Okan Aydın

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.

Okan Aydın

Aydın warming up for Eskişehirspor in 2014
Personal information
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	Debreceni VSC
Number	30
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-	Debreceni VSC	0	(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)
Honours Turkey U19 Runner-up Mediterranean Games 2013
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2022

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]

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.^[7]

Personal life

Aydın's younger brother, Anıl Aydın, is also a professional footballer.^[8]

References

1. "Okan Aydin". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
2. "Aydin, Okan". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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. . FIFA.com. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
8. 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.

External links

• Turkish Football Federation profile
• Okan Aydın – UEFA competition record ()
• – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Okan Aydın at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Okan Aydın at Soccerway