Okan Aydın

Okan Aydın (Turkish pronunciation: [oˈkan ajˈdɯn], born 8 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward.[2] Born in Germany, he is a former youth international for Turkey.

Okan Aydın
Aydın warming up for Eskişehirspor in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-08) 8 May 1994
Place of birth Leverkusen, Germany[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2002 SV 07 Setterich
2002–2012 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Bayer Leverkusen II 28 (5)
2012–2013 Bayer Leverkusen 1 (0)
2013–2014 Eskişehirspor 1 (0)
2014–2017 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 98 (12)
2017–2018 Chemnitzer FC 19 (0)
2019–2020 Viktoria Berlin 0 (0)
2019 → Austria Klagenfurt (loan) 15 (4)
2019–2020 Austria Klagenfurt 29 (12)
2021–2022 Wacker Innsbruck 31 (6)
2022–2023 TSV Hartberg 26 (5)
2023 Debrecen 1 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Germany U16 5 (2)
2010–2011 Germany U17 21 (5)
2012 Germany U18 1 (0)
2013 Turkey U19 11 (2)
2013 Turkey U20 3 (0)
Medal record
Turkey U19
Runner-upMediterranean Games 2013
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023

Club career

Aydın went through Bayer 04 Leverkusen's youth ranks and eventually made his Bundesliga debut in October 2012 in a 2–2 draw with Mainz 05, as a substitute for Simon Rolfes. On 6 September 2013, he joined Eskişehirspor on a three-year contract.[3] After not being able to establish himself at the Turkish club and earning only a single cap during the 2013–14 season, he moved back to Germany and joined 3. Liga side Rot-Weiß Erfurt. There he signed a one-year contract including a two-year extension clause.[4]

In September 2020, Okan moved to China League One side Jiangxi Liansheng F.C. from Austria Klagenfurt.[5]

On 14 January 2022, Okan signed a 1.5-year contract with TSV Hartberg in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.[6]

On 14 February 2023, Okan joined Debrecen in Hungary.[7]

International career

Aydın played for the Turkey national under-19 football team, which won the silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey. He also represented Turkey at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Aydin also represented Germany at the 2011 U17 World Cup where he helped Germany obtain third place after losing a dramatic overtime game in the semifinals to the eventual champions and hosts Mexico.[8]

Personal life

Aydın's younger brother, Anıl Aydın, is also a professional footballer.[9]

References
  1. Okan Aydın at WorldFootball.net
  2. Okan Aydın at kicker (in German)
  3. "Eskisehirspor sign Bayer 04 Leverkusen winger Okan Aydin". 6 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  4. "Rot-Weiß verpflichtet Okan Aydin" [Red-White signs Okan Aydin] (in German). Rot-Weiß Erfurt. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  5. "Klagenfurt-Kicker wechselt nach China". laola1.at (in German). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  6. "Okan Aydin verstärkt die Hartberg-Offensive" (Press release) (in German). TSV Hartberg. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  7. "OKAN AYDIN A DVSC JÁTÉKOSA" [OKAN AYDIN IS A DVSC PLAYER] (in Hungarian). Debrecen. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  8. "Gomez the hero for mighty Mexico". FIFA.com. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  9. Jung, Kevin (1 July 2019). "FCK nimmt FC-Talent Anil Aydin unter Vertrag" [FCK signs FC talent Anıl Aydın]. liga3-online.de (in German). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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