Full name Omer Toprak Name Omer Toprak Career start 2007 1994–2001 TSB Ravensburg Weight 83 kg | Number 21 Height 1.86 m Playing position Role Footballer Siblings Harun Toprak | |
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Date of birth (1989-07-21) 21 July 1989 (age 26) Place of birth Ravensburg, West Germany Current teams Turkey national football team (Defender), Bayer 04 Leverkusen (#21 / Defender) Similar People Hakan Calhanoglu, Gokhan Tore, Giulio Donati, Semih Kaya, Nuri Sahin Profiles | ||
OMER TOPRAK | Bayer Leverkusen | Goals & Skills | 2016/2017 (HD)
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.
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- OMER TOPRAK Bayer Leverkusen Goals Skills 20162017 HD
- Club career
- International career
- Career statistics
- Personal life
- References
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. In his first professional season, he featured in 26 league games and scored 4 goals as Freiburg won the 2. Bundesliga.
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. 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.
Career statistics
As of 6 February 2017.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 one of whom, Harun, is also a professional football player for FV Ravensburg. His cousin, Rahman Soyudoğru, has also played professional football, including in Germany and Turkey.
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. He was able to resume training after only four months.
