Cihan Özkara (born 14 July 1991) is a German-born Azerbaijani professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for German club Rot Weiss Ahlen.[1]

Cihan Özkara
Özkara with Azerbaijan in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-14) 14 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Hamm, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
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)
2012Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan) 4 (0)
2015Simurq (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)
2022–2024 Rot Weiss Ahlen 44 (5)
International career
2011 Azerbaijan U21 6 (3)
2012– Azerbaijan 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:28, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 February 2014

Career

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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

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
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.
International goal scored by Cihan Özkara
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 August 2012 Baku, Azerbaijan   Bahrain 2–0 3–0 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ Cihan Özkara at kicker (in German)
  2. ^ "DREI AUF EINEN STREICH!". rw-ahlen.server25.mindwerk.net.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Spielstatistik Rot Weiss Ahlen – SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2:3 n.V." (in German). fussballdaten.de. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Cihan Özkara ile 2022-2023 sezonu sonuna kadar (3 yıllık) anlaşma sağlanmıştır" (in Turkish). İstanbulspor. 4 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Cihan Özkara".
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