Murat Yıldırım (born 18 May 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for TFF First League club Çorum.[1] Notably, he is also the owner of the club.[2]
 Yıldırım in action for Samsunspor | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Çorum, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Çorum FK | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2004 | Hellas Sport Zaandam | ||
| 2004–2008 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Samsunspor | 119 | (12) |
| 2012–2014 | Bursaspor | 41 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | 49 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Gaziantep BB | 28 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Boluspor | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 95 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Gençlerbirliği | 30 | (1) |
| 2021– | Çorum | 81 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Turkey U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | Netherlands U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:33, 21 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
International career edit
Yıldırım picked up caps as a youth international, having been capped twice by the Turkey national under-19 team, and most recently by the Netherlands U21.[3]
Honours edit
Individual
- AFC Ajax Talent of the Future: 2004
References edit
- ^ "MURAT YILDIRIM" (in Turkish). tff.org. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ^ "Yildirim, van grootste talent uit de Ajax-opleiding tot eigenaar van het Turkse Corum FK". Ajax Showtime (in Dutch). 4 July 2022. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Murat Yıldırım (footballer).
- Murat Yıldırım at the Turkish Football Federation
- Murat Yıldırım – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Murat Yıldırım at Soccerway
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