Bahattin Köse

Bahattin Köse — Biography

Bahattin Köse is a forward and right winger who holds both Turkish and German citizenship. He built his early career in Germany, reaching the 2. Bundesliga, then played in Belgium and in the Turkish Süper Lig, and in later years in Turkey's lower divisions. At 1.83 m, he is known for his pace and ball technique. He spent the 2023-2024 season at Elazığspor and left the club in May 2024.

He started out with TuS Wischerhöfen and moved to Rot Weiss Ahlen in the summer of 2008. He made his first official appearance in the DFB-Pokal against Greuther Fürth on September 22, 2009, signed his first professional contract that October and played seven games in the 2. Bundesliga. In 2011 he joined Arminia Bielefeld, and in May 2012 he signed a two-year contract with the Belgian top-flight side RAEC Mons. At the start of 2014 he came to Turkey with Akhisar Belediyespor, played four Süper Lig matches and spent the second half of the 2014-2015 season on loan at Altınordu.

He agreed to join Manisaspor in the summer of 2015 and later played for Altay and Samsunspor. He moved to Kocaelispor in September 2020 and scored four goals in 27 matches in 2020-2021, a season in which the team won the play-offs and rose from the 2. Lig to the 1. Lig. At the mid-season break of 2021-2022 he moved to Ankaraspor in the 2. Lig. He joined Elazığspor in July 2023, scored his first goal of the season that November and added a second league goal in January 2024.