Taylan Bulut

Taylan Bulut
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Eschweiler, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 31
Youth career
2010–2013 Germania Dürwiß
2013–2020 Bayer Leverkusen
2020–2024 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024 Schalke 04 II 4 (0)
2024– Schalke 04 13 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U16 5 (0)
2022–2023 Germany U17 15 (0)
2024 Germany U18 4 (0)
2024– Germany U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Taylan Bulut (born 19 January 2006) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.[1]

Club career

Bulut made his first team debut for Schalke 04 in the 2. Bundesliga in a 2–0 defeat against Greuther Fürth on 19 May 2024, coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute.[2]

International career

Bulut was born in Germany to a Turkish father and Montenegrin mother.[3] He has represented Germany at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 level.[4] At the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, he scored the third penalty as Germany beat France 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out victory in the final.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 December 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Schalke 04 II 2023–24 Regionalliga West 1 0 — 1 0
2024–25 Regionalliga West 3 0 — 3 0
Total 4 0 — 4 0
Schalke 04 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 1 0 — 1 0
2024–25 2. Bundesliga 12 1 2 0 14 1
Total 13 1 2 0 15 1
Career total 17 1 2 0 19 1

Honours

Germany U17

References

  1. ^ Taylan Bulut at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Royal Blues' season ends in defeat". FC Schalke 04. 19 May 2024.
  3. ^ Ernst, Andreas (25 July 2024). "Schalke-Talent Bulut drängt sich auf: „Jetzt will ich mehr"". www.waz.de (in German).
  4. ^ Taylan Bulut at DFB (also available in German)
  5. ^ a b "Germany take title with shoot-out win over France". UEFA.com. 2 June 2023.
  6. ^ Taylan Bulut at Soccerway