Deniz Bozkurt

Deniz Bozkurt
Personal information
Full name Deniz Manuel Bozkurt
Date of birth (1993-07-27) July 27, 1993[1]
Place of birth Plantation, Florida, U.S.
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Florida Atlantic Owls 49 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Floridians FC 7 (1)
2018 Bayamón FC
2019–20?? Boca Raton FC
International career‡
2013 Puerto Rico U20 5 (0)
2015–20?? Puerto Rico 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 March 2019

Deniz Manuel Bozkurt (born July 23, 1993) is a former footballer who last played as a midfielder for Boca Raton FC. Born in the mainland United States, he played for the Puerto Rico national team.

Career

Bozkurt started his career in the United States' college system with the Florida Atlantic Owls where he stood out as a player, scoring 6 goals in 37 appearances over 3 seasons, earning him a call up to the Puerto Rico U20s for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[2] In early 2015 he traveled to Germany for a trial with VfL Wolfsburg.[3]

International career

Bozkurt was called up to the Puerto Rico U20s in 2012 whilst playing for Florida Atlantic Owls for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying match against Barbados U20s.[2] He received his first full national cap for Puerto Rico in 2015 in a friendly against Canada as a substitute in the 36th minute.[4]

His first goal for Puerto Rico came during second round qualifications for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in a first-leg tie over Grenada in which Bozkurt's goal gave the Puerto Ricans a 1-0 victory.[5]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Puerto Rico 201541
Total41
Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bozkurt goal.
List of international goals scored by Deniz Bozkurt[6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 June 2015 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico  Grenada 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ Deniz Bozkurt – FIFA competition record (archived)
  2. 1 2 "Deniz Bozkurt profile". FAU. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ "VfL II: Jetzt mischt auch ein US-Boy mit". Vfl Wolfsburg. January 29, 2015. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ Squizzato, Daniel (March 30, 2015). "Puerto Rico 0, Canada 3 | International Friendly Recap". MLS. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Guatemala and Bermuda draw 0-0, Puerto Rico beats Grenada". ESPN. July 13, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Deniz Bozkurt at National-Football-Teams.com
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