Malik Batmaz (born 17 March 2000) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. Born in Germany, he has represented Turkey at youth level.

Career

Batmaz made his professional debut for

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher Sport-Club Mühlburg-Phönix e. V., better known as Karlsruher SC, is a Football in Germany, German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of Germa ...

on 19 August 2018, appearing in the first round of the

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against

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side

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. He was substituted on in the 77th minute for

Marvin Pourié Marvin Pourié (born 8 January 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for fifth-tier Oberliga Westfalen club Rot Weiss Ahlen. Club career Pourié arrived at the Liverpool Academy from Borussia Dortmund in the summer o ...

, with the match finishing as a 6–0 home loss. On 13 January 2020, Batmaz moved to

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on loan for the rest of the season. He made three appearances and scored two goals, before returning to Karlsruher SC in the summer 2020. On 6 July 2023, Batmaz signed with

in the

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* * * 2000 births Living people People from Bretten Footballers from Karlsruhe (region) German sportspeople of Turkish descent Turkish men's footballers German men's footballers Men's association football forwards Turkey men's youth international footballers Karlsruher SC II players Karlsruher SC players VfB Stuttgart II players SC Preußen Münster players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Oberliga (football) players 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-forward-stub