Ozan Kökçü

Ozan Can Kökçü (born 8 August 1998) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Sabah FC in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

Ozan Kökcü
Personal information
Full name Ozan Can Kökcü
Date of birth (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sabah
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– Sabah 15 (1)
National team‡
2018– Azerbaijan U20 3 (0)
2017– Azerbaijan U21 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2019

Club career

Bursaspor

On 29 March 2017, Ozan Kökcü 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 Kökcü on a season-long loan deal.[5] He made his Eerste Divisie debut for RKC Waalwijk in a 1–0 home victory against Jong AZ Alkmaar on 12 January 2018.[6][7] He scored his first goal for the club on 6 April 2018, in the 4th minute of a 1–3 loss against Oss.[8] Kökcü scored 1 goals and 3 assists in 14 matches during the 2017–18 season.

Giresunspor

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

He made his TFF First 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 FC.[11][12]

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.[13]

Personal life

Kökçü is the older brother of the professional footballer Orkun Kökçü, who plays for Feyenoord and is a youth international for Turkey.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of 21 April 2018
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bursaspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 0020——20
Waalwijk 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 14100——141
Career total 141200000161
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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. http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2019/matches/round=2000803/match=2022404/index.html#/
  14. "'Feyenoord dreigt talent kwijt te raken na interesse uit Istanbul'". Voetbalzone. 29 June 2018.


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