Ozan Kökçü

Ozan Kökçü
Personal information
Full name Ozan Can Kökçü
Date of birth (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vanspor
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)
2024–2025 HJK 10 (0)
2025–2026 Volendam 28 (1)
2026– Vanspor 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Azerbaijan U20 3 (0)
2017–2020 Azerbaijan U21 17 (2)
2022– Azerbaijan 14 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2025

Ozan Can Kökçü (born 18 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish TFF 1. Lig club Vanspor. 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 the Israel U21 on 31 August 2017.[18]

Personal life

Kökçü is of Turkish descent. He is the older brother of professional footballer Orkun Kökçü, who plays for Beşiktaş 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 3 May 2025[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bursaspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 0020——20
RKC Waalwijk (loan) 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 14100——141
Giresunspor 2018–19 TFF 1. Lig 14020——160
Sabah 2019–20 Azerbaijan Premier League 15120——171
2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League 12000——120
Total 27120––291
Telstar (loan) 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 18200——182
Telstar 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 29230——322
Total 47430––504
Eindhoven 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 36621——387
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 381220——4012
Total 741841––7819
HJK 2024 Veikkausliiga 80000010[c]0180
2025 Veikkausliiga 2000610081
Total 1000061100261
Career total 186241316110021526

References

  1. 1 2 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. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 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".
  19. ↑ "'Feyenoord dreigt talent kwijt te raken na interesse uit Istanbul'". Voetbalzone. 29 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "Ozan Can Kökçü evləndi".
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