| Barış Özbek | |
| Upright: | 1.1 |
| Birth Date: | 1986 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Castrop-Rauxel, West Germany |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Blau-Gelb Schwerin |
| Youthclubs2: | SG Wattenscheid 09 |
| Youthclubs3: | DJK TuS Hordel |
| Youthyears4: | 2003–2005 |
| Youthclubs4: | Rot-Weiss Essen |
| Years1: | 2005–2007 |
| Clubs1: | Rot-Weiss Essen |
| Caps1: | 38 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2007–2011 |
| Clubs2: | Galatasaray |
| Caps2: | 91 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs3: | Trabzonspor |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs4: | Union Berlin |
| Caps4: | 40 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs5: | Kayserispor |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs6: | MSV Duisburg |
| Caps6: | 22 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Fatih Karagümrük |
| Caps7: | 29 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 240 |
| Totalgoals: | 11 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2006–2007 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2006–2008 |
| Nationalteam2: | Germany U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 07:08, 26 August 2020 (UTC) |
Barış Özbek (pronounced as /tr/, born 14 September 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Özbek cemented his spot as a solid regular starter at Galatasaray in his first season and won the league title with his club. At the start of the 2009–10 season, he scored a brace during the third qualifying round of the Europa League, against Maccabi Netanya on 6 August 2009. He adopted the nickname Barış for his commitment when it comes to chasing the ball.[1]
In June 2011, he left Galatasaray to join league rivals Trabzonspor.[2]
In January 2015 Özbek joined Kayserispor from Union Berlin.[3]
Özbek moved to MSV Duisburg on 1 February 2016.[4] In November 2017, he agreed to the termination of his contract.[5]
By April 2022, Özbek had retired from professional playing.[6]
Born to Turkish parents in Germany, Özbek has a German passport and played for the Germany under-21 national team.[7]
His brother, Ufuk is also a professional footballer.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rot-Weiss Essen | 2005–06 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| Galatasaray | 2007–08 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
| 2008–09 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 91 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 139 | 12 | ||
| Trabzonspor | 2011–12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Union Berlin | 2012–13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| Kayserispor | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MSV Duisburg | 2015–16 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 200 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 254 | 16 | ||
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