Barış Özbek

Özbek cemented his spot as a solid regular starter at Galatasaray in his first season and won the league title with his club. At the start of the 2009–10 season, he scored a brace during the third qualifying round of the Europa League, against Maccabi Netanya on 6 August 2009. He adopted the nickname Barış for his commitment when it comes to chasing the ball. In June 2011, he left Galatasaray to join league rivals Trabzonspor. In January 2015 Özbek joined Kayserispor from Union Berlin. Özbek moved to MSV Duisburg on 1 February 2016. In November 2017, he agreed to the termination of his contract. By April 2022, Özbek had retired from professional playing.

Born to Turkish parents in Germany, Özbek has a German passport and played for the Germany under-21 national team.

As of 1 July 2017

His brother, Ufuk is also a professional footballer.