Ozan_Kökçü
Ozan Kökçü
Azerbaijani footballer (born 1998)
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 plays for the Azerbaijan national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ozan Can Kökçü | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| 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 | 55 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Azerbaijan U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Azerbaijan U21 | 17 | (2) |
| 2022– | Azerbaijan | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 | |||
Bursaspor
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
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
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
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
In August 2021, Kökçü signed a two-year permanent deal with Telstar.[15]
Eindhoven
Kökçü joined Eindhoven on 6 August 2022, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional year.[16]
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.[17]
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. [18]
In January 2021 Kökçü married his long-term girlfriend Sevil in the Netherlands. [19]
- As of match played 6 May 2022[1]
| 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 | ||
- 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.
- "'Feyenoord dreigt talent kwijt te raken na interesse uit Istanbul'". Voetbalzone. 29 June 2018.
- Ozan Kökçü – UEFA competition record (archive)
- RKC Waalwijk profile
- AFFA profile
- Ozan Kökçü at Soccerway