Okan Aydın

Turkish footballer

Okan Aydın

Aydın warming up for Eskişehirspor in 2014

Personal information
Date of birth|  (1994-05-08) 8 May 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth|  Leverkusen, Germany[1]
Height|  1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)|  Forward
Team information

Current team

|  DSV Leoben
Number|  10
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|  Debrecen|  1|  (0)
2024|  Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz|  11|  (1)
2024–|  DSV Leoben|  12|  (3)
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)

Medal record

Turkey U19
Runner-up | Mediterranean Games | 2013
FIFA U-17 World Cup
| 2011 |

* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 December 2024

Okan Aydın (Turkish pronunciation: [oˈkan ajˈdɯn], born 8 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian club DSV Leoben.[2] Born in Germany, he is a former youth international for Turkey.

## Club career

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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]

On 14 February 2023, Okan joined Debrecen in Hungary.[7]

On 4 February 2024, he returned to Austria and signed with Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz.[8]

## International career

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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.[9]

## Personal life

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Aydın's younger brother, Anıl Aydın, is also a professional footballer.[10]

## References

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1. ^ Okan Aydın at WorldFootball.net
2. ^ Okan Aydın at kicker (in German)
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. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
7. ^ "OKAN AYDIN A DVSC JÁTÉKOSA" [OKAN AYDIN IS A DVSC PLAYER] (in Hungarian). Debrecen. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
8. ^ "EIN MITTELFELDREGISSEUR MIT GEBALLTER ERFAHRUNG IM PROFIFUSSBALL – AYDIN NEU BEIM SW" [A MIDFIELDER WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL – AYDIN IS NEW TO SWB] (in German). Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
9. ^ "Gomez the hero for mighty Mexico". FIFA.com. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
10. ^ 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

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

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals