Yasin Öztekin

Yasin Öztekin is a German footballer of Turkish origin. He plays as a right midfielder.

Yasin was born on 19 March 1987 in Dortmund, Germany. In 1994 he entered the academy of Alemannia Scharnhorst, and from 1996 to 2006 he emerged through the youth system of Borussia Dortmund. Having finished his junior career, Öztekin joined the reserve team of the Black Yellows, and two years later he was promoted to the first team. The player made his Bundesliga debut on 31 January 2009 in a match against Bayer (1-1). He came on as a substitute for Nuri Şahin in the 70th minute. Öztekin failed to secure a place in the first team of Borussia. At the beginning of 2011 he penned a contract with Turkish club Gençlerbirliği where he spent one season and a half. In July 2012 Yasin Öztekin completed a move to Trabzonspor and one year later - to Kayseri Erciyesspor.