Saban Özdogan
Encyclopedia
Saban Özdogan is a Danish
footballer of Turkish
descent who currently plays as a winger for Danish Superliga
club F.C. Copenhagen
.
(KB), the reserve team of multiple Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen (FCK). He made his debut for the Danish under-16 national team in January 2006, and played two matches for the team and scored a goal. In September 2006, he was called up for the Danish under-17 national team.
Özdogan made his debut for F.C. Copenhagen, the defending 2006 Danish Superliga
champions, in the unofficial 2006 Viasat Cup
tournament in May 2006, after playing the first half of the 2006–07 season
in the KB youth team, he was a part of the FCK squad for the Scandinavian Royal League 2006-07
tournament. At new year 2007 he was promoted to the KB senior squad, two years early, alongside Mads Laudrup
.
In the summer break 2009, Özdogan was promoted to the first team squad together with Thomas Delaney
.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
footballer of Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
descent who currently plays as a winger for Danish Superliga
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
club F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment....
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Biography
Özdogan started playing youth football at Kjøbenhavns BoldklubKjøbenhavns Boldklub
Kjøbenhavns Boldklub or KB is a Danish sports club based in Copenhagen. The club was founded April 26, 1876 on the grassy fields in outer Copenhagen which later became Fælledparken. Football and cricket has been played in KB since 1879, making KB the oldest football club on Continental Europe and...
(KB), the reserve team of multiple Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen (FCK). He made his debut for the Danish under-16 national team in January 2006, and played two matches for the team and scored a goal. In September 2006, he was called up for the Danish under-17 national team.
Özdogan made his debut for F.C. Copenhagen, the defending 2006 Danish Superliga
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
champions, in the unofficial 2006 Viasat Cup
Viasat Cup
The Viasat Cup was a 2006 Danish football tournament, starting at the end of the Danish Superliga 2005-06. The tournament was held due to Denmark's failure to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, a tournament which had caused FIFA to demand that the Superliga ended May 14...
tournament in May 2006, after playing the first half of the 2006–07 season
2006-07 in Danish football
-Overview:From the 2006-07 season mergered B 1909, B 1913 and Dalum IF to FC FYN. All three clubs played in the 2005-06 season in 2nd Division West. FC FYN will also play in 2nd Division....
in the KB youth team, he was a part of the FCK squad for the Scandinavian Royal League 2006-07
Royal League 2006-07
-Rules:The twelve participating teams are placed into three groups of four clubs each. The teams of each group face each other home and away. The group winners and runners-up qualify for the quarter-finals, along with the two best 3rd placed teams. As opposed to the previous edition of the...
tournament. At new year 2007 he was promoted to the KB senior squad, two years early, alongside Mads Laudrup
Mads Laudrup
Mads Thunø Laudrup is a Danish professional footballer, who plays as a winger or central midfielder for HB Køge. He has scored two goals and played 28 games for various Danish youth national teams.-Biography:...
.
In the summer break 2009, Özdogan was promoted to the first team squad together with Thomas Delaney
Thomas Delaney
Thomas Joseph Delaney is a Danish footballer of Irish-American descent, who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga side F.C. Copenhagen.-Career:...
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International career
He has played 17 games and scored a single goal for various Danish youth national teams.Honours
- Danish SuperligaDanish SuperligaThe Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
: 2009–10 & 2010-112010–11 Danish SuperligaThe 2010–11 Danish Superliga season was the 21st season of the Danish Superliga championship, which decides the Danish football championship. It began on 17 July 2010 with the previous season's silver medalists from Odense facing Esbjerg and ended on 29 May 2011 with six simultaneous matches. F.C...
(with Copenhagen)