Abdulkadir Özgen (born 8 September 1986) is a
Turkish-
German
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** Germania (historical use)
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**Ge ...
professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward.
Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
.
Career
Özgen began his career with TSV Donnerberg and SV Breinig. In 2006, he joined
Alemannia Aachen where he signed his first professional contract. In summer 2010, he joined
Kayserispor
Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the Kadir Has Stadium in red and yellow kits.
The team has won one Turkish Cup in 2008 and also fi ...
and moved to
Bucaspor
Bucaspor was a professional Turkish football club based in Buca, Izmir. Formed in 1928, Bucaspor were nicknamed Fırtına (Storm). The club colours were yellow and navy. It was dissolved in 2020.
History
Bucaspor was the fifth football club t ...
in January 2011.
On 28 December 2015 it was confirmed, that Özgen had signed for
Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor Kulübü is a sports club based in Adana, Turkey. Founded by railway workers in 1940, the club is competitive in football, watersports, racquet sports and martial arts. Football team's thriving success at the Adana League and the ...
.
In August 2016, Özgen joined
Balıkesirspor
Balıkesirspor is a Turkish club based in Balıkesir. Established in 1966, the football team played in the Süper Lig after achieving promotion having finished as runners-up of the TFF First League in 2013–14. The team's previous promotion was ...
.
Personal life
Özgen's family immigrated to Germany from Turkey, but his birthplace is the
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...
city of
Stolberg.
References
Balıkesirspor Abdülkadir Özgen'i kadrosuna kattı hurriyet.com.tr, 24 June 2016
External links
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1986 births
German people of Turkish descent
People from Aachen (district)
Sportspeople from Cologne (region)
Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia
Living people
German footballers
Turkish footballers
Association football forwards
Alemannia Aachen players
Kayserispor footballers
Bucaspor footballers
Sivasspor footballers
Samsunspor footballers
Manisaspor footballers
Şanlıurfaspor footballers
Adana Demirspor footballers
Balıkesirspor footballers
24 Erzincanspor footballers
Bayrampaşaspor footballers
Oberliga (football) players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Süper Lig players
TFF First League players
TFF Second League players
TFF Third League players
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