Oğuzhan Berber

Oğuzhan Berber
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Konak, Turkey
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Gençlerbirliği
Number 12
Youth career
2004–2005 Karşıyaka
2005–2011 Denizlispor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Denizlispor 21 (0)
2011–2012 → Sarayköy (loan) 27 (1)
2013–2016 Çaykur Rizespor 20 (0)
2014 → Adana Demirspor (loan) 13 (0)
2015 → Altınordu (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2016 → Samsunspor (loan) 34 (0)
2016–2017 Adana Demirspor 31 (0)
2017–2019 Kayserispor 0 (0)
2017–2018 → İstanbulspor (loan) 27 (0)
2019–2020 İstanbulspor 21 (0)
2020–2021 Boluspor 23 (0)
2021–2023 İstanbulspor 51 (0)
2023–2024 Manisa 11 (0)
2024– Gençlerbirliği 24 (0)
International career‡
2012–2014 Turkey U21 9 (0)
2015 Turkey A2 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:02, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Oğuzhan Berber (born 10 April 1992) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for TFF First League club Gençlerbirliği.

Professional career

Berber is a product of the youth academies of Karşıyaka and Denizlispor, and began his senior career with Denizlispor in 2011. He shortly after went on loan to Sarayköy until the end of the 2011-12 season.[1] He transferred to Çaykur Rizespor in 2013.[2] He made his professional debut with Rizespor in a 1-1 Süper Lig tie with Kayseri Erciyesspor on 2 November 2014.[3] From Rizespor, he had successive loans at Adana Demirspor, Altınordu and Samsunspor, before a short stint with in 2016.[2]

On 16 June 2017 Berber signed with Kayserispor.[4] He joined İstanbulspor on loan in 2017, and after good performances with them was signed permanently in 2018. He had a short stint with Boluspor for the 2020-21 season, before returning to İstanbulspor.[5] He helped İstanbulspor achieve promotion in the 2021-22 season for the first time in 17 years.[6] He started in İstanbulspor return to the Süper Lig in a 2–0 season opening loss to Trabzonspor on 5 August 2022.[7]

International career

Berber is a youth international for Turkey, having played for the Turkey U21 and A2 teams.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Denizlispor yönetimi Vali'yi ziyaret etti.. - Futbol - Ajansspor.com". 22 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Oğuzhan Berber Çaykur Rizesporda". Fanatik.
  3. ^ "ÇAYKUR RİZESPOR A.Ş. SUAT ALTIN İNŞAAT KAYSERİ ERCİYESSPOR - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
  4. ^ Sporx (16 June 2017). "Oğuzhan Berber, Kayserispor'da".
  5. ^ "Hoş Geldin Oğuzhan Berber!". istanbulspor.com.tr.
  6. ^ "İstanbulspor, 17 yıl sonra Spor Toto Süper Lig'de". Pusula Haber.
  7. ^ "Trabzonspor lige galibiyetle başladı!". Haber7.
  8. ^ "Oğuzhan Berber ile 1 yıllık anlaşma sağlandı". boluspor.org.