Taha Özcelik
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tampere United | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TPV | |||
| –2017 | Ilves | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Ilves II | 46 | (2) |
| 2021 | Ilves | 15 | (1) |
| 2023– | Tampere United | 78 | (10) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2026 | |||
Taha Özcelik (born 5 September 2000) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tampere United in Ykkönen.
Club career
Özcelik started football in the youth sector of Tampereen Pallo-Veikot (TPV) when aged nine, before joining Ilves.[1]
Özcelik debuted in Veikkausliiga with Ilves first team in the 2021 season. He scored his first league goal on 23 June 2021, in a win against Inter Turku.[2][1]
On 17 February 2023, Özcelik signed with fellow Tampere-based club Tampere United (TamU), competing in third-tier Kakkonen.[3] On 19 December 2023, he extended his deal with TamU.[4] At the end of the 2024 season, Özcelik helped TamU to win a promotion to third-tier Ykkönen, by beating HJS in the promotion play-offs.[5]
Personal life
Born in Finland, Özcelik is of Turkish descent,[6] and holds a dual Finnish-Turkish citizenship. His brother Berkin Özcelik is also a footballer, playing for Ilves II reserve team.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 22 October 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ilves II | 2017 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Kolmonen | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Kakkonen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
| Ilves | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | |||
| Tampere United | 2023 | Kakkonen | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | Kakkonen | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 2 | |||
| Total | 49 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 109 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 9 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
References
- 1 2 3 Turkin ja Suomen kansalainen Özcelik puski voittomaalin Ilvekselle – FC Lahden Kari Arkivuo jäi ilman syntymäpäivävoittoa, Yle, 23 June 2021
- ↑ Taha Özcelik säkenöi uransa toisessa liigapelissään ja ratkaisi tuikitärkein voiton: ”Sanoin että heittäkää kulma taakse ja pistin sisään”, Aamuposti, 23 June 2021
- ↑ TAHA ÖZCELIK TUO LIIGAKOKEMUSTA SINIPAITOIHIN, tampereunited.fi, 17 February 2023
- ↑ TAHA ÖZCELIK JATKAA TAMUSSA 1+1-VUOTISELLA SOPIMUKSELLA, tampereunited.fi, 19 December 2023
- ↑ TamU:n matka Ykköseen sai sinetin – katso kuvakooste Tammelan stadionin riemusta Tampereella, Aamulehti, 20 October 2024
- ↑ TAHA ÖZCELIK PÄÄSI LOUKKAANTUMISTEN JA JÄNNITTÄMISEN YLI, ilvesedustus.fi
External links
- Taha Özcelik at Soccerway
- Taha Özcelik at WorldFootball.net
- Taha Özcelik at Football Association of Finland
- Living people
- 2000 births
- Footballers from Tampere
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Kakkonen players
- Kolmonen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Ykkönen players
- Tampereen Pallo-Veikot players
- Ilves (football) players
- Tampere United players
- Finnish people of Turkish descent