Onur Bulut
{{short description|Turkish professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Onur Bulut
| image = Onur Bulut (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 260px
| caption = Bulut with Beşiktaş in 2023
| full_name = Onur Bulut{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=1540683 |title=Onur Bulut |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |access-date=29 November 2020}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|4|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Werdohl, Germany
| height = 1.81 m
| position = Right back
| currentclub = İstanbul Başakşehir
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 = 1999–2004
| youthclubs1 = FSV Werdohl
| youthyears2 = 2004–2008
| youthclubs2 = SF Oestrich-Iserlohn
| youthyears3 = 2008–2013
| youthclubs3 = VfL Bochum
| years1 = 2011–2015
| clubs1 = VfL Bochum II
| caps1 = 59
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2012–2016
| clubs2 = VfL Bochum
| caps2 = 54
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2016–2018
| clubs3 = SC Freiburg
| caps3 = 22
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs4 = Eintracht Braunschweig
| caps4 = 31
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2019–2021
| clubs5 = Alanyaspor
| caps5 = 23
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2020–2021
| clubs6 = → Çaykur Rizespor (loan)
| caps6 = 18
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2021–2023
| clubs7 = Kayserispor
| caps7 = 55
| goals7 = 4
| years8 = 2023–2025
| clubs8 = Beşiktaş
| caps8 = 53
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam1 = Turkey U19
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2022–
| nationalteam2 = Turkey
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 4 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 20:35, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
| years9 = 2025–
| clubs9 = İstanbul Başakşehir
}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/bulutonur/ |title=Onur Bulut |language=de |publisher=fussballdaten.de |access-date=30 July 2013}}{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/onur-bulut/spieler/sueper-lig/2024-25/besiktas-jk | title = Onur Bulut | language = de | publisher = kicker | access-date = 20 June 2015}}
Club career
In May 2016, Bulut joined Bundesliga side SC Freiburg from VfL Bochum of the 2. Bundesliga for the forthcoming 2016–2017 season.{{cite news|title=Freiburg: Bulut ist der zweite Neuzugang|url=https://www.kicker.de/freiburg_bulut-ist-der-zweite-neuzugang-652139/artikel|access-date=1 July 2016|work=kicker Online|date=18 May 2016|language=de}}
In January 2018, he moved to 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig on a {{frac|3|1|2}}-year contract until 2021.{{cite news|title=Bulut verstärkt Eintracht Braunschweig|url=https://www.kicker.de/bulut-verstaerkt-eintracht-braunschweig-715813/artikel|access-date=26 January 2018|work=kicker Online|date=25 January 2018|language=de}} A regular starter under manager Torsten Lieberknecht, he made four appearances in the second half of the 2018–19 season under André Schubert.{{cite web |title=Braunschweigs Bulut soll seine Zukunft ordnen |url=https://www.kicker.de/braunschweigs-bulut-soll-seine-zukunft-ordnen-753102/artikel |website=kicker Online |access-date=11 July 2019 |language=de |date=11 July 2019}}
In July 2019, Bulut was suspended during pre-season{{cite news |last1=von Cramon |first1=Elmar |title=Jonas Thorsen verlässt Eintracht |url=https://www.neue-braunschweiger.de/jonas-thorsen-verlaesst-eintracht/ |access-date=11 July 2019 |work=Neue Braunschweiger |date=10 July 2019 |language=de}} and was asked find "a solution for his future". On 27 July 2019, he signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig club Alanyaspor.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/onur-bulut-alanyasporda-transfer-haberleri-41286216|title=Onur Bulut, Alanyaspor'da|date=27 July 2019|publisher=Hürriyet|language=tr|access-date=3 September 2019}} In 2021, he moved to Kayserispor.{{Cite web |title=Kayserispor Onur Bulut'u transfer ediyor |url=https://www.fanatik.com.tr/kayserispor/kayserispor-onur-bulutu-transfer-ediyor-2227893 |website=fanatik.com.tr |date=2021-06-24 |access-date=2023-02-08 |language=tr}}
On 8 February 2023, he joined Beşiktaş and signed a contract until 2026.{{Cite web |title=Ex-Bundesliga-Profi Bulut bleibt in der Türkei: Besiktas statt Augsburg |url=https://www.transfermarkt.de/ex-bundesliga-profi-bulut-bleibt-in-der-turkei-besiktas-statt-augsburg/view/news/417993 |website=transfermarkt.de |date=2023-02-08 |access-date=2023-02-12 |language=de}}
On 20 June 2025, he signed a two-year contract with Süper Lig side İstanbul Başakşehir.{{Cite web |last= |date=2025-06-20 |title=Başakşehir, Onur Bulut transferini açıkladı! |url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/basaksehir-onur-bulut-transferini-acikladi-42847263 |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Hürriyet |language=tr}}
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.{{cite news |url=https://www.calciomagazine.net/faroe-turchia-diretta-risultato-25-settembre-2022-168036.html |title=Isole Faroe – Turchia 2-1: successo firmato Davidsen ed Edmundsson |publisher=calciomagazine.net |access-date=26 September 2022}} He debuted with the senior Turkey team in a friendly 2–1 win over the Czech Republic on 19 November 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://cablefreetv.org/tayyip-talha-sanuc-samet-akaydin-and-onur-bulut-spoke-after-the-czechia-match/|title=Tayyip Talha Sanuç, Samet Akaydin and Onur Bulut spoke after the Czechia match!|date=November 19, 2022}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 16 June 2019|}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|VfL Bochum II
|rowspan="4"|Regionalliga West |15 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13
|30 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14
|9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15
|5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!59 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 59 | 4 | ||
| rowspan=6|VfL Bochum
|rowspan="5"|2. Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14
|10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15
|13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16
|31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!54 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 5 | |
| rowspan="3"|SC Freiburg
|rowspan="2"|Bundesliga |21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SC Freiburg II
|4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Eintracht Braunschweig
|2. Bundesliga |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2018–19
|22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!170 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 12 |
=International=
{{updated|match played 12 September 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"|Turkey
|2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 4 | 0 |
Honours
Beşiktaş
- Turkish Cup: 2023–24
- Turkish Super Cup: 2024{{cite news|url=https://www.turkiyetoday.com/sports/besiktas-claims-turkcell-super-cup-with-5-0-win-over-galatasaray-35863/|title=Besiktas claims Turkcell Super Cup with 5-0 win over Galatasaray|website=Türkiye Today|date=3 August 2024|access-date=3 August 2024}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{TFF player|1540683}}
- {{UEFA player|250056038|Onur Bulut}}
- {{soccerway|onur-bulut/231442}}
- {{Fussballdaten|bulutonur|Onur Bulut}}
{{Beşiktaş J.K. squad}}
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Category:People from Märkischer Kreis
Category:Turkish men's footballers
Category:Turkey men's international footballers
Category:Turkey men's youth international footballers
Category:German sportspeople of Turkish descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:VfL Bochum II players
Category:Eintracht Braunschweig players
Category:Alanyaspor footballers
Category:Çaykur Rizespor footballers
Category:Kayserispor footballers