Background
He was born and raised in Germany and played until he was 18 for smaller clubs in and around his home town Frankfurt am Main.
He was born and raised in Germany and played until he was 18 for smaller clubs in and around his home town Frankfurt am Main.
In 2008 however he managed to join 2. Bundesliga club FSV Frankfurt, the second most important club in Frankfurt. There he stayed two years and became a regular for the second team during his second season.
In 2010 he attracted the attention of Bayer Leverkusen, an Union of European Football Associations Champions League regular for Germany.
But also there he did not get beyond the second team Subsequently, although having had offers by 2.
Bundesliga clubs, he made a move to Turkey, the homeland of his ancestors, and played from July 2011 to December 2012 for Kayserispor in the Süper Lig. Foreign them he also made his Süper Lig debut on 24 February 2012.
In January 2013 he signed a half year contract at Bundesliga club 1.
Football Club Nürnberg, which was later extended until June 2015.