Muhammet Tunahan Taşçı (born 29 April 2002) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for club

MVV Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently compete in the Eers ...

, on loan from

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; li, Fortuna Zitterd ) is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was established through a merger ...

. Born in the Netherlands, Taşçı represents Turkey internationally.

Club career

Early career

Taşçı began his footballing career in his local club VV Union at the age of four, before moving to Vitesse and

NEC is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational information technology and electronics corporation, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. The company was known as the Nippon Electric Company, Limited, before rebranding in 1983 as NEC. It prov ...

to continue his training. He joined the

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academy in 2019, signing a two-year contract. Taşçı made his professional debut with

Jong Ajax Jong Ajax () (''English: Young Ajax''), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2 is a Dutch association football team, the reserve team of Ajax. It is based in Amsterdam and competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. History Jong Ajax (''formerly more ...

as a late substitute for Ar'jany Martha in a 4–0

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 ...

loss to

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. ...

on 30 August 2020.

Fortuna Sittard

On 7 September 2021, Taşçı joined

and was assigned to club's under-21 squad. He made his debut for the first team on 2 October 2022, replacing

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in the 71st minute of a 2–0

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 ...

victory against

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. On 19 October, he made his first ever start, playing 56 minutes of a 3–2 loss in the

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to his former club NEC, before coming off for

Burak Yılmaz Burak Yılmaz (born 15 July 1985) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard. Yılmaz is one of nine players to play for each of the Big Three clubs of Turkey, and one of only two players w ...

. On 23 March 2023, Taşçı extended his contract with Fortuna until 2026.

Loan to MVV

On 17 August 2023, Taşçı joined Eerste Divisie club

on a season-long loan. He made his debut as a starter for ''De Sterrendragers'' on 25 August, in a 2–2 away draw against

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. On 8 September, Taşçı scored his first professional goal, opening the score in a 2–1 away loss against Willem II.

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Taşçı is of Turkish descent. He is a youth international for Turkey.

Style of play

A winger, Taşçı described his style of play as unique and "different from others", attributing his technical ability to playing street football on the

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Court in

Nijmegen Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about 6 ...

, Netherlands, where he frequently engaged in matches with players of various ages, which helped him improve and gain confidence. He has been a fan of

since his youth due to their attacking tactics, and modelled his play after the likes of

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and

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Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tasci, Tunahan Living people 2002 births Footballers from Nijmegen Men's association football wingers Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Dutch men's footballers Dutch sportspeople of Turkish descent Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Jong Ajax players Fortuna Sittard players SBV Vitesse players NEC Nijmegen players MVV Maastricht players