| Cenk Özkacar | |
| Birth Date: | 6 October 2000 |
| Birth Place: | İzmir, Turkey |
| Height: | 1.87 m[1] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Valladolid (on loan from Valencia) |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bucaspor |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Altinordu |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | Altay |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Altay |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Karacabey Belediyespor (loan) |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Lyon B |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Lyon |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | → OH Leuven (loan) |
| Caps5: | 32 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Valencia (loan) |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | Valencia |
| Caps7: | 23 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | → Valladolid (loan) |
| Caps8: | 3 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam1: | Turkey U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Turkey |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22:50, 29 September 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 4 June 2024 |
Cenk Özkacar (born 6 October 2000) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defender for La Liga club Valladolid, on loan from Valencia, and the Turkey national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a left-back.
Born in İzmir, Özkacar spent his youth career at local teams Bucaspor, Altinordu and Altay.[2] He made his professional debut in 2018, while on loan at Karacabey Belediyespor, before returning to Altay the following year.[2]
On 18 August 2020, Özkacar joined Ligue 1 club Lyon on a five-year deal.[3] On 21 April 2021, he made his debut for Lyon as a late substitute for Léo Dubois during a 2–0 loss to Monaco in the Coupe de France.[4]
On 6 July 2021, Belgian First Division A team OH Leuven presented Özkacar as new player, on loan from Lyon for one season.[5]
In August 2022, Özkacar signed on loan for La Liga side Valencia.[6] On 1 July 2023, the club exercised their buy-option in the loan contract, signing him permanently on a five-year contract.[7]
However, Özkacar scored an own-goal in a 1-0 loss against Deportivo Alavés,[8] and only started 35% of matches in La Liga by January 2024, leading some media outlets to report he was seeking a move away in order to make it in Turkey's UEFA Euro 2024 squad.[9]
On 29 August 2024, Özkacar was loaned to fellow Spanish top tier side Real Valladolid on a one-year deal.[10]
Özkacar has been capped six time by the Turkey U21s.[2]
He had his first cap with the Turkey senior national team on 8 June 2022, getting subbed on in the UEFA Nations League match against Lithuania, replacing Ozan Kabak in the 76th minute. He managed to help his team keeping the clean sheet and ended up winning 6–0.[11]
| Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Karacabey Belediyespor (loan) | 2018–19 | TFF Third League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Altay | 2019–20 | TFF First League | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Lyon | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lyon B | 2020–21 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| OH Leuven (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| Valencia (loan) | 2022–23 | La Liga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Valencia | 2023–24 | La Liga | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 107 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 3 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | ||