Cihan Özkara
Cihan Özkara (born 14 July 1991) is a footballer who currently plays for Turkish club Afjet Afyonspor.[1]
 With Azerbaijan in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cihan Özkara | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamm, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Afjet Afyonspor | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2007 | LR Ahlen | ||
| 2007–2008 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| 2008–2009 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 32 | (1) |
| 2011–2015 | Sivasspor | 36 | (3) |
| 2012 | → Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Simurq (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Preußen Münster | 28 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | SC Verl | 19 | (6) |
| 2018–2020 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 45 | (16) |
| 2020 | İstanbulspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | Afjet Afyonspor | 5 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Azerbaijan U21 | 6 | (3) |
| 2012– | Azerbaijan | 18 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 February 2014 | |||
Career
Özkara was born in Hamm. He began his career with LR Ahlen and played eight years before joining Arminia Bielefeld in summer 2007.[2] After one year with Arminia Bielefeld, he returned to Rot Weiss Ahlen where he made his senior debut on 22 September 2009 against SpVgg Greuther Fürth in the DFB-Pokal.[3] He signed on 6 October 2009 his first professional contract until 30 June 2012.
On 30 January 2015, Özkara signed for Simurq PIK on loan till the end of the 2014–15 season.[4]
On 4 September 2020, Özkara a three-year contract with İstanbulspor.[5]
National team statistics
| Azerbaijan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 8 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 1 |
References
- "Cihan Özkara" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- "DREI AUF EINEN STREICH!". rw-ahlen.server25.mindwerk.net.
- "Spielstatistik Rot Weiss Ahlen – SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2:3 n.V." (in German). fussballdaten.de. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- "Cihan Özkara ilə rəsmi müqavilə imzalandı" (in Azerbaijani). Simurq PIK. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- "Cihan Özkara ile 2022-2023 sezonu sonuna kadar (3 yıllık) anlaşma sağlanmıştır" (in Turkish). İstanbulspor. 4 September 2020.
- http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/46862/Cihan_Oezkara.html
External links
- Cihan Özkara – UEFA competition record
- Cihan Özkara at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Cihan Özkara at Soccerway
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