Germany with Greuther Fürth and then

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in 2018. Dursun completed

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season with 27 goals, making him the top-scorer of the season.

Fenerbahçe

On 15 June 2021, Dursun signed a three-year deal with option for fourth with Turkish side Fenerbahçe. He made his debut on 26 September in a 2–1 away win over

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 24 October in a 2–1 home loss against

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. On 5 December, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win over

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. On 12 February 2022, in a 2–1 win over

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, Dursun, who entered the game in the second half of the match, suffered a head injury in the 51st minute of the match and was only able to play 7 minutes, being replaced by

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in the 58th minute. Fenerbahçe stated that it was determined that a displaced fracture occurred in his zygomatic bone after the blow he received in the match.

International career

Born in Germany, Dursun is of Turkish descent. He debuted with the Turkey national team as a late sub in a 2–1

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win over

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on 11 October 2021, scoring his side's first goal in the 75th minute.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Fenerbahçe *

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Individual * 2. Bundesliga top scorer:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dursun, Serdar 1991 births Living people German sportspeople of Turkish descent Citizens of Turkey through descent Turkish men's footballers German men's footballers Footballers from Hamburg Men's association football forwards Turkey men's international footballers Hannover 96 II players Eskişehirspor footballers Şanlıurfaspor footballers Denizlispor footballers Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers SpVgg Greuther Fürth players SV Darmstadt 98 players Regionalliga players Süper Lig players TFF First League players TFF Second League players 2. Bundesliga players