Atakan Karazor

About

Atakan Karazor (born 13 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and captains Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. Born in Germany, he plays for the Turkey national team.
He began his senior career at Borussia Dortmund II in the Regionalliga West before playing for Holstein Kiel for two seasons in the 2. Bundesliga. In 2019, he joined Stuttgart, where he won promotion to the Bundesliga in his first season.

Born in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Karazor played as a youth for local Schwarz-Weiß Essen and VfL Bochum.
In 2015, Karazor joined Borussia Dortmund, where he made his senior debut with the reserve team in the Regionalliga West, playing 59 games over two seasons and scoring on 4 October 2015 in a 2–0 win at 1. FC Köln II.

In June 2017, Karazor left his native region and signed for Holstein Kiel in the 2. Bundesliga on a three-year deal. He injured his ankle ligaments in pre-season, recovering to make the squad in November, before making his professional debut on 23 January by starting in a 2–2 home draw with Union Berlin. He scored his first professional goals in 2018–19, equalising in a draw…