Berkay Özcan Explained

Berkay Özcan
Fullname:Berkay Özcan
Birth Date:15 February 1998
Birth Place:Karlsruhe, Germany
Currentclub:İstanbul Başakşehir
Clubnumber:10
Position:Attacking midfielder
Youthclubs1:FC Südstern 06
Youthyears2:2012–2013
Youthclubs2:Karlsruher SC
Youthyears3:2013–2016
Youthclubs3:VfB Stuttgart
Years1:2016–2019
Clubs1:VfB Stuttgart
Caps1:41
Goals1:3
Years2:2019–2020
Clubs2:Hamburger SV
Caps2:15
Goals2:1
Years3:2019–2020
Clubs3:İstanbul Başakşehir (loan)
Caps3:19
Goals3:0
Years4:2020–
Clubs4:İstanbul Başakşehir
Caps4:136
Goals4:6
Nationalyears1:2013
Nationalteam1:Germany U15
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2014
Nationalteam2:Turkey U16
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2014–2015
Nationalteam3:Turkey U17
Nationalcaps3:6
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2015
Nationalteam4:Turkey U18
Nationalcaps4:1
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2015–2017
Nationalteam5:Turkey U19
Nationalcaps5:13
Nationalgoals5:5
Nationalyears6:2016–
Nationalteam6:Turkey U21
Nationalcaps6:5
Nationalgoals6:1
Nationalyears7:2018–
Nationalteam7:Turkey
Nationalcaps7:7
Nationalgoals7:0
Pcupdate:22 June 2024
Ntupdate:19 November 2022 (UTC)

Berkay Özcan (born 15 February 1998) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for İstanbul Başakşehir.

Club career

VfB Stuttgart

On 6 November 2015, Özcan extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2019.[1] He made his debut for the first team of VfB Stuttgart on 8 August 2016 against FC St. Pauli. He finished the 2016–17 season with three goals in 23 appearances.[2] On 3 December 2017 Özcan signed a new four-year-contract, keeping him at VfB Stuttgart until June 2021.[3] He finished the 2017–18 season with a goal in 20 appearances.[4]

Hamburger SV

On 25 January 2019, Özcan joined Hamburger SV on a four-and-half-year-deal.[5]

Loan to İstanbul Başakşehir

On September 2, 2019, İstanbul Başakşehir confirmed, that they had signed Özcan on a season-long loan deal. [6] On July 3, 2020 the loan became permanent and Özcan signed permanently for the club.

International career

Özcan was born in Germany to Turkish parents. He is a youth international for Germany,[7] and Turkey.[8]

He made his debut for the Turkish senior team on 1 June 2018 against Tunisia.[9]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfB Stuttgart2016–172. Bundesliga21221233
2017–18Bundesliga17130201
2018–19Bundesliga300030
Totals41351464
VfB Stuttgart II2017–18Regionalliga Südwest4040
Career totals45351504

Honours

İstanbul Başakşehir

2019–20[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VfB bind talented youngsters. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 6 November 2015. 8 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Berkay Özcan . kicker . 26 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Baumgartl and Özcan extend with VfB. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 3 December 2017. 3 December 2017.
  4. Web site: Berkay Özcan » Club matches . World Football . 26 November 2018.
  5. Web site: HSV verpflichtet Berkay Özcan . Hamburger SV . 25 January 2019 .
  6. Web site: Başakşehir Berkay Özcan'ı kadrosuna kattı. September 2, 2019. Ntvspor. Turkish. September 3, 2019.
  7. Web site: Berkay Özcan - Spielerprofil. dfb.de. Deutscher Fußball-Bund. 27 May 2021.
  8. Web site: GazeteFutbol - das deutschsprachige Newsportal über den türkischen Fußball . 29 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180723182228/http://www.gazetefutbol.de/news/TFF/10820285/EM-Quali-Der-U21-Kader-der-Trkei.htm . 23 July 2018 . dead .
  9. Web site: Turkey draw with Tunisia: 2-2. tff.org. Turkish Football Federation. 1 June 2018. 27 May 2021.
  10. Web site: Istanbul's Medipol Başakşehir wins first ever Turkish Süper Lig title. Daily Sabah. 19 July 2020. 19 July 2020.