Hüzeyfe Doğan (born 1 January 1981) is a former professional

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who played as an

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. Born in Turkey and raised in Germany, he represented the Turkey U19 and then the Germany U20s internationally.

Club career

Doğan was born in Karakoçan, Turkey. He moved to Germany at young age and as naturalized German citizen. He started his career with

Bonner SC Bonner SC is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Bonn. The club was formed in 1965 through the merger of ''Bonner FV'' and ''Tura Bonn''. Its women's football department won the List of German women's football champio ...

before joined

Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen, officially known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH () and commonly known as Bayer Leverkusen or simply Leverkusen, is a German professional football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It competes in the B ...

's youth system. He stayed for six years, and like many

Turks in Germany Turks in Germany, also referred to as German Turks and Turkish Germans ( or ''Deutschtürken''; , also known as ''Gurbetçiler'' or ''Almancılar''), are ethnic Turkish people living in Germany. These terms are also used to refer to German-born ...

, he tried his chances by joining a Turkish team. He joined Ankaragücü in summer 2003, but returned to Germany for

SC Paderborn 07 Sport-Club Paderborn 07 e.V., commonly known as simply SC Paderborn 07 () or SC Paderborn, is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has enjoyed its greatest success since the ...

in summer 2005.

International career

He played for

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, the country where he was raised, at

2001 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between 17 June and 8 July 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del ...

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* 1981 births Living people People from Karakoçan German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers German sportspeople of Turkish descent Turkish emigrants to Germany Men's association football midfielders Bonner SC players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players SC Paderborn 07 players MKE Ankaragücü footballers Wuppertaler SV players 1. FC Union Berlin players SC Preußen Münster players Denizlispor footballers Yeni Malatyaspor footballers 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Süper Lig players 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub