Salih Özcan
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93013.jpg) Özcan with 1. FC Köln in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 January 1998[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cologne, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Borussia Dortmund | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2007 | SC West Köln | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2016 | 1. FC Köln | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | 1. FC Köln II | 22 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | 1. FC Köln | 110 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Holstein Kiel (loan) | 28 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Borussia Dortmund | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Germany U15 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Germany U16 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Germany U17 | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Germany U19 | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Germany U20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Germany U21 | 15 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Turkey | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 29 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:56, 14 June 2022 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Salih Özcan (born 11 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. Born in Germany, he plays for the Turkey national team.[2]
Club career
Born in Germany, Özcan is of Turkish descent as he was born into a Turkish family. Özcan spent the majority of his youth career in 1. FC Köln's youth system. He first featured in 1. FC Köln's first team in September 2016 in a match against Schalke 04.[3] During the 2017–18 season he consistently started in central midfield. He scored his first league goal on 2 September 2018 in a match against FC St. Pauli.[4]
In 2017, Özcan was awarded the golden Fritz Walter Medal for the best U19 player in Germany.[5]
On 23 August 2019, Özcan joined Holstein Kiel on loan until the end of 2019–20 season.[6]
On 29 June 2021, in spite of speculations about a possible transfer, the club announced that Özcan had signed a new two-year contract with Köln.[7]
On 23 May 2022, it was reported that Özcan would join Borussia Dortmund for the 2022–23 season and that he would sign a contract with the club until 2026. The German sports magazine kicker estimated the transfer fee to be €5 million.[8]
International career
Özcan was eligible for both the Turkish and German national teams,[9] played for Germany's youth teams.[10]
On 25 March 2022, Özcan was called up to the Turkey national team by head coach Stefan Kuntz.[11] He debuted in a friendly 3–2 loss to Italy on 29 March 2022.[12]
Honours
Germany U21
References
- ^ a b "Salih Özcan | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Salih Özcan". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Drei Punkte auf Schalke". 1.FC Köln (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "St. Pauli verliert Torspektakel gegen Köln". NDR.de (in German). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Auszeichnung vor Länderspiel FC-Talent: Öczan mit Fritz-Walter-Medaille ausgezeichnet". Kölner Stadtanzeiger (in German). 5 September 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Die KSV verpflichtet Özcan vom 1. FC Köln" (in German). Holstein Kiel. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "FC verlängert mit Salih Özcan". 1. FC Köln (in German). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Vierter BVB-Neuzugang perfekt: Özcan kommt vom 1. FC Köln". kicker (in German).
- ^ "1. FC Köln: Mergim Mavraj und Salih Özcan sprechen über ihre Freundschaft | Express.de". Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Salih Özcan – Spielerprofil". DFB Datencenter.
- ^ "Salih Özcan aday kadroya dâhil edildi". Turkish Football Federation (in Turkish).
- ^ "Turkey vs. Italy – 29 March 2022 – Soccerway".
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