Oğuzhan Özyakup

Oğuzhan Özyakup
Özyakup with Turkey in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-09-23) 23 September 1992
Place of birth Zaandam, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Beşiktaş
Number 10
Youth career
Zaandam Türkspor[1]
2005–2008 AZ
2008–2012 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Arsenal 0 (0)
2012– Beşiktaş 171 (24)
National team‡
2008–2009 Netherlands U17 15 (5)
2011–2012 Netherlands U19 9 (2)
2012–2014 Turkey U21 7 (3)
2013– Turkey 37 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 July 2016

Oğuzhan Özyakup (born 23 September 1992), nicknamed Ozzie,[2][3] is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Beşiktaş and for the Turkey national team. Özyakup has previously featured for clubs AZ and Arsenal. While at Arsenal, he won the 2008–09 and 2009–10 Premier Academy League, as well as the 2008–09 FA Youth Cup. Özyakup also won the 2015–16 and 2016–17 Süper Lig with Beşiktaş.[4][5][6][7][8]

Early years

Özyakup was born in Zaandam, Netherlands, to Turkish parents from the city of Trabzon who emigrated to the Netherlands.[9] His father is into the wholesale nourishment business.[1] Oğuzhan is the youngest of two siblings.[1]

Özyakup began his career at Zaandam Türkspor, a local amateur club which Dutch players with Turkish descent were predominantly recruited, where he later caught the attraction of AZ officials.[1] He was invited to trials of AZ at age 11, in which he succeeded and was recruited.[1]

Özyakup signed for Arsenal on schoolboy forms on 1 September 2008,[10] going on to play regularly for Arsenal's Academy.[5][6][7]

With the Academy, Özyakup won the Premier Academy League of 2008–09 and 2009–10. He also was triumphant in lifting the FA Youth Cup of 2008–09 with the Gunners.[5][6][7]

Club career

Arsenal

On 28 August 2011, Özyakup was named a substitute for the Premier League match against Manchester United in which the London-based club suffered a heavy 8–2 defeat.[11] He made his competitive first-team debut in September 2011 in a League Cup match against Shrewsbury Town, where he supplied the assist for Yossi Benayoun to round off the match 3–1.[12]

Özyakup was an unused substitute in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie to Milan, which Arsenal won 3–0 on the night but lost 4–3 on aggregate.[13]

Beşiktaş

Özyakup at friendly game against Chelsea in Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, in 2014 August

Beşiktaş completed the signing of Özyakup on 8 June 2012 for a €500,000 transfer fee. The club officially disclosed he would make €400,000 in the 2012–13 season, in addition to a €100,000 sign-on bonus.[14] In June 2014, the club officially announced it was going to pay him €1.3 million in the 2015–16 season plus a €10,000 match bonus per match.[15] Özyakup earned his 100th Süper Lig cap on 6 March 2016,[16] on matchday 24, a home match against Eskişehirspor which ended 3–1 for Beşiktaş.[17]

In May 2016, Beşiktaş club chairman Fikret Orman stated that Italian club Lazio officially approached for Özyakup.[18] Özyakup went on to win the 2015–16 and 2016–17 Süper Lig title while with Beşiktaş.[4][8]

International career

Özyakup was part of the Netherlands national under-17 team which reached the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final in 2009,[19] being number 10 and captain of the team.[20]

In 2012, at age 19, Özyakup chose to play for Turkey instead of the Netherlands.[21][22] Coincidentally, Özyakup scored his first international goal for Turkey right against the Netherlands on 6 September 2015 in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[23]

Style of play and reception

"Someone who saw Oğuzhan [Özyakup] yesterday for the first time might say: "What kind of a player is that? Did he come from outer space?". They might say: "He dribbles like [Zinedine] Zidane." He is an intelligent player."

