Özkan Yıldırım

Özkan Yıldırım (born 10 April 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.[1][2]

Özkan Yıldırım
Yildirim with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2016
Personal information
Full name Özkan Yıldırım
Date of birth (1993-04-10) 10 April 1993
Place of birth Sulingen, Germany
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1999–2002 TuS Sulingen
2003–2011 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Werder Bremen II 20 (3)
2013–2016 Werder Bremen 20 (0)
2016–2017 Fortuna Düsseldorf 15 (1)
2017–2018 Eintracht Braunschweig 17 (1)
2020 Menemenspor 6 (1)
National team
2008–2009 Germany U16 11 (3)
2009 Germany U17 4 (0)
2010–2011 Germany U18 8 (1)
2013 Germany U20 1 (0)
2013 Germany U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2020

Club career

On 14 May 2016, the last day of the 2015–16 Bundesliga season, Yıldırım made his first-team return from injury coming onto the pitch in the 77th minute of Werder Bremen's 1–0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt which kept Werder in the Bundesliga.[3]

On 30 June 2016, Yıldırım signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf.[4]

On 31 August 2017, he transferred to league rivals Eintracht Braunschweig having agreed a two-year contract until summer 2019.[5][6] At the end of the season, following Braunschweig's relegation to the 3. Liga, he was released from his contract.[7]

In September 2018, Yıldırım trialled with 2. Bundesliga SV Darmstadt 98.[8] Three weeks later, in early October, Darmstadt announced their decision to not sign Yıldırım.[9]

In January 2020, after being without a club for 1.5 years, Yıldırım joined Turkish second-tier side Menemenspor.[10] He left the club at the end of his contract on 31 May 2020.[11]

References
  1. "Özkan Yıldırım" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. "Özkan Yıldırım". bundesliga.com. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  3. "Werder Bremen gegen Eintracht Frankfurt - der Liveticker". Ran (in German). 14 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. "Yildirim wechselt von Bremen zur Fortuna". RP Online. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  5. Vollmer, Frank (31 August 2017). "Finaler Zuwachs: Eintracht holt Spielmacher Özkan Yildirim". regionalsport.de (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. "Braunschweig angelt sich Yildirim". kicker Online (in German). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  7. Hanke, Maik (1 July 2018). "Serie „Wech vom Deich": Yildirims Traum ist noch nicht vorbei". Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  8. "Yildirim-Entscheidung "in den nächsten Tagen"". kicker Online (in German). 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  9. "Yildirim bei Darmstadt kein Thema mehr". kicker Online (in German). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  10. Knips, Björn; Winkelmann, Marius (28 January 2020). "Werder Bremen-Transfers: Neuer Club für Ex-Spieler Özkan Yildirim!". Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  11. Profile at TFF, tff.org
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