Serdar Dursun

Serdar Dursun (born 19 October 1991) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Fenerbahçe.[1] Born in Germany, he plays for the Turkey national team.

Serdar Dursun
Personal information
Full name Serdar Dursun
Date of birth (1991-10-19) 19 October 1991
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
Number 19
Youth career
1998–2004 Lorbeer Rothenburgsort
2004–2005 Vorwärts-Wacker 04
2005–2008 Concordia Hamburg
2008–2010 Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Hannover 96 II 27 (5)
2011–2014 Eskişehirspor 1 (0)
2013 → Şanlıurfaspor (loan) 5 (0)
2013–2014 → Denizlispor (loan) 16 (2)
2014–2016 Karagümrük 61 (16)
2016–2018 Greuther Fürth 59 (13)
2018–2021 Darmstadt 98 100 (54)
2021– Fenerbahçe 29 (13)
National team‡
2021– Turkey 4 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

Career

Dursun began his senior career with the reserves of Hannover 96 in 2010, and moved to Turkey thereafter with Eskişehirspor. From Eskişehirspor, he had two short loans with Şanlıurfaspor and Denizlispor before transferring to Karagümrük in 2014. In 2016, he returned to Germany with Greuther Fürth and then Darmstadt 98 in 2018.

Dursun completed 2020–21 2. Bundesliga season with 27 goals, making him the top-scorer of the season.[2]

Fenerbahçe

On 15 June 2021, Dursun signed a three-year deal with option for fourth with Turkish side Fenerbahçe.[3] He made his debut on 26 September in a 2–1 away win over Hatayspor.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 24 October in a 2–1 home loss against Alanyaspor.[5] On 5 December, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win over Çaykur Rizespor.[6]

On 12 February 2022, in a 2–1 win over Giresunspor, Dursun, who entered the game in the second half of the match, suffered a head injury in the 51st minute of the match and was only able to play 7 minutes, being replaced by Mërgim Berisha in the 58th minute. Fenerbahçe stated that it was determined that a displaced fracture occurred in his zygomatic bone after the blow he received in the match.[7]

International career

Born in Germany, Dursun is of Turkish descent.[8] He debuted with the Turkey national team as a late sub in a 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Latvia on 11 October 2021, scoring his side's first goal in the 75th minute.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 February 2022.[10][11]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hannover 96 II2010–11Regionalliga Nord275––275
Eskişehirspor2011–12Süper Lig1000–10
2012–13Süper Lig0010–10
Total1010–20
Şanlıurfaspor (loan)2012–13TFF First League5000–50
Denizlispor (loan)2013–14TFF First League16200–162
Karagümrük2014–15TFF Second League311082–3912
2015–16TFF Second League30611–317
Total611693–7019
Greuther Fürth2016–172. Bundesliga321031–3511
2017–182. Bundesliga27321–294
Total591352–6415
Darmstadt 982018–192. Bundesliga331120–3511
2019–202. Bundesliga341623–3619
2020–212. Bundesliga332732–3629
Total1005475–10759
Fenerbahçe2021–22Süper Lig1971000207
Career total28796231000311107

    International
    As of match played 29 March 2022
    Turkey
    YearAppsGoals
    202122
    202221
    Total43
    As of match played 29 March 2022. Turkey score listed first, score column indicates score after each Dursun goal.
    List of international goals scored by Serdar Dursun
    NoDateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1 11 October 2021Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia1 Latvia1–11–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
    2 13 November 2021Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey2 Gibraltar5–06–0
    3 29 March 2022Büyükşehir Stadium, Konya, Turkey4 Italy2–32–3Friendly

    Honours

    Individual

    2. Bundesliga top scorer: 2020–21[12][13]

    References
    1. "Serdar Dursun - Futbolcu Bilgileri TFF". www.tff.org (in Turkish).
    2. "Son dakika spor haberleri: Transferde ismi Beşiktaş'la anılan Serdar Dursun Almanya'da gol kralı oldu!" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 23 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
    3. "Serdar Dursun Fenerbahçemizde" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
    4. "Atakaş Hatayspor 1-2 Fenerbahçe" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
    5. "Fenerbahçe 1-2 Aytemiz Alanyaspor" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
    6. "Fenerbahçe 4-0 Çaykur Rizespor" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
    7. "Geçmiş Olsun Serdar Dursun" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
    8. "Serdar Dursun im Gegnercheck". HSV.de (in German). 27 July 2019.
    9. SABAH, DAILY (11 October 2021). "Turkey beats Latvia 2-1 to keep 2022 World Cup hopes alive". Daily Sabah.
    10. "S. Dursun Profile". Soccerway.
    11. "Serdar Dursun » Club matches". WorldFootball.net.
    12. "2. Bundesliga » Torschützenkönige" (in German). weltfussball.de. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
    13. "2. Bundesliga best goal scorers 2020/2021". www.topscorersfootball.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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