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

Özkan Yıldırım
Yildirim with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-10) 10 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Sulingen, Germany
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Menemen
Number 11
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)
2021–2023 1461 Trabzon FK 62 (8)
2023– Menemen 6 (2)
International career
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023

Club career

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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

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  1. ^ Özkan Yıldırım at kicker (in German)
  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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