| Mert Müldür | |
| Birth Date: | 3 April 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Vienna, Austria |
| Height: | 1.88 m[1] |
| Position: | Right/left-back, centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Fenerbahçe |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rapid Wien |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Rapid Wien II |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Rapid Wien |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Sassuolo |
| Caps3: | 85 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Fenerbahçe |
| Caps4: | 37 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Turkey U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Turkey U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Turkey U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam4: | Turkey |
| Nationalcaps4: | 33 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 23:20, 2 December 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:09, 19 November 2024 (UTC) |
Mert Müldür (born 3 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a centre-back for Süper Lig 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.
Müldür joined the SK Rapid Wien youth academy at the age of six in 2006, and worked his way up into the professional team.[2] He made his professional debut for SK Rapid in a 4–1 Austrian Football Bundesliga loss to FC Red Bull Salzburg on 13 May 2018.[3] On 29 May 2018, Müldür signed his first professional contract for three years with Rapid Wien.[4]
On 20 August 2019, Müldür signed for Italian club Sassuolo. He made his debut five days later, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 away loss against Torino.[5]
On 15 August 2022, he suffered an ankle fracture injury against Juventus and missed 16 matches.
On 2 August 2023, Müldür signed a four-year contract with Fenerbahçe until 2027.[6]
He made his debut with the team in a 3–0 UEFA Europa Conference League win over NK Maribor on 17 August 2023.[7] On 21 August 2023, he made his Süper Lig debut with the team against Samsunspor in an away game, Fenerbahçe won 2–0.[8]
Born in Austria to Turkish parents, Müldür is a youth international for Turkey.[9] He made his debut for the senior Turkish national team on 11 October 2018 in a 0–0 friendly draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[10]
At UEFA Euro 2024, Turkey's first and last goals were ignominiously credited to Müldür: he began his country's goal tally with a volley against Georgia in the group stage opener[11] and scored the decisive own goal against the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.
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 knoown 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.[12]
Müldür is a longtime fan of Fenerbahçe since his childhood.[13]
Müldür can speak Bosnian and Serbian fluently because of his Serbian girlfriend Koprena Andjela, whom he has been with for many years.[14] [15]
| Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rapid Wien | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 70 | 2 | |||
| Sassuolo | 2019–20 | Serie A | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 85 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 2 | |||
| Fenerbahçe | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 154 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 211 | 5 | |||
| Turkey | 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 33 | 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Müldür goal.
| Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 November 2021 | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | 14 | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 2 | 18 June 2024 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany | 25 | 1–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 |
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