Cihan Özkara
 With Azerbaijan in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cihan Özkara | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamm, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Simurq (loan from Sivasspor) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2007 | LR Ahlen | ||
| 2007–2008 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| 2008–2009 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 32 | (1) |
| 2011– | Sivasspor | 36 | (3) |
| 2012 | → Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015- | → Simurq (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Azerbaijan U21 | 6 | (3) |
| 2012– | Azerbaijan | 12 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Cihan Özkara (born 14 July 1991 in Hamm) is a German-Turkish-Azerbaijani footballer who currently plays for Simurq PIK on loan from Sivasspor.
Career
Özkara began his career with LR Ahlen and played eight years before joining Arminia Bielefeld in summer 2007.[1] After one year with Arminia Bielefeld, he returned to Rot Weiss Ahlen whre he made his senior debut on 22 September 2009 against SpVgg Greuther Fürth in the DFB-Pokal.[2] He signed on 6 October 2009 his first professional contract until 30 June 2012.
On 30 January 2015, Özkara signed for Simurq PIK on loan till the end of the 2014–15 season.[3]
National team statistics
| Azerbaijan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 8 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 1 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 August 2012 | Baku, Azerbaijan |  Bahrain | 2-0 | 3-0 | Friendly |
References
- ↑ "DREI AUF EINEN STREICH!". rw-ahlen.server25.mindwerk.net.
- ↑ "Spielstatistik Rot Weiss Ahlen – SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2:3 n.V." (in German). fussballdaten.de. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ↑ "Cihan Özkara ilə rəsmi müqavilə imzalandı". http://simurqpfk.az/'' (in Azerbaijani). Simurq PIK. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/46862/Cihan_Oezkara.html
External links
- Cihan Özkara at fussballdaten.de (German)
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