Aykut Öztürk (born 7 November 1987) is a Turkish-German former professional

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who played as a

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Early life

Öztürk was born to Turkish parents in

Ehringshausen Ehringshausen is a municipality in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Ehringshausen lies in the valley of the Dill between Wetzlar and Herborn. Neighbouring communities Ehringshausen borders in the north on the community ...

and raised in Aßlar.

Career

He made his debut on the professional league level in the

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for SV Wehen Wiesbaden on 18 May 2008 when he came on as a substitute in the 86th minute in a game against

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg () or just Freiburg, is a German football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions from the 2. Bund ...

. On 25 June 2010, Öztürk left SV Wehen Wiesbaden and signed in the land of his forefathers

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

with

Konyaspor Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club) is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya. They are better known as Konyaspor. In 1922 Konyaspor were founded with the name Konya Gençlerbirliği and have played at their current home stadium ...

. After two months with

, he returned to Germany and played for

Eintracht Wetzlar Eintracht Wetzlar is a German association football club based in Wetzlar, Hesse. History Formed on 30 July 1905 as Wetzlarer Fußball Club, they merged with Wetzlarer Ballspielclub 1910 in 1927 to become Sportverein Wetzlar 05. From the early ...

. On 2 February 2011, Öztürk signed with

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club

FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German football club based in Jena, Thuringia. Formed in 1903 and initially associated with the Carl Zeiss AG factory, they were one of the strongest clubs in East Germany from the 1960s to the 1980s, winning the DDR-Ober ...

and scored in his first game his debut goal in 3–0 home victory against SV Sandhausen, the club he joined only a few months later. After being released by

Sivasspor Sivasspor Kulübü, known as Demir Grup Sivasspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish sports club based in Sivas. The primary department of the club is men's football. Formed in 1967, its football department competes in Süper Lig, as of 201 ...

in summer 2014, Öztürk was without a club for roughly half a year. After two weeks being on trial, on 26 January 2015, he was given a contract by then last placed 3. Liga side

Jahn Regensburg Sport- und Schwimmverein Jahn Regensburg e. V., commonly known as SSV Jahn Regensburg, Jahn Regensburg, SSV Jahn or simply Jahn is a German football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The club is based on a gymnastics club founded in 1886 a ...

. He signed for the remainder of the season with an extension clause in case of Regensburg staying in the league. After Regensburg was relegated, he joined

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Career statistics

References

1987 births Living people Turkish men's footballers Men's association football forwards German sportspeople of Turkish descent German men's footballers SV Wehen Wiesbaden players Konyaspor footballers FC Carl Zeiss Jena players SV Sandhausen players FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt players Sivasspor footballers SSV Jahn Regensburg players FSV Zwickau players FC Gießen players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Süper Lig players Footballers from Giessen (region) People from Lahn-Dill-Kreis {{Turkey-footy-forward-stub