Ömer Toprak
Toprak with Leverkusen in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ömer Toprak | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Ravensburg, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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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 | 143 | (5) |
| 2017– | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Germany U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2011– | Turkey | 26 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2017 |
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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