Furkan Aydın

Furkan Aydın — Biography

Furkan Aydın is a Turkish forward who came up through the Sakaryaspor youth system, signed with Fenerbahçe, and then carried his career through lower-division clubs. At 1.91 m he is known as a forward effective in the air. As a youth he played for the Turkey under-17 and under-19 national teams.

He began in Sakaryaspor's youth side. In 2007–08 he made 22 appearances in the Deplasmanlı Süper Gençler Ligi and the national youth championship. In 2008–09, while playing in that league, he also got two league games and one Turkish Cup game with the first team. In July 2008 he was called up to the under-17 national team and scored two goals in three friendlies played over four days. In January 2009 he signed a three-year contract with Fenerbahçe but stayed at Sakaryaspor on loan until the end of the season. He returned to Fenerbahçe for 2009–10.

To gain experience as a striker he was loaned to Çankırı Belediye Spor for 2010–11. In the summer of 2011 he moved to Bozüyükspor of the 2. Lig, and in August 2012 Fenerbahçe loaned him for a year to another 2. Lig side, Nazilli Belediyespor. His club path later continued with Eyüpspor, Turgutluspor, Tuzlaspor and İnegölspor, among others.