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

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who played as a

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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

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

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

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match against

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. 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''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

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

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in a 2-0 away win. He became a

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in Galatasaray, especially after Lionel Carole's injury and

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' 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

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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 Türk Telekom Stadium 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

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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

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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 *

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

: 2014–15 * Türkiye Kupası: 2014–15, 2015–16 * Süper Kupa:

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;Akhisarspor *

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: 2017–18

References

External links

Profile at TFF.org
* * * * 1985 births Living people Footballers 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 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub