Marvin Ayhan Obuz (born 25 January 2002) is a German professional

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who plays as a winger for club

Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club plays in the 3. Liga, at the Stadion an der Hafenstraße. The team won the DFB-Pokal in 1953, and the German championship in 1955. The latt ...

. He made his professional debut for 1. FC Köln in October 2021.

Club career

Obuz began his youth career at a non-league club in

Hürth Hürth () is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Hürth shares borders with the city of Cologne and is about 6 km to the southwest of Cologne city centre, at the northeastern slope of the natural preserve Natur ...

. In 2009, he joined the youth academy of

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., better known as simply 1. FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English language, English, is a German professional association football, football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 ...

. Having progressed through Köln's youth sides, he was promoted to 1. FC Köln II, the clubs's reserve squad at the start of the 2020–21 season. In January 2021, Obuz was introduced to his club's first squad under manager

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. On 27 October 2021, Obuz made his professional debut in a

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match against

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. In July 2022, he joined

Holstein Kiel Kieler Sportvereinigung Holstein von 1900 e.V., commonly known as Holstein Kiel () or KSV Holstein, is a German association football and sports club based in the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. From the 1900s through the 1960s, the club was o ...

on a one-year loan spell. After the conclusion of his contract with Kiel, Obuz was transferred to

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club

on another one-year loan. On 23 June 2025, Obuz returned to

International career

Born in Germany, Obuz is of Turkish descent. He has represented Germany as a youth international.

Honours

1.FC Koln * 2.Bundesliga: 2024–25

References

2002 births Footballers from Cologne Living people German sportspeople of Turkish descent 21st-century German sportsmen Men's association football wingers German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers 1. FC Köln players 1. FC Köln II players Holstein Kiel players Holstein Kiel II players Rot-Weiss Essen players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players {{Germany-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub