Dustley Mulder

Dustley Roman Mulder (born 27 January 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a right back. Born in the Netherlands, he represented the Curaçao national team at international level. He works as a youth coach with NAC Breda.

Dustley Mulder

Personal information
Full name	Dustley Roman Mulder
Date of birth	(1985-01-27) 27 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Baarn, Netherlands
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Excelsior	46	(4)
2006–2010	RKC Waalwijk	142	(4)
2010–2014	Levski Sofia	95	(2)
2014–2015	Apollon Limassol	11	(0)
2015–2016	NAC Breda	18	(0)
Total		312	(10)
International career
2015–2017	Curaçao	19	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Youth years

Mulder was born in Baarn, and is a product of Feyenoord's youth academy. In 2004, he started playing for Feyenoord's satellite team SBV Excelsior.

Excelsior

Mulder made his debut in professional football as part of the Excelsior Rotterdam squad in the 2004–05 season. For two seasons there, he made 46 caps, scoring 4 goals.

RKC Waalwijk

In 2006, Mulder started playing for RKC Waalwijk. For five seasons he became an irreplaceable part of the right part of the defense, making 153 or more caps and scoring 4 goals.^[1] Mulder left Waalwijk at the end of the 2009–10 season, when his contract expired.

Levski Sofia

On 30 June 2010, Mulder agreed to join Bulgarian side Levski Sofia. On the following day he made his unofficial debut in a friendly against Metalist Kharkiv,^[2] before signing a two-year contract on 2 July as a free agent.^[3] He made his competitive debut on 22 July in a 2–0 away win over Dundalk in the second qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.

On 8 December 2011, Mulder signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at Levski until 2013.^[4]

He scored his first goal for Levski on 25 August 2012 in a 2–0 win against Montana at the Ogosta Stadium. In January 2013, it was reported that Mulder had extended his contract with Levski. The new two-year contract was signed on 15 January.^[5] Mulder ended 2012–13 season with a total of 5 goals.

In the summer of 2013 he was temporarily released from Levski, but was reinstated to the first team a month later.^[6]

In December 2013 during a game against CSKA Sofia for the Bulgarian Cup, Mulder scored the last penalty for his team in the 7–6 win which led the team to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Mulder made his last appearance for Levski Sofia on 24 May 2014, after replacing Elin Topuzakov in the first half of a 3–2 win over Lazio in an exhibition match, which was held in commemoration of 100 years since the founding of the "blues".^[7] In the beginning of June 2014 new appointed sports director of Levski announced that the "bluemen" would no longer use Dustley's services as player. After four years of playing for the Bulgarian club, Mulder made 95 appearances in which he scored 2 goals.

Apollon Limassol

In July 2014, Mulder signed a one-year contract with Cypriot club Apollon Limassol, with an option for an additional year.^[8] He made his official debut on 21 August 2014, in the 1–1 home draw with Lokomotiv Moscow in a UEFA Europa League match after coming on as a substitute during the second half.^[9]

NAC Breda

In July 2015, Mulder joined Dutch side NAC Breda for one year, with the possibility of a second one.^[10]

International career

Mulder made his debut for the Curaçaoa national team in a qualification match for the 2018 World Cup against Montserrat on 28 March 2015.^[11] With Curaçao, Mulder won the final of the 2017 Caribbean Cup on 25 June 2017 by beating Jamaica 2–1. At that time, he was not under contract with any club.

Managerial career

In mid-2018, Mulder became a player-assistant coach at BSV Boeimeer. In July 2020, he was appointed assistant coach of the NAC Breda under-18 side under head coach Rogier Molhoek.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 January 2014

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Excelsior	2004–05	Eerste Divisie	22	3
	2005–06	Eerste Divisie	24	1
	Total		46	4
RKC Waalwijk	2005–06	Eredivisie	11	0
	2006–07	Eredivisie	25	1
	2007–08	Eerste Divisie	37	1
	2008–09	Eerste Divisie	37	1
	2009–10	Eredivisie	32	1
	Total		142	4
Levski Sofia	2010–11	A PFG	22	0	2	0	11	0	35	0
	2011–12	A PFG	25	0	3	0	2	0	30	0
	2012–13	A PFG	26	2	4	3	2	0	32	5
	2013–14	A PFG	15	0	4	1	2	0	21	1
	Total		88	2	13	4	17	0	113	6
Career total			276	10	13	4	17	0	113	6

Honours

Curaçao^[13]

• Caribbean Cup: 2017

References

1. "Dustley Mulder Career Statistics". soccerway.com.
2. (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
3. "Холандецът Мулдер подписа с Левски в консулството във Виена" (in Bulgarian). dariknews.bg. 2 July 2010.
4. "Мулдер преподписа с Левски" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 8 December 2011.
5. "В Холандия: Мулдер преподписа с Левски" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 15 January 2013.
6. (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014.
7. "Левски" отпразнува вековния юбилей с обрат срещу Лацио, 35 000 уважиха празника на сините" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 24 May 2014.
8. (in Greek). Apollon Limassol official website. 12 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
9. "Apollon Limassol vs. Lokomotiv Moskva". soccerway.com. 21 August 2014.
10. "Dustley Mulder tekent voor één jaar bij NAC, ook Vlatko Lazic krijgt contract" (in Dutch). omroepbrabant.nl. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
11. . flashscore.com. 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
12. . Voetbaljournaal (in Dutch). 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
13. "Dustley Mulder- Career Honours". Soccerway.

External links

• (archived 22 August 2010)
• Mulder statistic
• Profile at Levskisofia.info