Çekdar Orhan (born 8 March 1998) is a Turkish football player who plays as a forward for

Tuzlaspor Tuzlaspor is a Turkish professional football club based in Tuzla, Istanbul. They play in the TFF First League. The club plays in white and blue kits, and have done so since their formation in 1954. League participations * TFF First League: 20 ...

on loan from

Giresunspor Giresunspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Giresun. It was founded in 1925 and re-formed in 1967 after the merger of Yeşiltepespor, Akıngençlikspor, and Beşiktaşspor. The football club is playing in the Turkish Su ...

Professional career

Born in Turkey and raised in Germany, Orhan is a youth product of the German clubs

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...

, Wuppertaler SV,

1. FC Mönchengladbach 1. is the ordinal form of the number one in a number of European languages. 1. may also refer to: Association football Austria * 1. FC Vöcklabruck, a defunct Austrian association football club Czech Republic * 1. FC Karlovy Vary, a Czech assoc ...

and

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as ''Oberhausener SV'' in December 1904 out of the merger of ''Emschertaler SV'' (1902) and the football enthusiasts of ''Oberh ...

. He returned to Turkey with the academy of

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other dep ...

in 2018. He began his senior career with Akhisarspor in the

TFF First League The TFF 1. Lig, officially known as Spor Toto 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the ''Turkish Second League Category A'' after the reorganization of the ...

in 2019, before transferring to

on 15 August 2021. He made his professional debut with

in a 2-1

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...

loss to

Antalyaspor Antalyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Antalya. The club's colours are red and white. They play their home matches at the Antalya Stadium. In Turkey, the club won the First League twice in 1982 and ...

on 1 November 2021.

Personal life

Orhan is the nephew of the Turkish actors

Yılmaz Erdoğan Yılmaz Erdoğan (born 4 November 1967) is a Turkish filmmaker, actor and poet who is most famous for his box-office record-breaking debut comedy film '' Vizontele'' (2001) and the television series ''Bir Demet Tiyatro'' (1995–2002/2006–2007). ...

and

Ersin Korkut Ersin is a Turkish given name for males and a surname. It may refer to: Given name * Ersin Demir (born 1977), Turkish football player * Ersin Destanoğlu (born 2001), Turkish football player * Ersin Durgut (born 1982), Turkish volleyball player ...

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DFB Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Orhan, Cekdar 1998 births Living people People from Hakkâri Turkish footballers Turkey youth international footballers Association football midfielders Akhisarspor footballers Giresunspor footballers Tuzlaspor players Süper Lig players TFF First League players Turkish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Germany