Oğuzhan Aydoğan

Oğuzhan Aydoğan — Biography

Oğuzhan Aydoğan is a dual-national footballer known for the route that took him from German youth football to Beşiktaş, and then on to clubs in the lower Turkish leagues. He is described as most effective on the right wing but can also play on the left, behind the striker and up front.

He started in the TSV Marl-Hüls youth setup and played for Schalke 04's juniors before moving to Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer for the 2014-2015 season, when Jürgen Klopp was the club's coach; in that first season he scored six goals in 19 youth matches. With Dortmund's under-19 side he won the western league and the national under-19 title in 2016, and the Westphalia Cup in 2015. That year he joined Beşiktaş for a reported 200,000 euros; he had said he supported the club from childhood, while the club president called the signing a long-term project. Because of squad depth he first played in the under-21 team, where he scored against Karabükspor, Akhisar, Antalyaspor and Fenerbahçe.

In August 2017 he was loaned for a year to Karlsruher SC of the German 3. Liga and returned to Beşiktaş in February 2018. In mid-2020 the Turkish press debated why he was getting no playing time. He signed for Menemenspor in January 2022 and for Düzcespor in August 2023. He also played for Bashkimi 1947.