Mert Müldür

Mert Müldür (born 3 April 1999) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian club Sassuolo and the Turkey national team. Mainly a right-back, Müldür is a versatile defender capable of playing in multiple positions.

Mert Müldür
Müldür with Rapid Wien in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sassuolo
Number 17
Youth career
2006–2018 Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Rapid Wien II 23 (0)
2018–2019 Rapid Wien 32 (1)
2019– Sassuolo 84 (2)
International career‡
2016 Turkey U17 6 (0)
2017 Turkey U19 4 (0)
2019 Turkey U21 5 (2)
2018– Turkey 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:19, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:09, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Rapid Wien

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] Müldür 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]

Sassuolo

On 20 August 2019, Müldür signed with the Italian club U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. He made his debut five days later, coming on as a substitute in 2–1 away loss against Torino.[5]

International career

Born in Austria to Turkish parents, Müldür is a youth international for Turkey.[6] Müldür made his debut for the senior Turkey national team on 11 October 2018, in a 0–0 friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 May 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rapid Wien 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 20———20
2018–19 26050101—411
2019–20 41———41
Total 3215010100472
Sassuolo 2019–20 Serie A 24210——252
2020–21 28010——290
2021–22 31020——330
Total 832400000872
Career total 115370101001344

International
As of match played 14 June 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Turkey 201820
201900
202010
2021111
202240
Total181
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Müldür goal.
List of international goals scored by Mert Müldür
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
113 November 2021Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey14 Gibraltar6–06–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. Germany, kicker, Nürnberg. "Spielersteckbrief Mert Muldur, Rapid Wien Am". kicker.
  2. "Grün-Weißes Bekenntnis: U18-Spieler Mert Müldür unterschreibt". SK Rapid.
  3. Germany, kicker, Nürnberg. "Schema: Rapid Wien - RB Salzburg - tipico - Bundesliga, Saison 2017/18, 34. Spieltag". kicker.
  4. "Mert Müldür earns professional contract". SK Rapid.
  5. "Calciomercato: il Sassuolo ingaggia Mert Müldür dal Rapid Vienna". www.sassuolocalcio.it.
  6. "Rapid: Mert Müldür erhält einen Profi-Vertrag".
  7. "TURKEY BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA - Match Details TFF". www.tff.org.
  8. "M. Müldür". Soccerway.
  9. "Mert Müldür". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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