Süleyman Koç

Süleyman Koç — Biography

Süleyman Koç is a Berlin-born winger who holds both Turkish and German citizenship. He was part of three promotions: with SC Paderborn 07 to the Bundesliga, and with Çaykur Rizespor and Adana Demirspor to the Süper Lig. Most recently he signed a six-month contract with Adanaspor in early 2025, which ended on 30 June 2025.

Starting out at Tennis Borussia Berlin, Koç turned professional at Berliner AK 07 in 2007-08 and then played for Türkiyemspor Berlin. In 2010-11 he moved to third-tier SV Babelsberg 03 and faced VfB Stuttgart in the DFB-Pokal. He returned to Babelsberg in 2012-13. After the team dropped to the fourth tier he stood out with eight goals and six assists in half a season, and in January 2014 he moved to Paderborn.

At Paderborn he helped the promotion with two goals in the closing weeks and made his Bundesliga debut the next season, starting against Mainz 05. He joined Çaykur Rizespor on 14 January 2017 and won the second-tier title with the club in 2017-18. He joined Adana Demirspor in January 2019 and played 26 matches in the 2020-21 title-winning season. In August 2021 he signed for Erzurumspor as a free agent and played around 69 matches, scoring four goals, in about three and a half seasons.