Barış Özbek

Barış Özbek

Özbek with Union Berlin in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-09-14) 14 September 1986 (age 38)
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)
Total		240	(11)
International career
2006–2007	Germany U20	3	(0)
2006–2008	Germany U21	16	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:08, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

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

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]

By April 2022, Özbek had retired from professional playing.[6]

International career

Born to Turkish parents in Germany, Özbek has a German passport and played for the Germany under-21 national team.[7]

Personal life

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

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2017[8][9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		National 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. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016.
5. "MSV Duisburg und Özbek lösen Vertrag auf". kicker Online (in German). 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
6. Czymoch, Janis (12 April 2022). "Riesen-Überraschung in Bövinghausen: Baris Özbek ist zurück – mit konkreten Zukunftsplänen". Ruhr Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 3 July 2022.
7. "Özbek wartet auf Löws Anruf". Rheinische Post (in German). 20 March 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
8. *Barış Özbek at Soccerway
9. "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 (archive)
• Barış Özbek at fussballdaten.de (in German)