Marvin Ayhan Obuz (born 25 January 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for 3. Liga club Rot-Weiss Essen, on loan from 1. FC Köln. He made his professional debut for 1. FC Köln in October 2021.

Marvin Obuz
Personal information
Full name Marvin Ayhan Obuz
Date of birth (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Cologne, Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Rot-Weiss Essen
(on loan from 1. FC Köln)
Number 11
Youth career
–2009 BC Efferen
2009–2020 1.FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– 1. FC Köln II 48 (16)
2021– 1.FC Köln 0 (0)
2022–2023Holstein Kiel (loan) 10 (0)
2022–2023Holstein Kiel II (loan) 13 (4)
2023–Rot-Weiss Essen (loan) 26 (6)
International career
2017–2018 Germany U16 11 (2)
2019 Germany U17 5 (1)
2020 Germany U19 1 (0)
2021– Germany U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:54, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career edit

Obuz began his youth career at BC Efferen [de] a non-league club in Hürth. In 2009, he joined the youth academy of 1. FC Köln. Having progressed through Köln's youth sides, he was promoted to 1. FC Köln II, the clubs's reserve squad at the start of the 2020–21 season.[2] In January 2021, Obuz was introduced to his club's first squad under manager Markus Gisdol.[3]

On 27 October 2021, Obuz made his professional debut in a DFB Pokal match against VfB Stuttgart.[4] In July 2022, he joined Holstein Kiel on a one-year loan spell.[5] After the conclusion of his contract with Kiel, Obuz was transferred to 3. Liga club Rot-Weiss Essen on another one-year loan.[6]

International career edit

Born in Germany, Obuz is of Turkish descent.[7] He has represented Germany as a youth international.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Marvin Ayhan Obuz | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Laufbahn. Marvin Obuz". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  3. ^ "Obuz trainiert bei den Kölner Profis". kicker.de. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  4. ^ "Marvin Obuz. Spieler Einzsätze". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  5. ^ "Junioren-Nationalspieler Obuz stürmt für Kiel". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  6. ^ "Marvin Obuz per Leige zu Rot-Weiss Essen". 1. FC Köln (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  7. ^ "Marvin Ayhan Obuz | 1. FC Köln | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website.
  8. ^ "Marvin Obuz". DFB.de. Retrieved 2020-12-26.