Mert Kömür

Mert Kömür — Biography

Mert Kömür is a midfielder who came through the Augsburg academy into the Bundesliga and holds both German and Turkish citizenship. He played for Germany's youth national teams from U-17 up to U-19. He scored his first Bundesliga goal in the first match in which he started.

Born in Dachau, Kömür came through the youth sides of TSV 1865 Dachau and 1860 Munich before joining the Augsburg academy in 2019. In 2023 he played for Augsburg II in the Regionalliga, and on February 8, 2023, he signed his first professional contract, running to 2027. He was promoted to the first team at the start of 2023-24 and was in a matchday squad for the first time on August 19, 2023, against Borussia Mönchengladbach. He made his Bundesliga debut on April 7, 2024, replacing Arne Engels against Hoffenheim. On May 18, in a 2-1 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, he started for the first time and scored his first goal in the 62nd minute.

He was called up to Germany's U-17 side in August 2021 and on August 6 made his debut in a 10-1 win over Poland U-17, scoring twice.