Barış Özbek

Barış Özbek (Turkish pronunciation: [baɾɯʃ œzbek], born 14 September 1986) is a German professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Fatih Karagümrük.

Barış Özbek

Özbek with Union Berlin in October 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	14 September 1986
Place of birth	Castrop-Rauxel, West Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Blau-Gelb Schwerin
	SG Wattenscheid 09
	DJK TuS Hordel
2003–2005	Rot-Weiss Essen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Rot-Weiss Essen	38	(1)
2007–2011	Galatasaray	91	(7)
2011–2013	Trabzonspor	9	(0)
2013–2015	Union Berlin	40	(2)
2015–2016	Kayserispor	11	(0)
2016–2017	MSV Duisburg	22	(0)
2018–2020	Fatih Karagümrük	29	(1)
National team
2006–2007	Germany U20	3	(0)
2006–2008	Germany U21	16	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:08, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Özbek cemented his spot as a solid regular starter at Galatasaray in his first season and won the league title with his club. At the start of the 2009–10 season, he scored a brace during the third qualifying round of the Europa League, against Maccabi Netanya on 6 August 2009. He adopted the nickname Barış for his commitment when it comes to chasing the ball.[1]

In June 2011, he left Galatasaray to join league rivals Trabzonspor.[2]

In January 2015 Özbek joined Kayserispor from Union Berlin.[3]

Özbek moved to MSV Duisburg on 1 February 2016.[4] In November 2017, he agreed to the termination of his contract.[5]

International career

Born to Turkish parents in Germany, Özbek has a German passport and played for the German U-21 national team.[6]

Personal life

His brother, Ufuk is also a professional footballer.[2]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2017[7][8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rot-Weiss Essen	2005–06	13	0	0	0	–		–		13	0
	2006–07	25	1	1	1	–		–		26	2
	Total	38	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	39	2
Galatasaray	2007–08	30	2	8	1	0	0	8	0	46	3
	2008–09	25	3	3	0	1	0	7	0	36	3
	2009–10	19	1	6	2	0	0	10	2	35	5
	2010–11	17	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	22	1
	Total	91	7	19	3	1	0	28	2	139	12
Trabzonspor	2011–12	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2012–13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Union Berlin	2012–13	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	2
	2013–14	20	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
	2014–15	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	Total	40	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	44	2
Kayserispor	2014–15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MSV Duisburg	2015–16	9	0	–		–		–		9	0
	2016–17	13	0	1	0	–		–		14	0
	Total	22	0	1	0	–		–		23	0
Career total		200	10	25	4	1	0	28	2	254	16

Honours

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 2007–08
• Türkiye Süper Kupası: 2008

References

1. "Galatasaray 6 – Maccabi Netanya 0" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
2. Demireli, Fatih (9 July 2011). "Trabzonspor holt Baris Özbek". Spot (in German). Retrieved 29 November 2017.
3. "Barış Özbek Kayserispor'da" [Barış Özbek to Kayserispor] (in Turkish). haberler.com. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
4. "MSV verpflichtet Baris Özbek und Torhüter Seny Timothy Dieng" (in German). msv-duisburg.de. 1 February 2016.
5. "MSV Duisburg und Özbek lösen Vertrag auf". kicker Online (in German). 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
6. "Özbek wartet auf Löws Anruf". Rheinische Post (in German). 20 March 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
7. • Barış Özbek at Soccerway
8. "BARIŞ ÖZBEK". Turkish Football Federation. 29 August 2010. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.

• Barış Özbek, Kayserispor'dan ayrıldı, ulke.com.tr, 7 January 2016

External links

• Barış Özbek at the Turkish Football Federation
• Barış Özbek – UEFA competition record
• Barış Özbek at fussballdaten.de (in German)