Okan Aydın (Turkish pronunciation: [oˈkan ajˈdɯn], born 8 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian club TSV Hartberg.[2] Born in Germany, he is a former youth international for Turkey.
Aydın warming up for Eskişehirspor in 2014 | ||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1994-05-08) 8 May 1994 (age 28) | |||||||||
Place of birth | Leverkusen, Germany[1] | |||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | TSV Hartberg | |||||||||
Number | 9 | |||||||||
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– | TSV Hartberg | 7 | (0) | |||||||
National team | ||||||||||
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) | |||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2022 |
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]
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.[7]
Aydın's younger brother, Anıl Aydın, is also a professional footballer.[8]
TSV Hartberg – current squad | |
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