Okan Salmaz

Okan Salmaz — Biography

Okan Salmaz is a footballer born in the Tufanbeyli district of Adana who plays as a winger. He developed at Adanaspor: he rose from the youth system to the professional squad and was then loaned to Bayrampaşa in the 2. Lig. Elsewhere in his career he played for Ceyhanspor, and in early 2022 he was in the squad of HD Elazığ Karakoçan FK.

His path began in the youth system of Adana Sarıçam Burukspor, from where he moved to Adanaspor's youth setup. In 2008 he signed a professional contract and was brought into the first team, and on September 3, 2008, he played his first official match, a Turkish Cup tie against Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor. He got little time in his first season and played more often in his second. In 2010-2011 he played four matches for the first team and mostly featured for the A2 side.

In an interview given at a young age he said that he had actually started football reluctantly. He was called up to the youth national teams 30 times and wore Turkey's shirt in 23 matches, 9 for the U-16s, 7 for the U-17s and 7 for the U-19s, scoring 2 goals.