Okan Aydın

Okan Aydın (Turkish pronunciation: [oˈkan ajˈdɯn], born 8 May 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Wacker Innsbruck[2]

Okan Aydın
Aydın warming up for Eskişehirspor in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-08) 8 May 1994
Place of birth Leverkusen, Germany[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Wacker Innsbruck
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– Wacker Innsbruck 0 (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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:50, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

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]

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.[6]

Personal life

Aydın's younger brother, Anıl Aydın, is also a professional footballer.[7]

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. "Gomez the hero for mighty Mexico". FIFA.com. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  7. 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.
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