Olcan Adın (Turkish pronunciation: [oɫˈdʒɑn ˈɑdɯn], born 30 September 1985) is a retired Turkish professional footballer who played as a left back or winger.

Club career

Olcan started his career for Fenerbahçe, where he played 18 times and scored three goals for the youth team, before transferring to Gaziantepspor in the 2008–09 season for three years and later to Trabzonspor in 2012.

On 28 November 2013, Olcan was the hat-trick hero of the UEFA Europa League match against Apollon Limassol. His three goals and assist helped Trabzonspor to win over Cypriot side and qualify for the knockout stage of the UEFA Europa League.[1]

Galatasaray

On 5 July 2014, Olcan signed a four-year contract with Galatasaray, for an €4M fee.[2] He scored his first goal in the first game of the season against Bursaspor in a 2-0 away win.[3] He became a left-back in Galatasaray, especially after Lionel Carole's injury and Alex Telles' loaning to Internazionale. On 25 October 2015, Olcan scored a head goal against Fenerbahçe in Süper Lig, also in a rivalry match, which ended 1–1 draw.

Akhisarspor

On 8 December 2016, Olcan Adın joined Akhisarspor on a 1.5 year contract.[4] In his first season with the club, Olcan scored 5 goals and got 8 assists in 16 league appearances.[5]

He scored against his former club Galatasaray at the Türk Telekom Stadium on 9 December 2017, with a long-range strike from 35 metres.[6] Adın started the match, and played 90 minutes in a match Akhisarspor went on to lose 2–4, after leading 2–0 at half-time.[7] On 10 May 2018, Olcan helped Akhisarspor win their first professional trophy, the 2017–18 Turkish Cup.[8]

International career

On 1 March 2012, Olcan played his first international match for Turkey, against Slovakia. In a friendly match against Sweden on 5 March 2014, he scored the deciding goal coming on as a substitute in a 2-1 win.[9]

Career statistics

As of 11 September 2018.[10]

Club

Club Season League Cup Other Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gaziantepspor 2008–09 12 0 3 2 15 2
2019–10 30 2 1 1 31 3
2010–11 33 12 8 2 41 14
2011–12 14 4 0 0 4 1 18 5
Total 89 18 12 5 4 1 105 24
Trabzonspor 2011–12 19 5 2 0 2 1 23 6
2012–13 30 7 11 2 1 0 42 9
2013–14 33 10 1 0 14 5 48 15
Total 82 22 14 2 17 6 113 30
Galatasaray 2014–15 28 1 11 4 1 0 1 0 41 5
2015–16 27 3 10 1 0 0 6 0 43 4
Total 55 4 21 5 1 0 7 0 84 9
Akhisarspor 2016–17 16 5 2 0 18 5
2017–18 24 2 5 1 29 3
Total 40 7 7 1 47 8
Antalyaspor 2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 266 51 54 13 1 0 28 7 349 71

International goals

Scores and results table. Turkey's goal tally first:

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 March 2014 Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara, Turkey  Sweden 2–1 2–1 Friendly
As of 5 March 2014.

Honours

Fenerbahçe
Galatasaray S.K.
Akhisarspor

References

  1. ^ "Olcan hat-trick takes Trabzonspor through". Turkish Football Federation. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Olcan Adın Galatasarayda". Galatasaray.org. 4 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Bursaspor 0-2 Galatasaray". Galatasaray.org. 30 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Olcan Adın Akhisar'da". cnnturk.com (in Turkish). 8 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Olcan Adin – History". whoscored.com. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Galatasaray'da Fernando Muslera yine çıldırttı!". sporx.com (in Turkish). 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Galatasaray vs. Akhisarspor 4–2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Kupa tarihinin 15. şampiyonu oldu!". 10 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Türkiye 2 - 1 İsveç".
  10. ^ "Olcan Adın". Mackolik.com. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.


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