Barış Örücü

Barış Örücü — Biography

Barış Örücü is a German-born footballer with both Turkish and German citizenship, who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger. After representing Germany as a youth player he chose Turkey. He has played club football for Turkish sides such as Bursaspor, Denizlispor, Konyaspor and İstanbulspor, and he now plays for Nazilli Belediyespor.

Born in Krefeld to a Turkish working-class family, he started in the youth setup of Bayer 04 Leverkusen and then played in the academy of MSV Duisburg. He appeared five times for the German under-18 side before deciding to represent Turkey, and was later picked for the Turkey 'A2' team. At the start of 2011-12 he moved to Bursaspor and reached the Süper Lig; he made his debut in that league against Manisaspor on October 30, 2011. In 2013-14 first-division Denizlispor signed him, and in summer 2014 he agreed terms with Konyaspor.

In 2016 he parted ways with Alanyaspor and returned to Denizlispor, and in 2018 he joined İstanbulspor. In August 2023 Örücü went back to playing with Nazilli Belediyespor, after some years away from the game.