Salih Özcan

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

Salih Özcan
Özcan with 1. FC Köln in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-11) 11 January 1998
Place of birth Cologne, Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 21
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 51 (1)
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– Germany U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:16, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019

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.[2] 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.[3]

In 2017, Özcan was awarded the golden Fritz Walter Medal for the best U19 player in Germany.[4]

On 23 August 2019, Özcan joined Holstein Kiel on loan until the end of 2019–20 season.[5]

International career

Özcan is eligible for both the Turkish and German national teams,[6] but has only appeared for Germany's youth teams.[7]

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References
  1. "Salih Özcan". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. https://fc.de/fc-info/news/detailseite/details/drei-punkte-auf-schalke/ 1.FC Köln. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. https://www.ndr.de/sport/fussball/St-Pauli-verliert-Torspektakel-gegen-Koeln,pauli5392.html. NDR.de. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  4. https://www.ksta.de/sport/1-fc-koeln/auszeichnung-vor-laenderspiel-fc-talent-oeczan-mit-fritz-walter-medaille-ausgezeichnet-28359238 Kölner Stadtanzeiger.Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  5. "Die KSV verpflichtet Özcan vom 1. FC Köln" (in German). Holstein Kiel. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  6. http://www.express.de/sport/fussball/1--fc-koeln/mavraj---oezcan-das-geheimnis-einer-besonderen-fc-freundschaft-25192618-seite3
  7. http://datencenter.dfb.de/profil/336358


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