Özkan Yıldırım (born 10 April 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Turkish club Menemen.[1][2]
 Yildirim with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Sulingen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Menemen | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | TuS Sulingen | ||
| 2003–2011 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Werder Bremen II | 20 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Werder Bremen | 20 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 15 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 17 | (1) |
| 2020 | Menemenspor | 6 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | 1461 Trabzon FK | 62 | (8) |
| 2023– | Menemen | 6 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Germany U16 | 11 | (3) |
| 2009 | Germany U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Germany U18 | 8 | (1) |
| 2013 | Germany U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Germany U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023 | |||
Club career
editOn 14 May 2016, the last day of the 2015–16 Bundesliga season, Yıldırım made his first-team return from injury coming onto the pitch in the 77th minute of Werder Bremen's 1–0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt which kept Werder in the Bundesliga.[3]
On 30 June 2016, Yıldırım signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf.[4]
On 31 August 2017, he transferred to league rivals Eintracht Braunschweig having agreed a two-year contract until summer 2019.[5][6] At the end of the season, following Braunschweig's relegation to the 3. Liga, he was released from his contract.[7]
In September 2018, Yıldırım trialled with 2. Bundesliga SV Darmstadt 98.[8] Three weeks later, in early October, Darmstadt announced their decision to not sign Yıldırım.[9]
In January 2020, after being without a club for 1.5 years, Yıldırım joined Turkish second-tier side Menemenspor.[10] He left the club at the end of his contract on 31 May 2020.[11]
References
edit- ^ Özkan Yıldırım at kicker (in German)
- ^ "Özkan Yıldırım". bundesliga.com. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Werder Bremen gegen Eintracht Frankfurt - der Liveticker". Ran (in German). 14 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Yildirim wechselt von Bremen zur Fortuna". RP Online. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ Vollmer, Frank (31 August 2017). "Finaler Zuwachs: Eintracht holt Spielmacher Özkan Yildirim". regionalsport.de (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Braunschweig angelt sich Yildirim". kicker Online (in German). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Hanke, Maik (1 July 2018). "Serie "Wech vom Deich": Yildirims Traum ist noch nicht vorbei". Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Yildirim-Entscheidung "in den nächsten Tagen"". kicker Online (in German). 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Yildirim bei Darmstadt kein Thema mehr". kicker Online (in German). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Knips, Björn; Winkelmann, Marius (28 January 2020). "Werder Bremen-Transfers: Neuer Club für Ex-Spieler Özkan Yildirim!". Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ Profile at TFF, tff.org
External links
edit- Özkan Yıldırım – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Özkan Yıldırım at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Özkan Yıldırım at ESPN FC
- Özkan Yıldırım at Soccerway