Ömer Toprak

Ömer Toprak — Biography

Ömer Toprak is a centre-back, 1.86 m tall, who was born in Germany and chose to play for the Turkey national team. He played for Freiburg, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen and Antalyaspor, and retired in November 2024 aged 35. Since December 2025 he has worked in Spain as an assistant coach on the Real Sociedad staff.

He came through the youth sides of TSB Ravensburg and FV Ravensburg, moved to Freiburg in 2005 and turned professional in 2007. In 2007-08 he won the U19 Bundesliga with Freiburg's youth side and the Oberliga with the reserves. In 2008-09 he played 30 matches for the first team and scored 4 goals as Freiburg won the 2. Bundesliga and went up to the Bundesliga. In 2011 he joined Bayer Leverkusen as the replacement for the retired Sami Hyypiä; in his first Champions League season the team went out to Barcelona in the last 16, and in 2013-14 he scored against Manchester United and Real Sociedad. He moved to Dortmund in 2017 and won the 2019 German Super Cup, was loaned to Werder Bremen that year, and the transfer became permanent in 2020. In 2022 he signed a two-year contract with Antalyaspor.

As a youth he won the 2008 European title with Germany's U19 side, scoring one goal. In 2011 he chose Turkey, was called up by Guus Hiddink, and made his senior debut on 15 November 2011 against Croatia. He played for Turkey between 2011 and 2017 and played the full 90 minutes in every 2014 World Cup qualifier he featured in.