Professional footballer who is known for his work as a centre back for the Turkish club Galatasaray. He is also known for his work with the Turkish Under 16 national team and the German Under 20 national team.
He first began his youth career playing for the club SV Hoxter in the 2001 season. In 2008 he became a member of the Borussia Dortmund club and in 2012 he joined the clubs first team and started his senior career. The following year he made his debut appearance on Germany's Under 20 national team.
He and the German national team placed third in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in 2011. He is also known for having won the Super Lig in the 2014 season.
He was born and raised in Hoxter, Germany.
Marco Russ and Johannes Wurtz are fellow footballers known for having played on Germany's Under 20 national team.