Ozan Kökçü

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Ozan Kökcü
Personal information
Full name Ozan Can Kökcü
Date of birth (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Telstar
Number 26
Youth career
2007–2011 Stormvogels
2011–2016 Groningen
2016–2017 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Bursaspor 0 (0)
2018 → RKC Waalwijk (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2019 Giresunspor 14 (0)
2019–2021 Sabah 27 (1)
2021 → Telstar (loan) 18 (2)
2021– Telstar 5 (0)
National team‡
2018 Azerbaijan U20 3 (0)
2017–2020 Azerbaijan U21 17 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:05, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 September 2021

Ozan Can Kökçü (born 8 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Telstar. Born in the Netherlands, he is a youth international for Azerbaijan.

Club career[]

Bursaspor[]

On 29 March 2017, Ozan Kökçü signed a four-year contract with Bursaspor.[1][2] Kökcü made his debut for Bursaspor in the Turkish Cup match against Yeni Altındağ Belediyespor in a 0–0 away draw on 26 October 2017.[3][4]

Loan to Waalwijk[]

On 28 December 2017, RKC Waalwijk announced the signing of Ozan Kökçü on a season-long loan deal.[5] He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Waalwijk in a 1–0 home victory against Jong AZ on 12 January 2018.[6][7] He scored his first goal for the club on 6 April 2018, in the 4th minute of a 3–1 loss against Oss.[8] Kökcü scored 1 goals and 3 assists in 14 matches during the 2017–18 season.

Giresunspor[]

On 2 August 2018, Kökçü signed a three-year contract with TFF First League side Giresunspor.[9]

He made his league debut for Giresunspor in a 3–1 home victory against Eskişehirspor on 12 August 2018.[10]

Sabah[]

On 21 August 2019, Kökçü signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Sabah.[11][12] On 13 January 2021, he was sent on a six-month loan to Telstar in the Dutch second-tier Eerste Divisie.[13]

Telstar[]

In August 2021, Kökçü signed a two-year permanent deal with Telstar.[14]

International career[]

Kökçü was called up and played for the Azerbaijan U21 in a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Israel U21 on 31 August 2017.[15]

Personal life[]

Ozan Kökçü is of Turkish and Azerbaijani descent. He is the older brother of the professional footballer Orkun Kökçü, who plays for Feyenoord and is an international footballer for Turkey. [16]

In January 2021 Kökçü married his long-term girlfriend Sevil in the Netherlands. [17]

Career statistics[]

As of 21 April 2018
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bursaspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 0 0 2 0 — — 2 0
Waalwijk 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 14 1 0 0 — — 14 1
Career total 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 1

References[]

  1. ^ "Ozan Can Kökcü Bursaspor'da!". fanatik.com (in Turkish). fanatik.com. 29 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Bursaspor Ozan Can Kökcü ile 4 yıllık sözleşme imzaladı". milliyet.com (in Turkish). milliyet.com. 29 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Bursaspor, Yeni Altındağ Belediyespor'u penaltılarda eledi". aspor.com (in Turkish). ASpor. 26 October 2017.
  4. ^ "YENI ALTINDAĞ BS VS. BURSASPOR 0 - 0". soccerway.com. 26 October 2017.
  5. ^ "RKC Waalwijk huurt talentvolle aanvaller Ozan Kökcü van het Turkse Bursaspor". rkcwaalwijk.nl (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 28 December 2017.
  6. ^ "RKC WAALWIJK VS. AZ II 1 - 0". Soccerway. 12 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Hans de Koning begint met zege bij RKC". www.bd.nl (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. 12 January 2018.
  8. ^ "OSS VS. RKC WAALWIJK 3 - 1". Soccerway. 6 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Ozan Can Kökçü Çotanak Oldu". Giresunspor. 2 August 2018.
  10. ^ "GİRESUNSPOR - ESKİŞEHİRSPOR". www.tff.org (in Turkish). TFF. 12 August 2018.
  11. ^ "TEŞEKKÜRLER OZAN CAN KÖKÇÜ" (in Turkish). Giresunspor. 21 August 2019.
  12. ^ "YENİ ÜZVÜMÜZ – OZAN CAN KÖKCÜ!". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FK. 23 August 2019.
  13. ^ Krabbendam, Martijn (13 January 2021). "Telstar haalt oudere broer Kökcü terug naar Nederland". Voetbal International (in Dutch).
  14. ^ Brink, Peter (3 August 2021). "Ozan Kökcü tekent twee jaar bij Telstar". Voetbal in Haarlem (in Dutch).
  15. ^ "Israel-Azerbaijan | Under-21".
  16. ^ "'Feyenoord dreigt talent kwijt te raken na interesse uit Istanbul'". Voetbalzone. 29 June 2018.
  17. ^ "Ozan Can Kökçü evləndi".

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