| Salih Özcan | |
| Height: | [1] |
| Birth Date: | 1998 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Cologne, Germany |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Borussia Dortmund |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthyears1: | –2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | SC West Köln |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | 1. FC Köln |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | 1. FC Köln II |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2016–2022 |
| Clubs2: | 1. FC Köln |
| Caps2: | 110 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Holstein Kiel (loan) |
| Caps3: | 28 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | Borussia Dortmund |
| Caps4: | 49 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Germany U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam3: | Germany U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam4: | Germany U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam5: | Germany U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam6: | Germany U20 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears7: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalteam7: | Germany U21 |
| Nationalcaps7: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals7: | 1 |
| Nationalyears8: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam8: | Turkey |
| Nationalcaps8: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals8: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 19:13, 11 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 23:21, 6 July 2024 (UTC) |
Salih Özcan (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.[2]
Born in Germany, Özcan is of Turkish descent as he was born into a Turkish family. Özcan spent the majority of his youth career in 1. FC Köln's youth system. He first featured in 1. FC Köln's first team in September 2016 in a match against Schalke 04.[3] 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.[4]
In 2017, Özcan was awarded the golden Fritz Walter Medal for the best U19 player in Germany.[5]
On 23 August 2019, Özcan joined Holstein Kiel on loan until the end of 2019–20 season.[6]
On 29 June 2021, in spite of speculations about a possible transfer, the club announced that Özcan had signed a new two-year contract with Köln.[7]
On 23 May 2022, it was reported that Özcan 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.[8]
Özcan was eligible for both the Turkish and German national teams,[9] played for Germany's youth teams.[10]
On 25 March 2022, Özcan was called up to the Turkey national team by head coach Stefan Kuntz.[11] He debuted in a friendly 3–2 loss to Italy on 29 March 2022.[12]
| Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga West | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | 22 | 4 | ||||||
| 1. FC Köln | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 110 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 4 | |||
| Holstein Kiel (loan) | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 5 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 70 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 209 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 249 | 13 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 0 | ||
Borussia Dortmund
1. FC Köln
Germany U21
Individual