# Serdar Dursun

Serdar Dursun (born 19 October 1991) is a Turkish-German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis.

## 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.

### Fenerbahçe

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

### Persepolis

On 31 January 2025, Dursun joined Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis on a 18-month deal.

## International career

Born in Germany, Dursun is of Turkish descent. 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 6 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Hannover 96 II | 2010–11 | Regionalliga Nord | 27 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 5 |
| Eskişehirspor | 2011–12 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Eskişehirspor | 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Eskişehirspor | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Şanlıurfaspor (loan) | 2012–13 | TFF First League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Denizlispor (loan) | 2013–14 | TFF First League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 |
| Karagümrük | 2014–15 | TFF Second League | 31 | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 39 | 12 |
| Karagümrük | 2015–16 | TFF Second League | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 7 |
| Karagümrük | Total | Total | 61 | 16 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 70 | 19 |
| Greuther Fürth | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 11 |
| Greuther Fürth | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 4 |
| Greuther Fürth | Total | Total | 59 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 64 | 15 |
| Darmstadt 98 | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 11 |
| Darmstadt 98 | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 16 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 36 | 19 |
| Darmstadt 98 | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 27 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 29 |
| Darmstadt 98 | Total | Total | 100 | 54 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 107 | 59 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 33 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 15 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 4 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fenerbahçe | Total | Total | 51 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 64 | 19 |
| Fatih Karagümrük | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 6 |
| Fenerbahçe (loan) | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 348 | 111 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 387 | 126 |
* ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal and Turkish Cup
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 14 November 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Turkey | 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| Turkey | 2022 | 7 | 5 |
| Total | Total | 10 | 7 |
    As of match played 11 June 2022
    Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dursun goal.
List of international goals scored by Serdar Dursun :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 11 October 2021 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia | 1 | Latvia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 13 November 2021 | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | 2 | Gibraltar | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 29 March 2022 | Büyükşehir Stadium, Konya, Turkey | 4 | Italy | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 4 | 4 June 2022 | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | 5 | Faroe Islands | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
| 5 | 7 June 2022 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 6 | Lithuania | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
| 6 | 7 June 2022 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 6 | Lithuania | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
| 7 | 11 June 2022 | Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 7 | Luxembourg | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |

## Honours

Fenerbahçe
* Turkish Cup: 2022–23
Individual
* 2. Bundesliga top scorer: 2020–21