| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kırklarelispor | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Manavgat Belediyespor | ||
| 2002–2006 | Galatasaray | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2010 | Galatasaray | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2008 | → Gaziantepspor (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Sakaryaspor (loan) | 31 | (17) |
| 2009–2010 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Adanaspor | 12 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Karşıyaka | 28 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Denizlispor | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Tavşanlı Linyitspor (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2014–2016 | Adana Demirspor | 36 | (11) |
| 2016 | Boluspor | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Giresunspor | 33 | (12) |
| 2017–2018 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 33 | (12) |
| 2018–2019 | Boluspor | 27 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | Giresunspor | 30 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | Tuzlaspor | 19 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Şanlıurfaspor | 11 | (3) |
| 2022 | Tarsus İdman Yurdu | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Nevşehir Belediyespor | 24 | (8) |
| 2023– | Kırklarelispor | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Turkey U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Turkey U16 | 23 | (15) |
| 2004–2005 | Turkey U17 | 26 | (12) |
| 2005–2006 | Turkey U18 | 5 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Turkey U19 | 10 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Turkey U21 | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023 | |||
Özgür Can Özcan (born 10 April 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for TFF Second League club Kırklarelispor.
Early career
Özcan was born in Antalya. He won a World fairplay award after informing the referee that he scored a goal with his hand in a match between Galatasaray and Denizlispor youth teams. The goal was cancelled and he was shown a yellow card.[1][2]
Club career
Galatasaray
Özcan s trained by the Galatasaray youth department and was chosen for the professional team by Gheorghe Hagi in the 2004–05 season. He never appeared in any official match squad. He made his debut in a Turkish Cup match against Mersin İdman Yurdu, on 27 October 2005. He scored a goal in the same match.
Turkish legendary striker Hakan Şükür has said, "Özgürcan is a new product of Galatasaray football academy. He is my 'crown prince'(heir apparent)". This statement raised expectations from him by the media. He has many important features as a striker (i.e.) good at jumping, heading, stamina and composure despite his young age. "[3]
Kayserispor
Özgürcan was lent out on loan to Kayserispor in the season of 2006–07.[4]
Gaziantepspor
Once again he is loaned to Gaziantepspor for the season of 2007–08.
Sakaryaspor
Özgürcan was loaned out Sakaryaspor during the August 2009 transfer window.[5] He started his loan scoring 17 goals in 31 league matches.
Çaykur Rizespor
He joined fellow TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor on loan of the season.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 19 July 2010
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Galatasaray | 2004–05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Kayserispor (loan) | 2006–07 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 9 | 3 | |
| Gaziantepspor (loan) | 2007–08 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | ||
| Sakaryaspor (loan) | 2008–09 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 17 | ||
| Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 2009–10 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 26 | 2 | ||
| Adanaspor | 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 75 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 23 | |
References
- 5 OYUNCUYLA YOLLAR AYRILDI !, spor.haber3.com, 28 December 2015
External links
- Özgür Can Özcan at the Turkish Football Federation
- Özgür Can Özcan at Soccerway