Ali Odabas (born 20 October 1993) is a German-Turkish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

In July 2015, Odabas moved to Jahn Regensburg on a free transfer. He made his competitive debut for the club on 16 July 2015 in a 3–2 home victory over Viktoria Aschaffenburg. In July 2016, Odabas tore the

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in his right knee in a friendly with FC Sopron. In June 2017, he extended his contract with Regensburg until 30 June 2019 and was loaned out for one season to

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. He only made two league appearances during his time at Zwickau, one in a 1–1 draw with Sportfreunde Lotte on 29 July 2017 and the other in a 1–0 defeat to

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on 27 August 2017.

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* 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Schwäbisch Gmünd Footballers from Stuttgart (region) German sportspeople of Turkish descent Turkish men's footballers German men's footballers Turkish expatriate men's footballers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Men's association football defenders SSV Jahn Regensburg players SSV Jahn Regensburg II players FSV Zwickau players VfR Aalen players Regionalliga players 3. Liga players 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-defender-stub