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]
![]() Özcan with 1. FC Köln in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1998-01-11) 11 January 1998 (age 24)[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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
0000–2007 | 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 | 12 | (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 22:46, 11 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:56, 14 June 2022 (UTC) |
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]
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]
Germany U21
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