Eyüp Aydın

Eyüp Aydın — Biography

Eyüp Aydın is a German-born Turkish defensive midfielder, known for coming through the Bayern Munich academy and then sharing in Galatasaray's league and cup success. After loan spells at Samsunspor and Kasımpaşa, he is back in the Galatasaray squad ahead of the 2026-27 season.

He began playing around Heidenheim and joined Bayern Munich's academy in 2017. In 2021, aged 16, he moved up to the reserves, Bayern München II, signed his first professional contract that year and scored four goals in the Regionalliga Bayern. In September 2023 he signed a three-year deal with Galatasaray. He debuted in a 3-0 Süper Lig win over Konyaspor on January 7, 2024, providing an assist, and scored his first goal in February 2025 in a Turkish Cup tie away at Boluspor. In September 2025 he was loaned to Samsunspor; that loan was mutually ended in February 2026, and he went to Kasımpaşa until the end of the season.

With Galatasaray he won the 2023-24 and 2024-25 Süper Lig titles, the 2024-25 Turkish Cup and the 2023 Turkish Super Cup. He started his international career with Germany's U-15 and U-16 teams, playing eight times in all. In November 2021 he chose Turkey; in March 2026, while at a U-21 camp, he received an emergency call-up to the senior squad's training group for the match against Romania.