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)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
Number | 23 | ||
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) |
2022–2024 | Eindhoven | 74 | (18) |
2024– | HJK | 8 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Azerbaijan U20 | 3 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Azerbaijan U21 | 17 | (2) |
2022– | Azerbaijan | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 |
Ozan Can Kökçü (born 8 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Azerbaijan national team.
Club career
[edit]Bursaspor
[edit]On 29 March 2017, Ozan Kökçü signed a four-year contract with Bursaspor.[2][3] 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.[4][5]
Loan to Waalwijk
[edit]On 28 December 2017, RKC Waalwijk announced the signing of Ozan Kökçü on a season-long loan deal.[6] He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Waalwijk in a 1–0 home victory against Jong AZ on 12 January 2018.[7][8] He scored his first goal for the club on 6 April 2018, in the 4th minute of a 3–1 loss against Oss.[9] Kökçü scored 1 goals and 3 assists in 14 matches during the 2017–18 season.
Giresunspor
[edit]On 2 August 2018, Kökçü signed a three-year contract with TFF First League side Giresunspor.[10]
He made his league debut for Giresunspor in a 3–1 home victory against Eskişehirspor on 12 August 2018.[11]
Sabah
[edit]On 21 August 2019, Kökçü signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Sabah.[12][13] On 13 January 2021, he was sent on a six-month loan to Telstar in the Dutch second-tier Eerste Divisie.[14]
Telstar
[edit]In August 2021, Kökçü signed a two-year permanent deal with Telstar.[15]
Eindhoven
[edit]Kökçü joined Eindhoven on 6 August 2022, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional year.[16]
HJK Helsinki
[edit]On 31 July 2024, Finnish Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki announced the signing of Kökçü on a deal until the end of 2026 for an undisclosed fee.[17]
International career
[edit]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.[18]
Personal life
[edit]Kökçü is of Turkish descent. He is the older brother of the professional footballer Orkun Kökçü, who plays for Benfica and is an international footballer for Turkey. [19]
In January 2021 Kökçü married his long-term girlfriend Sevil in the Netherlands.[20]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 12 December 2024[1]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | 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 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 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 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 38 | 7 | |
2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 38 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 12 | ||
Total | 74 | 18 | 4 | 1 | – | 78 | 19 | |||
HJK | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Career total | 184 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 206 | 25 |
- ^ Includes Turkish Cup, Azerbaijan Cup and KNVB Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ozan Kökçü at Soccerway
- ^ "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.
- ^ Ozan Kökcü pitkällä sopimuksella Klubiin, hjk.fi, 31 July 2024
- ^ "Israel-Azerbaijan | Under-21".
- ^ "'Feyenoord dreigt talent kwijt te raken na interesse uit Istanbul'". Voetbalzone. 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Ozan Can Kökçü evləndi".
External links
[edit]- Ozan Kökçü – UEFA competition record (archive)
- RKC Waalwijk profile
- AFFA profile
- Ozan Kökçü at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Haarlem
- Men's association football midfielders
- Azerbaijani men's footballers
- Azerbaijan men's youth international footballers
- Azerbaijan men's under-21 international footballers
- Azerbaijan men's international footballers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Dutch people of Turkish descent
- Azerbaijani people of Turkish descent
- Azerbaijani expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Eerste Divisie players
- TFF 1. Lig 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
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen