Cihan Özkara (born 14 July 1991) is a German-born Azerbaijani professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for German club Rot Weiss Ahlen.
Career Özkara was born in Hamm. He began his career with LR Ahlen and played eight years before joining Arminia Bielefeld in summer 2007. After one year with Arminia Bielefeld, he returned to Rot Weiss Ahlen where he made his senior debut on 22 September 2009 against Greuther Fürth in the DFB-Pokal. He signed on 6 October 2009 his first professional contract until 30 June 2012.
On 30 January 2015, Özkara signed for Simurq PIK on loan till the end of the 2014–15 season.
On 4 September 2020, Özkara a three-year contract with İstanbulspor.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAzerbaijan201271201360201450Total181
Score and result list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Özkara goal.
+ International goal scored by Cihan ÖzkaraNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 15 August 2012 Baku, Azerbaijan 2–0 3–0 Friendly
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