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Mert Müldür

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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]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
Number 18
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 79 (5)
International career‡
2016 Turkey U17 6 (0)
2017 Turkey U19 4 (0)
2019 Turkey U21 5 (2)
2018– Turkey 46 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 June 2026

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.

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] 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]

Sassuolo

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.

Fenerbahçe

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]

On 2 February 2026, he made his 100th appearances in all competitions for Fenerbahçe against FCSB in 1–1 UEFA Europa League away draw.[9]

International career

Born in Austria to Turkish parents, Müldür is a youth international for Turkey.[10] He made his debut for the senior Turkish national team on 11 October 2018 in a 0–0 friendly draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[11]

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[12] and scored the decisive own goal against the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.

On 2 June 2026, Müldür was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[13]

Style of play

Müldür is right-footed and began playing for Rapid Wien II as a right-back, although he is also known to play in the left-back position and as an attacker. Müldür is known for his sliding tackles, speed, stamina and aerial abilities which can make him play in a centre-back position. Through utilization of both feet, he can also successfully distribute passes from the back, which is considered an important feature of the new generation of defenders.[14]

Personal life

Müldür is a longtime fan of Fenerbahçe since his childhood.[15]

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, whom he has been with for many years.[16][17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2026[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rapid Wien II 2017–18 Austrian Regionalliga Ost 230———230
Rapid Wien 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 20———20
2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 2605010[b]1—411
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 41———41
Total 3215010100472
Sassuolo 2019–20 Serie A 24210——252
2020–21 Serie A 28010——290
2021–22 Serie A 31020——330
2022–23 Serie A 2010——30
Total 852500000902
Fenerbahçe 2023–24 Süper Lig 261302[c]000311
2024–25 Süper Lig 2933014[d]0—463
2025–26 Süper Lig 2415010[e]02[f]0411
Total 795110260201185
Career total 2198210361202789
  1. Includes Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia and Turkish Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearances in Turkish Super Cup

International

As of match played 13 June 2026[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Turkey 201820
201900
202010
202111[a]1
202240
202320
202413[b]1
202581
20265[c]0
Total463
  1. Two appearances in UEFA Euro 2020
  2. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Euro 2024
  3. One appearance in 2026 FIFA World Cup
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
218 June 2024Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany25 Georgia1–03–1UEFA Euro 2024
34 September 2025Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia371–03–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Fenerbahçe

Individual

References

  1. Germany, kicker, Nürnberg. "Spielersteckbrief Mert Muldur, Rapid Wien Am". kicker. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "Mert Müldür earns professional contract". SK Rapid.
  5. "Calciomercato: il Sassuolo ingaggia Mert Müldür dal Rapid Vienna". www.sassuolocalcio.it.
  6. "Fenerbahçemize hoş geldin Mert Müldür". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  7. "Fenerbahçemiz, UEFA Avrupa Konferans Ligi'nde Play-off turuna yükseldi". fenerbahce.org.
  8. "Yılport Samsunspor 0-2 Fenerbahçe".
  9. "FCSB 1–1 Fenerbahçe". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). 29 January 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  10. "Rapid: Mert Müldür erhält einen Profi-Vertrag".
  11. "TURKEY BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA - Match Details TFF". www.tff.org..
  12. "TURKEY GEORGIA - Match Details". UEFA.
  13. "2026 Turkey World Cup roster: Complete 26-man team". 2 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  14. "Fenerbahçe ve Beşiktaş'ın ilgilendiği Mert Müldür kimdir?". GOAL.com (in Turkish). 5 September 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  15. "Galatasaray'ı değil çocukluk aşkını seçti". haberet.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  16. "Mert Müldür'ün sevgilisi Koprena Andjela panik oldu: Kalbimin durduğu yer". Fanatik (in Turkish). 18 March 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  17. "A Milli Takım'ın yıldızı Mert Müldür'ün sevgilisi Koprena Andjela'dan kick boks şov! 'TÜRKİYE'NİN GÖNLÜNÜ FETHETTİ!'". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  18. "M. Müldür". Soccerway.
  19. "Mert Müldür". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  20. "Turkcell Süper Kupa 2025, Fenerbahçe'nin" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  21. "Mert Müldür volley tops vote for fans' Goal of the Tournament". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.