Orkun Özdemir (born 23 April 1995) is a Turkish footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for TFF 1. Lig Boluspor[1].

Orkun Özdemir
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-23) 23 April 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth Akyaka, Turkey
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
2005–2008 Damlaspor
2008–2008 Beşiktaş
2009–2010 Dikilitaşspor
2010–2013 Beşiktaş
2013–2014 İstanbul Başakşehir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Fatih Karagümrük 0 (0)
2015–2016 Büyükçekmece Belediyespor 6 (0)
2016–2017 Ladik Belediyespor 18 (0)
2017–2018 Altinova Belediyespor 24 (0)
2018–2020 Serik Belediyespor 43 (0)
2020–2023 Ümraniyespor 27 (0)
2023–2025 Gençlerbirliği 14 (0)
2025 Boluspor 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 February 2026

Professional career

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Özdemir is a youth product of Damlaspor, Beşiktaş, Dikilitaşspor, and İstanbul Başakşehir. He began his senior career as the backup goalkeeper with Fatih Karagümrük in the TFF Second League without making a senior appearance in the 2014–15 season.[2] He spent 2015–16 with the amateur club Büyükçekmece Belediyespor, and in August 2016 transferred to Ladik Belediyespor.[3] He also spent the 2017–18 season with the amateur club Altinova Belediyespor. He returned to professional football with Serik Belediyespor in the TFF Third League where he stayed 2 seasons. On 10 August 2020, he moved up 2 divisions to play with Ümraniyespor in the TFF First League.[4] He helped the club achieve promotion to the Süper Lig for the 2022–23 season.[5] He made his professional debut with Ümraniyespor in a 1–0 Süper Lig loss to Trabzonspor on 2 September 2022.[6]

On 13 November 2025, Özdemir was banned from playing for 12 months for his involvement in the 2025 Turkish football betting scandal.[7]

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