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Ozan Kökçu
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)[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 3 (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 1 September 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

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]

HJK Helsinki

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

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

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

As of 1 September 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] 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 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 3 0 0 0 4[b] 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 179 24 13 1 4 0 0 0 196 25
  1. ^ Includes Turkish Cup, Azerbaijan Cup and KNVB Beker
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ^ a b Ozan Kökçü at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Ozan Can Kökcü Bursaspor'da!". fanatik.com (in Turkish). fanatik.com. 29 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Bursaspor Ozan Can Kökcü ile 4 yıllık sözleşme imzaladı". milliyet.com (in Turkish). milliyet.com. 29 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Bursaspor, Yeni Altındağ Belediyespor'u penaltılarda eledi". aspor.com (in Turkish). ASpor. 26 October 2017.
  5. ^ "YENI ALTINDAĞ BS VS. BURSASPOR 0 - 0". soccerway.com. 26 October 2017.
  6. ^ "RKC Waalwijk huurt talentvolle aanvaller Ozan Kökcü van het Turkse Bursaspor". rkcwaalwijk.nl (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 28 December 2017.
  7. ^ "RKC WAALWIJK VS. AZ II 1 - 0". Soccerway. 12 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Hans de Koning begint met zege bij RKC". www.bd.nl (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. 12 January 2018.
  9. ^ "OSS VS. RKC WAALWIJK 3 - 1". Soccerway. 6 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Ozan Can Kökçü Çotanak Oldu". Giresunspor. 2 August 2018.
  11. ^ "GİRESUNSPOR - ESKİŞEHİRSPOR". www.tff.org (in Turkish). TFF. 12 August 2018.
  12. ^ "TEŞEKKÜRLER OZAN CAN KÖKÇÜ" (in Turkish). Giresunspor. 21 August 2019.
  13. ^ "YENİ ÜZVÜMÜZ – OZAN CAN KÖKCÜ!". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FK. 23 August 2019.
  14. ^ Krabbendam, Martijn (13 January 2021). "Telstar haalt oudere broer Kökcü terug naar Nederland". Voetbal International (in Dutch).
  15. ^ Brink, Peter (3 August 2021). "Ozan Kökcü tekent twee jaar bij Telstar". Voetbal in Haarlem (in Dutch).
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ Ozan Kökcü pitkällä sopimuksella Klubiin, hjk.fi, 31 July 2024
  18. ^ "Israel-Azerbaijan | Under-21".
  19. ^ "'Feyenoord dreigt talent kwijt te raken na interesse uit Istanbul'". Voetbalzone. 29 June 2018.
  20. ^ "Ozan Can Kökçü evləndi".
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