| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 January 2006 | ||
| 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 | 17 | (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 18 February 2025 ‡ 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]
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] On 17 February 2025, he extended his contract with Schalke until 2029. [3]
Bulut was born in Germany to a Turkish father and Montenegrin mother. [4] He has represented Germany at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 level. [5] 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. [6]
| 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 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
Germany U17