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.
![]() Müldür with Rapid Wien in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club 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) |
National team‡ | |||
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) |
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rapid Wien | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
2019–20 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
Total | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
Sassuolo | 2019–20 | Serie A | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
Total | 83 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 2 | ||
Career total | 115 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 4 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Turkey | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 11 | 1 | |
2022 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 13 November 2021 | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | 14 | ![]() | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
U.S. Sassuolo Calcio – current squad | |
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Turkey squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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