Olcan Adın (, born 30 September 1985) is a retired Turkish professional

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who played as a left back or winger.

Club career

Olcan started his career for Fenerbahçe, where he played 18 times and scored three goals for the youth team, before transferring to

Gaziantepspor Gaziantepspor was a Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969 and dissolved in 2020, Gaziantepspor were nicknamed the ''Şahinler'' (The Falcons). The club colours were black and red, and they played their home matche ...

in the 2008–09 season for three years and later to

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Trabzon. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, the men's football team has won seven Süper Lig championships. Trabzonspor also have a women's football team, ...

in 2012. On 28 November 2013, Olcan was the hat-trick hero of the

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match against Apollon Limassol. His three goals and assist helped

to win over Cypriot side and qualify for the knockout stage of the UEFA Europa League.

Galatasaray

On 5 July 2014, Olcan signed a four-year contract with

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

, for an €4M fee. He scored his first goal in the first game of the season against

Bursaspor Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği (), commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, the club colours are green and white, with home kits usually featuring both colours in a striped pattern. In t ...

in a 2-0 away win. He became a

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in Galatasaray, especially after Lionel Carole's injury and Alex Telles' loaning to

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. On 25 October 2015, Olcan scored a head goal against Fenerbahçe in

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, also in a rivalry match, which ended 1–1 draw.

Akhisarspor

On 8 December 2016, Olcan Adın joined Akhisarspor on a 1.5 year contract. In his first season with the club, Olcan scored 5 goals and got 8 assists in 16 league appearances. He scored against his former club Galatasaray at the

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on 9 December 2017, with a long-range strike from 35 metres. Adın started the match, and played 90 minutes in a match Akhisarspor went on to lose 2–4, after leading 2–0 at half-time. On 10 May 2018, Olcan helped Akhisarspor win their first professional trophy, the

2017–18 Turkish Cup The 2017–18 Turkish Cup ( tr, Türkiye Kupası) was the 56th season of the tournament. Ziraat Bankası is the sponsor of the tournament; thus the official name due to sponsorship was the Ziraat Turkish Cup. As the winners of the tournament, Akh ...

International career

On 1 March 2012, Olcan played his first international match for

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, against

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. In a friendly match against Sweden on 5 March 2014, he scored the deciding goal coming on as a substitute in a 2-1 win.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

''Scores and results table. Turkey's goal tally first:''

Honours

;Fenerbahçe *

(2): 2003–04, 2006–07 ;Galatasaray S.K. *

(1): 2014–15 * Türkiye Kupası (2): 2014–15, 2015–16 * Süper Kupa (1): 2015 ;Akhisarspor *

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(1): 2017–18

References

External links

Profile at TFF.org
* * * * 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Balıkesir Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Balıkesirspor footballers Kartal S.K. footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Antalyaspor footballers Karşıyaka S.K. footballers Gaziantepspor footballers Trabzonspor footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers Akhisarspor footballers Süper Lig players Men's association football midfielders {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub