Mert Müldür

Müldür with Rapid Wien in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right/left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Fenerbahçe
Number	16
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)
2019–2023	Sassuolo	85	(2)
2023–	Fenerbahçe	43	(2)
International career‡
2016	Turkey U17	6	(0)
2017	Turkey U19	4	(0)
2019	Turkey U21	5	(2)
2018–	Turkey	33	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 19 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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 is multilingual, speaking five languages fluently: Turkish and German as main languages, English in education, also Bosnian and Serbian fluently because of his Serbian girlfriend Koprena Andjela, whom he has been with for many years.^[14][15]

As of match played 19 January 2025^[16]

As of match played 19 November 2024^[17]

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
1	13 November 2021	Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey	14	Gibraltar	6–0	6–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	18 June 2024	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany	25	Georgia	1–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 2024

Individual

• UEFA European Championship Fans' Goal of the Tournament: 2024^[18]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mert Müldür.

• Mert Müldür at the Turkish Football Federation
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• Mert Müldür at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)