Barış Özbek (, born 14 September 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career 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.

In June 2011, he left Galatasaray to join league rivals Trabzonspor.

In January 2015 Özbek joined Kayserispor from Union Berlin.

Özbek moved to MSV Duisburg on 1 February 2016. In November 2017, he agreed to the termination of his contract.

By April 2022, Özbek had retired from professional playing.

International career Born to Turkish parents in Germany, Özbek has a German passport and played for the Germany under-21 national team.

Personal life His brother, Ufuk is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics *

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRot-Weiss Essen2005–0613000––1302006–0725111––262Total381110000392Galatasaray2007–083028100804632008–092533010703632009–1019162001023552010–11171200030221Total9171931028213912Trabzonspor2011–1270000000702012–132000000020Total9000000090Union Berlin2012–131320000001322013–142003000002302014–157010000080Total402400000442Kayserispor2014–150000000000MSV Duisburg2015–1690–––902016–1713010––140Total22010––230Career total200102541028225416

Honours Galatasaray Süper Lig: 2007–08 Türkiye Süper Kupası: 2008

References

Barış Özbek, Kayserispor'dan ayrıldı, ulke.com.tr, 7 January 2016

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