Yasin Öztekin

Yasin Öztekin

Personal information
Full name	Yasin Öztekin
Date of birth	19 March 1987
Place of birth	Dortmund, West Germany
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current team	Galatasaray
Number	7
Youth career
1994–1996	Alemannia Scharnhorst
1996–2006	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2006–2010	Borussia Dortmund II	110	(17)
2008–2009	Borussia Dortmund	1	(0)
2011–2012	Gençlerbirliği	50	(8)
2012–2013	Trabzonspor	26	(3)
2013–2014	Kayseri Erciyesspor	28	(6)
2014–	Galatasaray	46	(11)
National team^‡
2015–	Turkey	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2015

Yasin Öztekin (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈjasin ˈøztecin]; born 19 March 1987) is a Turkish professional football player who plays as a winger for Galatasaray in the Süper Lig, and Turkey national team. He has previously played in Borussia Dortmund's academy and youth teams.^[1]

Club career

Borussia Dortmund

Yasin Oztekin played his youth career in Borussia Dortmund II from 2006 to 2010. During 2010-2011 season Yasin Oztekin was offered a role in the A squad but later was sent to the youth team of Dortmund.

Gençlerbirliği

On January 5, 2011, Yasin Oztekin signed a deal with Gençlerbirliği for 21 years on a free transfer. On January 12, 2011, he played his first game in the campaign's against Bucaspor and January 16, 2011, he scored an own goal in the campaign's against Yeni Malatyaspor. Yasin played 50 games in 1.5 years and scored 8 league goals, which later attracted bigger clubs to target Yasin in the transfer market.

Trabzonspor

On May 22, 2012, Yasin Oztekin had signed a 4-year deal with Trabzonspor on a free transfer. While playing for Trabzonspor he played 23 games and scored only 3 goals during 2012-2013 Turkish Super League season.

Kayseri Erciyesspor

On July 22, 2013, Yasin Oztekin was sent to Kayseri Erciyesspor for a fee of 417 Euros and signed a contract for 3 years. During that season Yasin had played 28 league matches and was able to score 6 goals.

Galatasaray

On August 8, 2014, Yasin Oztekin was sold to the Turkish giants Galatasaray for a fee of 2.5 million Euros and signed a contract for 4 years. On February 21, 2015, Yasin scored a fantastic goal in the 9th minute against Sivasspor. On April 5, 2015, Yasin Scored his second goal of the season against Kardemir Karabükspor. On May 12, 2015, Yasin scored an incredible goal in the 16th minute winning over Mersin İdman Yurdu. On May 24, 2015, Yasin scored a critical goal in the 11th minute against Beşiktaş, which lead to the win over Besiktas and won the 2014-2015 Turkish Super League.

International career

On June 8, 2015, he made his international debut for Turkey in a 4-0 home friendly win against Bulgaria. He played the first half before being substituted for his club teammate Selçuk İnan.

Career statistics

As of 20 April 2016.

Club	Season	League		Cup Competitions		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borussia Dortmund II	2006–07	21	1	—		—		21	1
	2007–08	29	1	—		—		29	1
	2008–09	30	10	—		—		30	10
	2009–10	16	2	—		—		16	2
	2010–11	14	3	—		—		14	3
	Total	110	17	—		—		110	17
Borussia Dortmund	2008–09	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
	Total	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
Gençlerbirliği	2010–11	17	2	7	3	—		24	5
	2011–12	33	6	1	0	—		34	6
	Total	50	8	8	3	—		58	11
Trabzonspor	2012–13	26	3	3	1	2	0	31	4
	2013–14	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Total	26	3	3	1	3	0	32	4
Kayseri Erciyesspor	2013–14	28	6	2	1	—		30	7
	Total	28	6	2	1	—		30	7
Galatasaray	2014–15	20	4	11	1	3	0	34	5
	2015–16	26	7	9	2	8	1	43	10
	Total	46	11	20	3	11	1	77	15
Career total		259	44	34	8	14	1	307	53

Honours

Galatasaray SK

• Süper Lig (1): 2014–15
• Türkiye Kupası (1): 2014–15
• Süper Kupa (1): 2015

References

1. "Öztekin, Yasin" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 20 October 2012.

External links

• Yasin Öztekin at TFF
• Yasin Öztekin – UEFA competition record