Murat Yıldırım (born 18 May 1987) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for
TFF First League
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club
Çorum
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.
Notably, he is also the owner of the club.
International career
Yıldırım picked up caps as a youth international, having been capped twice by the
Turkey national under-19 team, and most recently by the
Netherlands U21.
Honours
Individual
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AFC Ajax
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Talent of the Future: 2004
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1987 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Çorum
Men's association football midfielders
Dutch sportspeople of Turkish descent
Dutch men's footballers
Netherlands men's youth international footballers
21st-century Dutch sportsmen
Turkish men's footballers
Turkey men's youth international footballers
Turkish emigrants to the Netherlands
AFC Ajax players
Samsunspor footballers
Bursaspor footballers
Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers
Gaziantep F.K. footballers
Boluspor footballers
Yeni Malatyaspor footballers
Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers
Süper Lig players
TFF Second League players
Turkish football chairmen and investors
21st-century Turkish sportsmen
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