Özkan Yıldırım
German footballer
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Özkan Yıldırım (born 10 April 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Turkish TFF 2. Lig club 68 Aksaray Belediyespor.[1][2]
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Yildirim with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Sulingen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 68 Aksaray Belediyespor | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | TuS Sulingen | ||
| 2003–2011 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Werder Bremen II | 20 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Werder Bremen | 20 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 15 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 17 | (1) |
| 2020 | Menemenspor | 6 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | 1461 Trabzon | 62 | (8) |
| 2023–2024 | Menemen | 35 | (7) |
| 2024–2025 | Adana 01 FK | 20 | (2) |
| 2025– | 68 Aksaray Belediyespor | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Germany U16 | 11 | (3) |
| 2009 | Germany U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Germany U18 | 8 | (1) |
| 2013 | Germany U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Germany U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 December 2025 | |||
Club career
On 14 May 2016, the last day of the 2015–16 Bundesliga season, Yıldırım made his first-team return from injury coming onto the pitch in the 77th minute of Werder Bremen's 1–0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt which kept Werder in the Bundesliga.[3]
On 30 June 2016, Yıldırım signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf.[4]
On 31 August 2017, he transferred to league rivals Eintracht Braunschweig having agreed a two-year contract until summer 2019.[5][6] At the end of the season, following Braunschweig's relegation to the 3. Liga, he was released from his contract.[7]
In September 2018, Yıldırım trialled with 2. Bundesliga SV Darmstadt 98.[8] Three weeks later, in early October, Darmstadt announced their decision to not sign Yıldırım.[9]
In January 2020, after being without a club for 1.5 years, Yıldırım joined Turkish second-tier side Menemenspor.[10] He left the club at the end of his contract on 31 May 2020.[11]