Atakan Karazor, born on 13 October 1996 (age 30), is a Turkey international defensive midfielder whose career has been shaped mainly by Stuttgart. An imposing 6ft 3in (1.90m) presence in the middle of the pitch, he wears squad number 16 and is valued at around £7.5m by Transfermarkt.
His earlier senior career included Holstein Kiel, where his most productive league season came in 2018-19, with two goals in 22 appearances. That was useful groundwork, but Stuttgart has been the serious stretch: 191 league appearances and four league goals across eight seasons, a long spell built more on reliability than noise.
In 2026-27, Karazor has made three Bundesliga appearances and one Champions League appearance for Stuttgart. He has also been involved with Turkey, making two appearances in European World Cup qualifying.
Karazor’s career is a straightforward one: a defensive midfielder who developed away from the glare, settled at Stuttgart, and has become a long-serving figure there.
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