Burak İnce
Turkish professional footballer
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Burak İnce (born 20 January 2004) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Manisa, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Okhdood | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Manisaspor | ||
| 2015–2019 | Altınordu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Altınordu | 64 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Arminia Bielefeld | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Śląsk Wrocław | 36 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Śląsk Wrocław II | 4 | (1) |
| 2025- | Al-Okhdood | 12 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Turkey U14 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018 | Turkey U15 | 13 | (5) |
| 2019 | Turkey U16 | 8 | (4) |
| 2020–2023 | Turkey U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2025– | Turkey U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Turkey U21 | 9 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:29, 26 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:30, 8 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Altınordu (2019–2022)
Burak İnce came through the academy of Altınordu, which produced several Turkish talents, such as Cengiz Ünder, Çağlar Söyüncü, Barış Alıcı, Berke Özer and Ravil Tagir.[3]
İnce made his professional debuts with Altınordu on 8 August 2020 against Hatayspor, becoming the youngest ever footballer to play in the TFF First League.[4] Nearly a month after, he also became the youngest goalscorer in a 4–1 victory against Eskişehirspor, where he also delivered an assist for Anıl Koç.[5]
Arminia Bielefeld (2022–2023)
İnce was reportedly monitored by notable European clubs such as Bayern Munich, Manchester City or Leicester,[2][4][5][6][7] and he stated he dreamed of playing for FC Barcelona.[8][9] In November 2021, it was announced İnce would join Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld in late January 2022, after his 18th birthday.[10] He agreed on a contract until 2025.[10]
On 13 March 2022, he made his Bundesliga debut in a 1-0 away lost against Borussia Dortmund as a late substitute.
On 16 July 2022, he made his 2. Bundesliga debut against SV Sandhausen. On 31 July 2022, he made his DFB Pokal debut against Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar club FV Engers 07 in a 1-7 away victory.
Śląsk Wrocław (2023–2025)
On 13 July 2023, following Arminia's relegation to 3. Liga, İnce signed a two-year deal with Ekstraklasa club Śląsk Wrocław on a free transfer.[11]
On 29 July 2023, he made his Ekstraklasa debut against Zagłębie Lubin in a 1-2 home lost as a substitute. On 15 September 2023, he scored his first goal with the team against Puszcza Niepołomice, he also made an assist in a 3-1 away win.
On 29 September 2023, he made his Polish Cup debut against Jagiellonia Bialystok.
Al-Okhdood (2025–present)
On 23 September 2025, he signed with Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood.[12]
On 18 October 2025, he made his Saudi Pro League debut against Al-Hazem. On 28 October 2025, he made King's Cup debut against Al-Hilal.
Career statistics
- As of matches played 7 November 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Altınordu | 2019–20 | TFF 1. Lig | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | TFF 1. Lig | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 6 | |||
| 2021–22 | TFF 1. Lig | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 64 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 71 | 10 | ||||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| Total | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 4 | |||
| Śląsk Wrocław II | 2023–24 | III liga, group III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | III liga, group III | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Al-Okhdood | 2025–26 | Saudi Pro League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 114 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 15 | ||
- Includes Turkish Cup, DFB-Pokal, Polish Cup, King's Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Śląsk Wrocław II