| Ozan Kökçu | |
| Fullname: | Ozan Can Kökçü |
| Birth Date: | 18 August 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Currentclub: | HJK |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Stormvogels |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Groningen |
| Youthyears3: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Feyenoord |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Bursaspor |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Giresunspor |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps4: | 27 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Telstar (loan) |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Telstar |
| Caps6: | 29 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2022–2024 |
| Caps7: | 74 |
| Goals7: | 18 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | HJK |
| Caps8: | 8 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2020 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19 October 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 12 September 2023 |
Ozan Can Kökçü (born 8 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Azerbaijan national team.
On 29 March 2017, Ozan Kökçü signed a four-year contract with Bursaspor.[1] [2] 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.[3] [4]
On 28 December 2017, RKC Waalwijk announced the signing of Ozan Kökçü on a season-long loan deal.[5] He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Waalwijk in a 1–0 home victory against Jong AZ on 12 January 2018.[6] [7] He scored his first goal for the club on 6 April 2018, in the 4th minute of a 3–1 loss against Oss.[8] Kökçü scored 1 goals and 3 assists in 14 matches during the 2017–18 season.
On 2 August 2018, Kökçü signed a three-year contract with TFF First League side Giresunspor.[9]
He made his league debut for Giresunspor in a 3–1 home victory against Eskişehirspor on 12 August 2018.[10]
On 21 August 2019, Kökçü signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Sabah.[11] [12] On 13 January 2021, he was sent on a six-month loan to Telstar in the Dutch second-tier Eerste Divisie.[13]
In August 2021, Kökçü signed a two-year permanent deal with Telstar.[14]
Kökçü joined Eindhoven on 6 August 2022, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional year.[15]
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.[16]
Kökçü was called up and played for the Azerbaijan U21 in a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Israel U21 on 31 August 2017.[17]
Kökçü is of Turkish descent. He is the older brother of the professional footballer Orkun Kökçü, who plays for Benfica and is an international footballer for Turkey.[18]
In January 2021 Kökçü married his long-term girlfriend Sevil in the Netherlands.[19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bursaspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Giresunspor | 2018–19 | TFF First League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Sabah | 2019–20 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Telstar (loan) | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Telstar | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| Total | 47 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | 50 | 4 | ||||
| Eindhoven | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 38 | 7 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 38 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 12 | |||
| Total | 74 | 18 | 4 | 1 | – | 78 | 19 | ||||
| HJK | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Career total | 184 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 205 | 25 | |||