Ömer Toprak

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Ömer Toprak
File:Oemer-Toprak.jpg
Toprak with Leverkusen in 2014
Personal information
Full name Ömer Toprak
Date of birth (1989-07-21) 21 July 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Ravensburg, West Germany
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Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 21
Youth career
1994–2001 TSB Ravensburg
2001–2005 FV Ravensburg
2005–2008 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 SC Freiburg 68 (4)
2011– Bayer Leverkusen 129 (4)
International career‡
2008 Germany U19 3 (1)
2011– Turkey 23 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2014

Ömer Toprak (born 21 July 1989) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for German club Bayer Leverkusen and the Turkey national team.[1]

Club career

Toprak began his career with TSB Ravensburg in 1994. In 2001 he moved to FV Ravensburg. He was signed by SC Freiburg in 2005. He signed his first professional contract in the summer of 2008.[2] In his first professional season, he featured in 26 league games and scored 4 goals as Freiburg won the 2. Bundesliga title.[3]

International career

He was part of the German U-19 national team squad that won the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He participated in three matches during the tournament, scoring one goal.

On 30 September 2011, Toprak was named to the Turkey national football team squad by coach Guus Hiddink for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Germany and Azerbaijan.[4] He made his Turkish debut on 15 November against Croatia in the second leg of UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs, playing the full 90 minutes of a goalless draw at the Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb which ensured that Croatia advanced to the finals 3–0 on aggregate.[5]

Career statistics

As of 19 March 2016.[3][6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SC Freiburg 2008-09 2. Bundesliga 30 4 1 0 — 31 4
2009-10 Bundesliga 14 0 0 0 — 14 0
2010-11 Bundesliga 24 0 1 0 — 25 0
Total 68 4 2 0 — 70 4
Bayer Leverkusen 2011-12 Bundesliga 27 0 1 0 6 0 34 0
2012-13 Bundesliga 26 1 2 0 4 0 32 1
2013-14 Bundesliga 28 1 3 0 8 2 39 3
2014-15 Bundesliga 29 1 3 0 9 0 41 1
2015-16 Bundesliga 19 1 2 0 4 0 25 1
Total 129 4 11 0 31 2 170 6
Career total 197 8 13 0 31 2 237 10

Personal life

Toprak is the son of Turkish immigrants from Sivas. He was born and raised in Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg. He has one older sister and two older brothers of which one, Harun, is also a professional football player for FV Ravensburg. His cousin, Rahman Soyudoğru, has also played professional football, including in Germany and Turkey.[7]

On 9 June 2009, Toprak was involved in a karting accident, in which he suffered severe burns and had to be treated in a special clinic.[8] He was able to resume training after only four months.[9]

References

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