Deniz Ofli

Deniz Ofli — Biography

Deniz Emre Ofli is a young footballer who came through the Bayern Munich academy and reached the first-team squad within a few years. He can play as a left-back, left midfielder or left wing-back. After the 2025-26 season, in which Bayern won the Bundesliga, he is spending 2026-27 on loan at 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC, and he plays for Turkey's youth national teams.

Raised in Munich, Ofli began in the youth ranks of 1860 Munich and moved to Bayern's academy in 2019. As a German and Turkish citizen he was eligible for either country; he played six matches for the Germany under-16 side before choosing Turkey, for whom he has appeared at U17, U18, U19 and U21 level since 2023. In August 2025 he started a friendly against Red Eagles Austria after a call-up from Vincent Kompany. In November 2025 he extended his contract with Bayern until 2028.

His breakthrough came in spring 2026. In late February he made his professional debut for Bayern Munich II in the Regionalliga Bayern, and on 18 March he first appeared for the senior side, replacing Aleksandar Pavlović in the Champions League round of 16 against Atalanta. On 19 April he made his Bundesliga debut as a substitute for Josip Stanišić against VfB Stuttgart, the match in which the club's 35th league title was sealed. In May he scored his first professional goal away at Viktoria Aschaffenburg. In March 2026 the Turkish press reported that his family had turned down a transfer approach from Fenerbahçe, citing their Trabzon roots.