Salih Ozcan has long-term plans with 1. FC Köln. The German U-19 player, who made his debut on Bundesliga Matchday 4 in the 3-1 win against FC Schalke 04, has signed an extension until 2020. The 18-year-old has been a part of 1. FC Köln for the past nine years.

“With my debut in the Bundesliga I was able to achieve one of my lifelong dreams. I am thankful for the opportunity to be able to measure myself against top quality players everyday in training. The representatives of FC have put their trust in me. That for me is an incentive and an obligation to give my best for this club that raised me,” explains Salih Ozcan.

“Salih is a big talent with the makings of a first-class player. We value his ambition, his will, and his approach to work hard. "We value his ambition." - Peter Stöger The Bundesliga debut was a reward for himself. That should be motivation enough to not be satisfied with what he has, but to continue to want to work on his development. We are happy to help him with that,” said FC Head Coach Peter Stöger.