Özgür Baran Aksaka (Bulgarian: Йозгюр Баран Аксака; born 29 January 2003) is a Turkish-Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for İskenderunspor.
Youth career Aksaka was born Tekirdağ, Turkey, to a Turkish father and a mother of mixed Bulgarian and Turkish descent.Турски талант с български корени получи покана за младежкия ни национален отбор Starting playing aged eight, he joined Galatasaray academy in 2013.Galatasaray extended the contract of Özgür Baran Aksaka until 2026
Club career
Galatasaray He made his debut for the first team on 19 October 2022 in a Turkish Cup match against Kastamonuspor.Galatasaray 7-0 GMG Kastamonuspor On 17 January 2023, Galatasaray extended his contract until the summer of 2026.Galatasaray, Baran Aksaka'nın sözleşmesini uzattı He completed his professional debut on 4 January 2023 in a league match against Ankaragücü.Galatasaray 2-1 MKE Ankaragücü
Aksaka became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4-1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with 2 weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.
Loans On September 14, 2023, Aksaka has been loaned out to Şanlıurfaspor without an option to buy. In February 2024 he was sent on loan to Gençlerbirliği until end of the season.
On 17 July 2024 he signed a one year loan with the Bulgarian First League team Arda Kardzhali.АРДА подписа с талант на Галатасарай
İskenderunspor (1978) He signed a 2–year contract with İskenderunspor on August 11, 2025.
International career Aksaka holds dual citizenship making him available for both Turkey and Bulgaria. In December 2022 it was reported that he had received a call-up for Bulgaria U21 which he accepted.Футболист на Галатасарай става младежки национал на България? A few days later Tolunay Kafkas expressed the desire to call Aksaka in the Turkey U21. In an interview on 2 February 2023, Aleksandar Dimitrov, manager of Bulgaria U21, confirmed he had personally spoken with Aksaka about representing the team in the qualifications for European Under-21 Championship starting from March 2023.Александър Димитров пред Дарик: Надявам се сега момчетата да бъркат по-малко, отколкото в предишните квалификации On 14 September 2023 he once again confirmed that Aksaka had decided to represent Bulgaria on international level and was not called up for U21 matches in September only because of lack of playing time on club level.РАЗКРИТИЕ: Футболист на Галатасарай ще играе за България
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueTurkish CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGalatasaraySüper Lig2022–2310200000302023–240000000000Total1020000030Şanlıurfaspor (loan)1. Lig2023–240000––00Career total1020000030
Honours Galatasaray Süper Lig: 2022–23
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