Onur Bulut

Onur Bulut
Bulut with Beşiktaş in 2023
Personal information
Full nameOnur Bulut[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-16) 16 April 1994 (age 31)
Place of birthWerdohl, Germany
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
PositionRight back
Team information
Current team
İstanbul Başakşehir
Number6
Youth career
1999–2004FSV Werdohl
2004–2008SF Oestrich-Iserlohn
2008–2013VfL Bochum
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2015VfL Bochum II59(4)
2012–2016VfL Bochum54(5)
2016–2018SC Freiburg22(0)
2018–2019Eintracht Braunschweig31(2)
2019–2021Alanyaspor23(3)
2020–2021Çaykur Rizespor (loan)18(0)
2021–2023Kayserispor55(4)
2023–2025Beşiktaş53(0)
2025–İstanbul Başakşehir0(0)
International career
2012–2013Turkey U198(0)
2022–Turkey4(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:35, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Onur Bulut (born 16 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir. Born in Germany, he plays for the Turkey national team. He predominantly plays in a central midfield role, but can also be used out on the right side as both a midfielder and full-back.[2][3]

Club career

In May 2016, Bulut joined Bundesliga side SC Freiburg from VfL Bochum of the 2. Bundesliga for the forthcoming 2016–2017 season.[4]

In January 2018, he moved to 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig on a 3+12-year contract until 2021.[5] A regular starter under manager Torsten Lieberknecht, he made four appearances in the second half of the 2018–19 season under André Schubert.[6]

In July 2019, Bulut was suspended during pre-season[7] and was asked find "a solution for his future".[6] On 27 July 2019, he signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig club Alanyaspor.[8] In 2021, he moved to Kayserispor.[9]

On 8 February 2023, he joined Beşiktaş and signed a contract until 2026.[10]

On 20 June 2025, he signed a two-year contract with Süper Lig side İstanbul Başakşehir.[11]

International career

Born in Germany, Bulut is of Turkish descent. He was a youth international for Turkey, having played for the Turkey U19s. He was called up to the senior Turkey squad for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Luxembourg on 22 September 2022 and Faroe Islands on 25 September 2022.[12] He debuted with the senior Turkey team in a friendly 2–1 win over the Czech Republic on 19 November 2022.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 June 2019[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Bochum II2011–12Regionalliga West151151
2012–13303303
2013–149090
2014–155050
Total59400594
VfL Bochum2011–122. Bundesliga000000
2012–13000000
2013–1410010110
2014–151310000
2015–1631440354
Total5455000595
SC Freiburg2016–17Bundesliga21020230
2017–1810000010
Total2202000240
SC Freiburg II2017–18Regionalliga Südwest4040
Eintracht Braunschweig2017–182. Bundesliga90000090
2018–193. Liga2221000232
Total3121000322
Career total17012800017812

International

As of match played 12 September 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Turkey202210
202330
Total40

Honours

Beşiktaş

References

  1. ^ "Onur Bulut". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Onur Bulut" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Onur Bulut" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Freiburg: Bulut ist der zweite Neuzugang". kicker Online (in German). 18 May 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Bulut verstärkt Eintracht Braunschweig". kicker Online (in German). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Braunschweigs Bulut soll seine Zukunft ordnen". kicker Online (in German). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  7. ^ von Cramon, Elmar (10 July 2019). "Jonas Thorsen verlässt Eintracht". Neue Braunschweiger (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Onur Bulut, Alanyaspor'da" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Kayserispor Onur Bulut'u transfer ediyor". fanatik.com.tr (in Turkish). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Ex-Bundesliga-Profi Bulut bleibt in der Türkei: Besiktas statt Augsburg". transfermarkt.de (in German). 8 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Başakşehir, Onur Bulut transferini açıkladı!". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Isole Faroe – Turchia 2-1: successo firmato Davidsen ed Edmundsson". calciomagazine.net. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Tayyip Talha Sanuç, Samet Akaydin and Onur Bulut spoke after the Czechia match!". 19 November 2022. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Besiktas claims Turkcell Super Cup with 5-0 win over Galatasaray". Türkiye Today. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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