Ozan Kökçü
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ozan Can Kökçü | ||
Date of birth | 18 August 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Eindhoven | ||
Number | 20 | ||
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) |
2021–2022 | Telstar | 29 | (2) |
2022– | Eindhoven | 14 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Azerbaijan U20 | 3 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Azerbaijan U21 | 17 | (2) |
2022– | Azerbaijan | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022 |
Ozan Can Kökçü (born 8 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Eindhoven. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Azerbaijan national team.
Club career
Bursaspor
On 29 March 2017, Ozan Kökçü signed a four-year contract with Bursaspor.[1][2] Kökçü 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] Kökçü 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]
Eindhoven
Kökçü joined Eindhoven on 6 August 2022, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional year.[15]
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.[16]
Personal life
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. [17]
In January 2021 Kökçü married his long-term girlfriend Sevil in the Netherlands. [18]
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 May 2022
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bursaspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Giresunspor | 2018–19 | TFF First League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
Sabah | 2019–20 | Premyer Liqası | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | Premyer Liqası | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||||
Telstar (loan) | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
Telstar | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||
Total | 47 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 50 | 4 | ||||
Eindhoven | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 102 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 6 |
References
- ^ "Ozan Can Kökcü Bursaspor'da!". fanatik.com (in Turkish). fanatik.com. 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Bursaspor Ozan Can Kökcü ile 4 yıllık sözleşme imzaladı". milliyet.com (in Turkish). milliyet.com. 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Bursaspor, Yeni Altındağ Belediyespor'u penaltılarda eledi". aspor.com (in Turkish). ASpor. 26 October 2017.
- ^ "YENI ALTINDAĞ BS VS. BURSASPOR 0 - 0". soccerway.com. 26 October 2017.
- ^ "RKC Waalwijk huurt talentvolle aanvaller Ozan Kökcü van het Turkse Bursaspor". rkcwaalwijk.nl (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 28 December 2017.
- ^ "RKC WAALWIJK VS. AZ II 1 - 0". Soccerway. 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Hans de Koning begint met zege bij RKC". www.bd.nl (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. 12 January 2018.
- ^ "OSS VS. RKC WAALWIJK 3 - 1". Soccerway. 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Ozan Can Kökçü Çotanak Oldu". Giresunspor. 2 August 2018.
- ^ "GİRESUNSPOR - ESKİŞEHİRSPOR". www.tff.org (in Turkish). TFF. 12 August 2018.
- ^ "TEŞEKKÜRLER OZAN CAN KÖKÇÜ" (in Turkish). Giresunspor. 21 August 2019.
- ^ "YENİ ÜZVÜMÜZ – OZAN CAN KÖKCÜ!". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FK. 23 August 2019.
- ^ Krabbendam, Martijn (13 January 2021). "Telstar haalt oudere broer Kökcü terug naar Nederland". Voetbal International (in Dutch).
- ^ Brink, Peter (3 August 2021). "Ozan Kökcü tekent twee jaar bij Telstar". Voetbal in Haarlem (in Dutch).
- ^ "FCE neemt Kökcü over van Telstar". FC Eindhoven (in Dutch). 6 August 2022. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Israel-Azerbaijan | Under-21".
- ^ "'Feyenoord dreigt talent kwijt te raken na interesse uit Istanbul'". Voetbalzone. 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Ozan Can Kökçü evləndi".
External links
- Ozan Kökçü – UEFA competition record (archive)
- RKC Waalwijk profile
- AFFA profile
- Ozan Kökçü at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Haarlem
- Association football midfielders
- Citizens of Azerbaijan through descent
- Azerbaijani footballers
- Azerbaijan youth international footballers
- Azerbaijan under-21 international footballers
- Azerbaijan international footballers
- Dutch footballers
- Dutch people of Azerbaijani descent
- Dutch people of Turkish descent
- Azerbaijani people of Turkish descent
- Azerbaijani people of Dutch descent
- Azerbaijani expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Eerste Divisie players
- TFF First League players
- Azerbaijan Premier League players
- FC Groningen players
- Feyenoord players
- Bursaspor footballers
- RKC Waalwijk players
- Giresunspor footballers
- Sabah FC (Azerbaijan) players
- SC Telstar players
- FC Eindhoven players