Ömer Toprak
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ömer Toprak | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Ravensburg, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Werder Bremen (on loan from Borussia Dortmund) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2001 | TSB Ravensburg | ||
| 2001–2005 | FV Ravensburg | ||
| 2005–2008 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | SC Freiburg | 68 | (4) |
| 2011–2017 | Bayer Leverkusen | 154 | (5) |
| 2017– | Borussia Dortmund | 35 | (0) |
| 2019– | → Werder Bremen (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Germany U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2011– | Turkey | 27 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:07, 23 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:25, 7 August 2019 (UTC) | |||
Ömer Toprak (born 21 July 1989) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for German club Werder Bremen, on loan from Borussia Dortmund, and the Turkey national team.[2]
Club career
Toprak began his career with TSB Ravensburg in 1994. In 2001, he moved to FV Ravensburg.
SC Freiburg
Toprak signed for SC Freiburg in 2005. Three years later, He signed his first professional contract in the 2007–08 season.[3] During that period, he played for Freiburg U19 and the reserve team and won 22 games with the latter.
In his first professional season, he featured in 26 league games and scored 4 goals as Freiburg won the 2. Bundesliga and promoted after a defeat of VfL Osnabrück. On 9 June 2009, Toprak suffered from a karting accident, causing him to miss the first half of the 2009–10 season but he recovered, scoring a goal against Hamburger SV on the 65th minute. Toprak played 24 league games during the 2010–11 season.
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen signed Toprak as a replacement for newly retired Sami Hyypiä for a reported transfer fee of €2 to 3 million.[4] He appeared in the match versus Dynamo Dresden in the 2011–12 DFB-Pokal but they were eliminated 4–3. In Bayer's first match against Mainz 05, he scored an own goal, causing his team to lose 2–0. He scored another own goal against Hertha BSC. Bayer managed to qualify to the Champions League round of 16, where they were eliminated by FC Barcelona.
In January 2014, Toprak agreed a contract extension until 2018.[5]
Werder Bremen
In August 2019, Toprak joined Werder Bremen on a year-long loan from Borussia Dortmund. Werder Bremen announced the deal includes an purchase obligation to permanently sign Toprak that would come into effect with a "high likelihood"; the reported transfer fee agreed for that case was reported as €5 to 6 million.[6]
International career
He was part of the German U-19 national team squad that won the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He participated in three matches during the tournament, scoring one goal.
On 30 September 2011, Toprak was named to the Turkey national football team squad by coach Guus Hiddink for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Germany and Azerbaijan.[7] He made his Turkish debut on 15 November against Croatia in the second leg of UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs, playing the full 90 minutes of a goalless draw at the Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb which ensured that Croatia advanced to the finals 3–0 on aggregate.[8]
Personal life
Toprak is the son of Turkish immigrants from Sivas. He was born and raised in Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg. He has one older sister and two older brothers one of whom, Harun, is also a professional football player for FV Ravensburg. His cousin, Rahman Soyudoğru, has also played professional football, including in Germany and Turkey.[9]
On 9 June 2009, Toprak was involved in a karting accident, in which he suffered severe burns and had to be treated in a special clinic.[10] He was able to resume training after only four months.[11]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SC Freiburg | 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 4 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| Total | 154 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 7 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Werder Bremen (loan) | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 264 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 332 | 11 | ||
International
- As of matches played on 7 August 2019[14]
| Turkey | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 2 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 2 |
Honours
SC Freiburg
Borussia Dortmund
National
Germany U19
References
- ^ "Profis: Ömer Toprak" (in German). Borussia Dortmund.
- ^ "Toprak, Ömer" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Ömer Toprak spielt wieder für den SC Freiburg" (in German). badische-zeitung.de. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Hyypiä macht zum Saisonende Schluss". kicker Online (in German). 2 May 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Leverkusen tie down Toprak on long-term contract". UEFA.com. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Perfekt: Werder angelt sich tatsächlich Toprak". Buten und Binnen (in German). Radio Bremen. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "Turkey squad announced for Germany and Azerbaijan qualifiers". tff.org. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Croatia finish the job against Turkey". UEFA. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Ömer Toprak: Toprağında futbolculuk var!" (in Turkish). TFF.org. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Freiburgs Toprak nach Unfall im Krankenhaus" (in German). focus.de. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Freiburg: Toprak hofft "Ob es reicht, muss man abwarten."" (in German). reviersport.de. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Ömer Toprak at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Toprak stats". Whoscored. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ Ömer Toprak at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Ö.Toprak". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/ec-u19-08.html
External links
- Ömer Toprak – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Ömer Toprak – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ömer Toprak at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Kicker profile
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Turkish footballers
- Turkey international footballers
- German footballers
- German people of Turkish descent
- SC Freiburg players
- Association football central defenders
- Bundesliga players
- People from Ravensburg
- Germany youth international footballers
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- FV Ravensburg players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- SV Werder Bremen players
- Footballers from Baden-Württemberg