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Ozan Kökçü
Personal information
Full name Ozan Can Kökçü
Date of birth (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eindhoven
Number 10
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 35 (6)
International career‡
2018 Azerbaijan U20 3 (0)
2017–2020 Azerbaijan U21 17 (2)
2022– Azerbaijan 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2023

Ozan Can Kökçü (born 8 August 1998) is a Azerbaijani professional footballer of Turkish descent 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 Benfica 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
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

  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. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Israel-Azerbaijan | Under-21".
  17. ^ "'Feyenoord dreigt talent kwijt te raken na interesse uit Istanbul'". Voetbalzone. 29 June 2018.
  18. ^ "Ozan Can Kökçü evləndi".
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