Mahir Sağlık

Mahir Sağlık (born 18 January 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.^[1] Born in Germany, he was a former youth international for Turkey.

Mahir Sağlık

Sağlık with St. Pauli in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-01-18) 18 January 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Paderborn, West Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
0000–1997	Grün-Weiß Paderborn
1997–2001	SC Paderborn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2004	SC Paderborn	51	(21)
2003–2004	→ LR Ahlen (loan)	2	(0)
2004–2005	Borussia Dortmund II	30	(12)
2004–2005	Borussia Dortmund	0	(0)
2005–2006	Admira Wacker	23	(3)
2006–2007	1. FC Saarbrücken	28	(15)
2007–2008	Wuppertaler SV	34	(27)
2008–2010	VfL Wolfsburg	8	(1)
2009	→ Karlsruher SC (loan)	7	(0)
2009–2010	→ SC Paderborn (loan)	27	(15)
2010–2011	VfL Bochum	26	(3)
2011–2013	FC St. Pauli	32	(6)
2013–2016	SC Paderborn	71	(20)
2016–2017	Vasas SC	25	(6)
2017–2018	Sakaryaspor	33	(15)
2018–2019	Eyüpspor	3	(0)
2019–2021	Hessen Kassel	69	(48)
2021–2022	SC Verl	12	(0)
International career‡
2000	Turkey U17	4	(1)
2001	Turkey U18	4	(1)
2001	Turkey U19	5	(3)
2003	Turkey U20	5	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:20, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

Career

Mahir Sağlık with Ashkan Dejagah and Zvjezdan Misimović celebrating after scoring a goal in the match against VfL Bochum, 24 August 2008.

Sağlık signed a three-year deal for VfL Wolfsburg in September 2008.^[2] On 1 February 2009, he was loaned out to Karlsruher SC until the end of the season. On 31 August 2009, he was loaned out again to SC Paderborn. In January 2013, he returned to SC Paderborn 07 on a permanent deal. He scored his first goal on his return in a 2–2 away draw against former club FC St. Pauli and his first goal at the Benteler Arena in a 2–0 win against 1860 Munich on the final home game of the season.

Sağlık signed with 3. Liga club SC Verl in July 2021, following a trial.^[3]

Career statistics

As of 5 July 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SC Paderborn	2001–02	Regionalliga Nord	10	4	0	0	–		10	4
	2002–03		26	10	1	0	–		27	10
	2003–04		15	7	–		–		15	7
	Total		51	21	1	0	–		52	21
LR Ahlen (loan)	2003–04	2. Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	–		2	0
Borussia Dortmund	2004–05	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
Borussia Dortmund II	2004–05	Regionalliga Nord	30	12	–		–		30	12
Admira Wacker Mödling	2005–06	Austrian Bundesliga	23	3	0	0	–		23	3
1. FC Saarbrücken	2006–07	Regionalliga Süd	28	15	1	0	–		29	15
Wuppertaler SV	2007–08	Regionalliga Nord	34	27	3	2	–		37	29
VfL Wolfsburg	2008–09	Bundesliga	8	1	2	2	4	1	14	4
VfL Wolfsburg II	2008–09	Regionalliga Nord	1	0	–		–		1	0
Karlsruher SC (loan)	2008–09	Bundesliga	7	0	0	0	–		7	0
Karlsruher SC II (loan)	2008–09	Regionalliga Süd	1	0	–		–		1	0
SC Paderborn (loan)	2009–10	2. Bundesliga	27	15	0	0	–		27	15
VfL Bochum	2010–11	2. Bundesliga	26	3	1	0	–		27	3
FC St. Pauli	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	23	5	1	1	–		24	6
	2012–13		12	1	1	2	–		13	3
	Total		35	6	2	3	0	0	37	9
SC Paderborn	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	12	2	0	0	–		12	2
	2013–14		29	15	1	1	–		30	16
	2014–15	Bundesliga	11	1	1	0	–		12	1
	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	11	1	1	1	–		12	2
	Total		22	2	2	1	0	0	24	3
Vasas SC	2016–17	NB I	25	6	10	7	1	0	36	13
Sakaryaspor	2017–18	TFF Second League	33	15	1	0	–		34	15
Eyüpspor	2018–19	TFF Second League	3	0	1	0	–		4	0
KSV Hessen Kassel	2018–19	Hessenliga	10	9	0	0	–		10	9
	2019–20		20	19	1	2	–		21	21
	2020–21	Regionalliga Südwest	37	17	1	1	–		38	18
	Total		67	45	2	3	0	0	69	48
Career total			498	193	29	19	7	1	534	213