Levin Öztunalı

Levin Öztunalı
Personal information
Full name Levin Mete Öztunalı
Date of birth (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 11
Youth career
TuRa Harksheide
2004–2006 Eintracht Norderstedt
2006–2013 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013– Bayer Leverkusen 15 (0)
2015– → Werder Bremen (loan) 38 (2)
National team‡
2010–2011 Germany U15 4 (1)
2011–2012 Germany U16 5 (0)
2012–2013 Germany U17 14 (0)
2013–2014 Germany U19 11 (3)
2014– Germany U20 11 (1)
2015– Germany U21 3 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:15, 3 May 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:03, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

Levin Mete Öztunalı (born 15 March 1996) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Werder Bremen on loan from Bayer Leverkusen.

Club career

Bayer Leverkusen

On 2 February 2013 Bayer Leverkusen announced the signing of Öztunalı from Bundesliga rivals HSV on a 5-year deal, with the transfer to be completed at the end of the season.[1] He made his debut on 10 August, coming on as a late substitute for Gonzalo Castro in a 3-1 win over Freiburg.[2] At 17 years and 146 days Öztunalı became the youngest player to ever play for Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, and the 11th youngest player in the history of the competition.[3] On 26 August 2014 Öztunalı was voted the second best u-18 player in Germany behind teammate Julian Brandt, in doing so he was awarded the silver Fritz Walter Medal.[4]

Werder Bremen (loan)

On 21 December 2014 Öztunalı joined Werder Bremen on an 18-month loan deal, running until the end of the 2015-16 campaign.[5] Upon his arrival in Bremen, Chief Executive Thomas Eichin described Öztunalı as "one of the most sought-after talents in the Bundesliga."[6] His first goal for Die Grün-Weißen came on the final day of the 2014–15 season when he netted in a 3–2 loss to Borussia Dortmund.[7] Öztunalı had to wait until May the following the season to score his next goal for the club, netting one and assisting another in a 6-2 drubbing of Stuttgart. The result saw Bremen climb out of the relegation zone at the expense of their opponents.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 May 2015

Club[9] Season[9] League Cup Continental Total Ref.
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayer Leverkusen 2013–14 Bundesliga 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 [9]
2014–15 6 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 [9]
Totals 15 0 1 0 1 0 17 0 —
Werder Bremen (loan) 2014–15 Bundesliga 16 1 1 0 — 17 1 [9]
2015–16 23 1 4 0 27 1 [9]
Totals 39 2 5 0 44 2 —
Career totals 54 2 6 0 1 0 61 2 —

Personal life

Öztunali is the grandson of former German international footballer and World Cup finalist Uwe Seeler.[10] His father is Turkish and previously served as a scout for Hamburg.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Leverkusen, Bayer (2 February 2013). "Bayer 04 sign Levin Öztunali". Bayer Leverkusen. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  2. ↑ McCauley, Kevin (10 August 2013). "Bayer 04 sign Levin Öztunali". SB Nation. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Seeler grandson writes history". Bild (in German). 12 August 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Leverkusen, Bayer (26 August 2014). "Brandt awarded gold Fritz Walter medal". Bayer Leverkusen. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Bremen, Werder (21 December 2014). "Levin Öztunalı amplifies the SV Werder" (in German). Werder Bremen. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Killen, Stephen (21 December 2014). "German U-20 Levin Öztunali joins Werder Bremen on loan 'til 2016". Vavel. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Thompson, Peter (23 May 2015). "Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Werder Bremen: Dortmund seals European spot as Klopp says farewell". Goal. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Werder Bremen go clear of relegation zone with rout of Stuttgart". ESPN. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Levin Öztunali Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Bogena, Kai Niels (7 November 2015). "Die Karriere-Knick des Uwe-Seeler-Enkels" (in German). Die Welt. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Seeler wütet nach Wechsel seines Enkels zu Bayer 04". RD Online (in German). 4 February 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

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