Cihan Özkara (born 14 July 1991) is a German-born Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club Rot Weiss Ahlen.[1]
 Özkara with Azerbaijan in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamm, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rot Weiss Ahlen | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2022 | Afjet Afyonspor | 49 | (15) |
| 2022 | Sarıyer | 15 | (3) |
| 2022– | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 25 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Azerbaijan U21 | 6 | (3) |
| 2012– | Azerbaijan | 18 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 February 2014 | |||
Career edit
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 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]
Career statistics edit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 2012 | 7 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | |
- Score and result list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Özkara goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 August 2012 | Baku, Azerbaijan |  Bahrain |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
References edit
- ^ Cihan Özkara at kicker (in German)
- ^ "DREI AUF EINEN STREICH!". rw-ahlen.server25.mindwerk.net.[dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cihan Özkara".
External links edit
- Cihan Özkara – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Cihan Özkara at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Cihan Özkara at Soccerway
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