Ömer Bayram

Ömer Bayram — Biography

Ömer Bayram is a left back who was born in the Netherlands and built his professional career in Turkey. He was part of the Turkish Cup-winning Akhisar Belediyespor and of a championship-winning Galatasaray, and since 2025 he has played for the TFF 1. Lig club Sarıyer. Born in Breda to a family that had emigrated from Kayseri, he holds both Dutch and Turkish citizenship.

He began in the PCP and Baronie youth sides, joined NAC Breda's academy, and was promoted to the first team in 2009. His Eredivisie debut came in 2010 and he was a regular starter from 2011-12. In 2012 he moved to Kayserispor on a free transfer and chose shirt number 38, the province's postal code; the club won the second-tier title in 2014-15. In 2016 he signed for Akhisar Belediyespor and played in the side that won the 2017-18 Turkish Cup. He joined Galatasaray in 2018 and won the 2018-19 Süper Lig and Turkish Cup and the Super Cup; his contract was extended by three years in 2021 and mutually ended in 2022. He then played for Eyüpspor (2022-24) and Amedspor (2024-25) before joining Sarıyer in 2025.

Although Dutch youth teams also approached him, he chose Turkey, played at youth level, and made his senior debut in a 2-2 friendly against Montenegro in March 2018.