Jonathan Mulder (; born 2 January 2002) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in the Netherlands, he has represented

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at youth level.

Early life

Mulder was born in

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, Netherlands to a Dutch father and Israeli mother. They moved to Israel shortly after Jonathan's birth. The family returned to the Netherlands when Jonathan was a teenager. Jonathan's older brother,

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, is also a footballer. While on the pitch together, the brothers will sometimes converse in Hebrew.

Club career

ADO Den Haag

Mulder played in the youth academy of

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. After that, he returned to the Netherlands, where he played in the youth teams of AFC and AZ. In 2020, he left for

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...

as a free agent, signing a one-season contract. He initially played for the under-21 team of ADO, where his older brother Michaël also played. Mulder made his professional debut in the first team of ADO Den Haag on 20 December 2020, in a 4–2 home loss in the

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against

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, replacing Boy Kemper shortly after the break.

Telstar

Mulder joined

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on 27 July 2022, signing a two-year deal after a successful trial. He made his competitive debut for the club on 8 August, immediately making an impact in the third minute of play by providing an assist to Koen Blommestijn's goal. On 3 February 2023, he scored his first professional goal, which proved to be decisive in Telstar's 1–0 victory against

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TOP Oss

On 26 July 2023, Mulder signed a one-year contract with an option for an additional year with

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

club

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, after a successful trial.

Hegelmann

On 8 January 2025, he signed with lithuanian Hegelmann Club.

Slovácko

On 10 July 2025, Mulder signed a contract with

club

until 2028.

International career

Mulder has represented Israel at under-17 level, making his first international appearance in a friendly against

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Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mulder, Jonathan 2002 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Israeli men's footballers 21st-century Israeli sportsmen Footballers from Utrecht (province) Amsterdamsche FC players ADO Den Haag players SC Telstar players TOP Oss players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Israel men's youth international footballers Men's association football fullbacks 21st-century Dutch sportsmen Dutch people of Israeli descent Israeli people of Dutch descent Israel men's under-21 international footballers People from Houten Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic 1. FC Slovácko players