Salih Ozcan (born 11 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. Born in Germany, he plays for the Turkey national team.
Born in Germany, Ozcan is of Turkish descent as he was born into a Turkish family. Ozcan spent the majority of his youth career in 1. FC Koln's youth system. He first featured in 1. FC Koln's first team in September 2016 in a match against Schalke 04. During the 2017–18 season he consistently started in central midfield. He scored his first league goal on 2 September 2018 in a match against FC St. Pauli.
In 2017, Ozcan was awarded the golden Fritz Walter Medal for the best U19 player in Germany.
On 23 August 2019, Ozcan joined Holstein Kiel on loan until the end of 2019–20 season.
On 29 June 2021, in spite of speculations about a possible transfer, the club announced that Ozcan had signed a new two-year contract with Koln.
On 23 May 2022, it was reported that Ozcan would join Borussia Dortmund for the 2022–23 season and that he would sign a contract with the club until 2026. The German sports magazine kicker estimated the transfer fee to be €5 million.
Ozcan was eligible for both the Turkish and German national teams, played for Germany's youth teams.
On 25 March 2022, Ozcan was called up to the Turkey national team by head coach Stefan Kuntz. He debuted in a friendly 3–2 loss to Italy on 29 March 2022. |
