Livan Burcu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Livan Baha Burcu | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Frankfurt, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union Berlin | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | FSV Frankfurt | ||
| 2014–2022 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 2022 | Beşiktaş | ||
| 2022–2023 | SV Sandhausen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | SV Sandhausen | 28 | (4) |
| 2024– | Union Berlin | 18 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → 1. FC Magdeburg (loan) | 31 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Turkey U21 | 7 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:49, 19 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Livan Baha Burcu (born 28 September 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club Union Berlin. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Turkey.
Club career
[edit]Burcu is a youth product of FSV Frankfurt and Eintracht Frankfurt, followed by a short stint with Beşiktaş, before moving to the youth academy of SV Sandhausen in 2022.[1] On 24 April 2023, he signed his first contract with Sandhausen and was promoted to their first team ahead of the 2023–24 season.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Sandhausen as a substitute in a 0–0 3. Liga tie with VfB Lübeck on 5 August 2023.[3]
On 20 July 2024, Burcu signed for Bundesliga club Union Berlin, joining 1. FC Magdeburg on a season-long loan deal.[4][5]
International career
[edit]Born in Germany, Burcu is of Turkish descent. He is a youth international for Turkey, having played up to the Turkey U21s since 2024.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 16 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SV Sandhausen | 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 2 | 33 | 6 | |
| Union Berlin | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 1. FC Magdeburg (loan) | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 77 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 84 | 10 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sandhausen-Juwel Livan Burcu will durchstarten – "Traue mir sehr viel zu"". www.heidelberg24.de. 2 August 2023.
- ↑ "SVS nimmt Livan Burcu unter Vertrag". OneFootball. 21 April 2024.
- ↑ "SV Sandhausen gegen VfB Lübeck Liveticker - 3. Liga 20. Spieltag 2023/2024". sportdaten.sportbild.bild.de.
- ↑ "UNION VERPFLICHTET LIVAN BURCU" [UNION SIGNS LIVAN BURCU]. www.fc-union-berlin.de (in German). 20 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ↑ "FCM LEIHT LIVAN BURCU AUS" [FCM LOANS LIVAN BURCU]. 1.fc-magdeburg.de (in German). 20 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ↑ "Wendig, begabt, unbekümmert: Burcu spielt sich in den Fokus". kicker.
External links
[edit]- Livan Burcu at Soccerway
- Livan Burcu at the Turkish Football Federation
- 2004 births
- Living people
- German people of Turkish descent
- Sportspeople of Turkish descent
- Turkish men's footballers
- German men's footballers
- Footballers from Frankfurt
- Men's association football wingers
- Turkey men's under-21 international footballers
- SV Sandhausen players
- 1. FC Union Berlin players
- 1. FC Magdeburg players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- 21st-century Turkish sportsmen