Onur Bulut Explained

Onur Bulut
Full Name:Onur Bulut[1]
Birth Date:16 April 1994
Birth Place:Werdohl, Germany
Height:1.81 m
Position:Right back
Currentclub:Beşiktaş
Clubnumber:4
Youthyears1:1999–2004
Youthclubs1:FSV Werdohl
Youthyears2:2004–2008
Youthclubs2:SF Oestrich-Iserlohn
Youthyears3:2008–2013
Youthclubs3:VfL Bochum
Years1:2011–2015
Clubs1:VfL Bochum II
Caps1:59
Goals1:4
Years2:2012–2016
Clubs2:VfL Bochum
Caps2:54
Goals2:5
Years3:2016–2018
Clubs3:SC Freiburg
Caps3:22
Goals3:0
Years4:2018–2019
Caps4:31
Goals4:2
Years5:2019–2021
Clubs5:Alanyaspor
Caps5:23
Goals5:3
Years6:2020–2021
Clubs6:Çaykur Rizespor (loan)
Caps6:18
Goals6:0
Years7:2021–2023
Clubs7:Kayserispor
Caps7:55
Goals7:4
Years8:2023–
Caps8:37
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:2012–2013
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2022–
Nationalteam2:Turkey
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:11 August 2024
Nationalteam-Update:20:35, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Onur Bulut (born 16 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. Born in Germany, he plays for the Turkey national team. He predominantly plays in a central midfield role, but can also be used out on the right side as both a midfielder and full-back.[2] [3]

Club career

In May 2016, Bulut joined Bundesliga side SC Freiburg from VfL Bochum of the 2. Bundesliga for the forthcoming 2016–2017 season.[4]

In January 2018, he moved to 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig on a -year contract until 2021.[5] A regular starter under manager Torsten Lieberknecht, he made four appearances in the second half of the 2018–19 season under André Schubert.[6]

In July 2019, Bulut was suspended during pre-season[7] and was asked find "a solution for his future".[6] On 27 July 2019, he signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig club Alanyaspor. [8] In 2021, he moved to Kayserispor.[9]

On 8 February 2023, he joined Beşiktaş and signed a contract until 2026.[10]

International career

Born in Germany, Bulut is of Turkish descent. He was a youth international for Turkey, having played for the Turkey U19s. He was called up to the senior Turkey squad for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Luxembourg on 22 September 2022 and Faroe Islands on 25 September 2022.[11] He debuted with the senior Turkey team in a friendly 2–1 win over the Czech Republic on 19 November 2022.[12]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Bochum II2011–12Regionalliga West151151
2012–13303303
2013–149090
2014–155050
Total59400594
VfL Bochum2011–122. Bundesliga000000
2012–13000000
2013–1410010110
2014–151310000
2015–1631440354
Total5455000595
SC Freiburg2016–17Bundesliga21020230
2017–1810000010
Total2202000240
SC Freiburg II2017–18Regionalliga Südwest4040
Eintracht Braunschweig2017–182. Bundesliga90000090
2018–193. Liga2221000232
Total3121000322
Career total17012800017812

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Turkey202210
202330
Total40

Honours

Beşiktaş

2023–24

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Onur Bulut . Turkish Football Federation . 29 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Onur Bulut . de . . 30 July 2013.
  3. Web site: Onur Bulut . de . . 20 June 2015.
  4. News: Freiburg: Bulut ist der zweite Neuzugang. 1 July 2016. kicker Online. 18 May 2016. de.
  5. News: Bulut verstärkt Eintracht Braunschweig. 26 January 2018. kicker Online. 25 January 2018. de.
  6. Web site: Braunschweigs Bulut soll seine Zukunft ordnen . kicker Online . 11 July 2019 . de . 11 July 2019.
  7. News: von Cramon . Elmar . Jonas Thorsen verlässt Eintracht . 11 July 2019 . Neue Braunschweiger . 10 July 2019 . de.
  8. Web site: Onur Bulut, Alanyaspor'da. 27 July 2019. Hürriyet. tr. 3 September 2019.
  9. Web site: Kayserispor Onur Bulut'u transfer ediyor . fanatik.com.tr . 2021-06-24 . 2023-02-08 . tr.
  10. Web site: Ex-Bundesliga-Profi Bulut bleibt in der Türkei: Besiktas statt Augsburg . transfermarkt.de . 2023-02-08 . 2023-02-12 . de.
  11. News: Isole Faroe – Turchia 2-1: successo firmato Davidsen ed Edmundsson . calciomagazine.net . 26 September 2022.
  12. Web site: Tayyip Talha Sanuç, Samet Akaydin and Onur Bulut spoke after the Czechia match!. November 19, 2022.
  13. News: Besiktas claims Turkcell Super Cup with 5-0 win over Galatasaray. Türkiye Today. 3 August 2024. 3 August 2024.