Salih Özcan

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Salih Özcan
2018-08-19 BFC Dynamo vs. 1. FC Köln (DFB-Pokal) by Sandro Halank–013.jpg
Özcan with 1. FC Köln in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-11) 11 January 1998 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Cologne, Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2007 SC West Köln
2007–2016 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– 1. FC Köln II 20 (3)
2016– 1. FC Köln 94 (3)
2019 → Holstein Kiel (loan) 28 (5)
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)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021 Hungary and Slovenia
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2015 Bulgaria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:30, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:56, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

Salih Özcan (born 11 January 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln.[2]

Club career[]

Born in Germany into a family of Turkish descent, 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]

International career[]

Özcan is eligible for both the Turkish and German national teams,[8] but has only appeared for Germany's youth teams.[9]

Honours[]

Germany U21

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Salih Özcan | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Salih Özcan". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Drei Punkte auf Schalke". 1.FC Köln (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. ^ "St. Pauli verliert Torspektakel gegen Köln". NDR.de (in German). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Auszeichnung vor Länderspiel FC-Talent: Öczan mit Fritz-Walter-Medaille ausgezeichnet". Kölner Stadtanzeiger (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Die KSV verpflichtet Özcan vom 1. FC Köln" (in German). Holstein Kiel. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  7. ^ "FC verlängert mit Salih Özcan". 1. FC Köln (in German). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Salih Özcan - Spielerprofil". DFB Datencenter.

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