Onur Bulut
Turkish professional footballer
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Onur Bulut (born 16 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir. Born in Germany, he plays for the Turkey national team. He predominantly plays in a central midfield role, but can also be used out on the right side as both a midfielder and full-back.[2][3]
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Bulut with Beşiktaş in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Onur Bulut[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Werdohl, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | İstanbul Başakşehir | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2004 | FSV Werdohl | ||
| 2004–2008 | SF Oestrich-Iserlohn | ||
| 2008–2013 | VfL Bochum | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | VfL Bochum II | 59 | (4) |
| 2012–2016 | VfL Bochum | 54 | (5) |
| 2016–2018 | SC Freiburg | 22 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 31 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Alanyaspor | 23 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Kayserispor | 55 | (4) |
| 2023–2025 | Beşiktaş | 53 | (0) |
| 2025– | İstanbul Başakşehir | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Turkey U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2022– | Turkey | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:35, 12 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
In May 2016, Bulut joined Bundesliga side SC Freiburg from VfL Bochum of the 2. Bundesliga for the forthcoming 2016–2017 season.[4]
In January 2018, he moved to 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig on a 3+1⁄2-year contract until 2021.[5] A regular starter under manager Torsten Lieberknecht, he made four appearances in the second half of the 2018–19 season under André Schubert.[6]
In July 2019, Bulut was suspended during pre-season[7] and was asked find "a solution for his future".[6] On 27 July 2019, he signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig club Alanyaspor.[8] In 2021, he moved to Kayserispor.[9]
On 8 February 2023, he joined Beşiktaş and signed a contract until 2026.[10]
On 20 June 2025, he signed a two-year contract with Süper Lig side İstanbul Başakşehir.[11]
International career
Born in Germany, Bulut is of Turkish descent. He was a youth international for Turkey, having played for the Turkey U19s. He was called up to the senior Turkey squad for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Luxembourg on 22 September 2022 and Faroe Islands on 25 September 2022.[12] He debuted with the senior Turkey team in a friendly 2–1 win over the Czech Republic on 19 November 2022.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 June 2019[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfL Bochum II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga West | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 30 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 59 | 4 | |||
| VfL Bochum | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | |||
| Total | 54 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 5 | ||
| SC Freiburg | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| SC Freiburg II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Südwest | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 3. Liga | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| Total | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 170 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 12 | ||
International
- As of match played 12 September 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
Beşiktaş
