Eyüp Aydın

Murat Eyüp Aydın (born 2 August 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa, on loan from Galatasaray. Born in Germany, he represents Turkey internationally at the youth level.

Club career Bayern Munich Aydın began playing football with his local club SV Mergelstetten at the age of 6, he then moved to 1. FC Heidenheim at the age of 8, and finally joined the youth academy of Bayern Munich in 2017. He was promoted to Bayern Munich II at the age of 16 in 2021. On 22 July 2021, Aydın signed his first professional contract with Bayern Munich II, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023. He made 55 appearances for Bayern's reserves in the Regionalliga, scoring 4 goals.

Galatasaray On 15 September 2023, Aydın signed with the Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray on a 3-year contract.

Loan to Samsunspor On September 12, 2025, he joined fellow Süper Lig club Samsunspor, on a one-year loan until the end of the 2025–26 season. On February 2, 2026, Samsunspor announced that his loan spell was mutually terminated.

Loan to Kasımpaşa On February 3, 2026, Aydın joined fellow Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa on a six-month loan until the end of the season.

International career Born in Germany, Aydın is of Turkish descent. He represented his birth nation, having played up with the Germany U15s and then the U16s.

In November 2021, Aydın opted to play for Turkey internationally and was called up to a training camp for the Turkey U21s. In March 2026 while he was in the Turkey U21s camp, Aydın received an emergency call-up to the Turkey senior squad for the training squad against Romania.

Career statistics Club

Honours Galatasaray Süper Lig: 2024–25 Turkish Cup: 2024–25 Turkish Super Cup: 2023