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)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sabah
Number 11
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 an international footballer for Turkey. [14]

In January 2021 Kökçü married his long-term girlfriend Sevil in the Netherlands. [15]

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

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.
  15. https://ikisahil.az/post/ozan-can-kokchu-evlendi
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