Rıdvan Dilmen, 17 August 2015, Fanatik.[24]

Özyakup is an energetic attacking-minded central midfielder.[3][25] Being able to play simple and quickly,[26][27] Özyakup can lead the team play.[28] He is "skillful" at finishing and possesses high level of anticipation that allows him to be at the right place on the pitch, according to former Beşiktaş and Turkish international forward Feyyaz Uçar.[29]

Özyakup is considered an "intelligent" player and was once called a "magician"[30][31] by former Turkish international and current pundit Rıdvan Dilmen in 2015.[32] Özyakup is praised by Dilmen for his "Zinedine Zidane-like" dribbling attributes and touted to be talented enough to play for Barcelona.[33] In 2016, Turkey national team captain Arda Turan stated he believes Özyakup will become the leader once he (Turan) quits the national team, describing Özyakup as an "outstanding player", being "very intelligent" and "a big talent".[34]

Özyakup is an admirer of the playmaking styles of Zinedine Zidane and the Argentine Juan Román Riquelme.[35]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 October 2018.[36]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAssistAppsGoalsAssistAppsGoalsAssistAppsGoalsAssistAppsGoalsAssist
Arsenal 2011–12 000000201000201
Total 000000201000201
Beşiktaş 2012–13 2827201——3028
2013–14 2663101—2102974
2014–15 2525603—111442312
2015–16 3197510—50140108
2016–17 2957100—9023959
2017–18 2404303—7003307
2018–19 803000—6221425
Total 17124361818—40492272953
Career total 1712436181820140492292954

International

As of 16 May 2016.[37]

Scores and results table. Turkey's goal tally first:

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 September 2015Torku Arena, Konya, Turkey Netherlands1–03–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

Club

Arsenal[5][6][7]
Beşiktaş

International

Netherlands

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Mazlum Uluç (4 February 2012). "Oğuzhan Özyakup: Wenger'in Türk prensi" (in Turkish). TFF. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Beşiktaş'ta Ozzie bombası" (in Turkish). Takvim. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 Bagchi, Rob (11 December 2015). "Euro 2016: Turkey team guide". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ligler » Spor Toto Süper Lig » Spor Toto Süper Lig Arşiv » 2015-2016 Sezonu". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "2009 FA Youth Cup Final". Getty Images.com.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Academy Final: Arsenal 5-3 Nott'm Forest". Arsenal.com.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Player of the week: From Arsenal youth to Besiktas star – Oguzhan Ozyakup". Turkish-Football.com.
  8. 1 2 3 "Oğuzhan Özyakup". Soccerway.com.
  9. ↑ "Oğuzhan Özyakup: Portakalı seçti, Arsenal'e geçti" (in Turkish). TFF. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Oguzhan Ozyakup". arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  12. ↑ "Arsenal 3–1 Shrewsbury". BBC.co.uk.
  13. ↑ "Arsenal 3–0 AC Milan (agg 3–4)". BBC Sport.
  14. ↑ "Official: Beşiktaş sign Arsenal youth Oğuzhan Özyakup for €500,000". Turkish Football.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16.
  15. ↑ Profesyonel futbol takımımız oyuncuları Necip Uysal, Oğuzhan Özyakup ve Olcay Şahan'ın sözleşmeleri yenilenmiştir
  16. ↑ "Oğuzhan Özyakup Süper Lig'deki 100. Maçına Çıkacak" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "Beşiktaş 3-1 Eskişehirspor". Hürriyet. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  18. ↑ "Fikret Orman, Oğuzhan'ı İsteyen Takımı Açıkladı". Milliyet. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "Germany reward fans with U17 success". UEFA.com.
  20. ↑ Saffer, Paul; Beusink, Ruud (7 March 2016). "Özyakup Takes Aim At Arsenal Team-mates" (in Turkish). UEFA. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  21. ↑ Fatih Özyar (11 February 2012). "Oğuzhan Türkiye'yi seçti" (in Turkish). Fanatik. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  22. ↑ Kalbimin sesini dinledim (I listen my heart). Hurriyet.com.tr. 11 February 2012. Retrieved on 2012-05-30.
  23. ↑ "Türkiye 3-0 Hollanda" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  24. ↑ Oğuzhan uzaydan mı geldi!. Retrieved 28 December 2015
  25. ↑ Verschueren, Gianni (5 October 2015). "Arsenal Transfer News: Gokhan Tore, Oguzhan Ozyakup Targeted in Latest Rumours". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  26. ↑ Demirkol, Mehmet (17 August 2015). "Oğuzhan Zidane Çalımları Atıyor" (in Turkish). Fanatik. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  27. ↑ "Mehmet Demirkol: Türk Oyuncuların Kaderi Bu" (in Turkish). Fanatik. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  28. ↑ Demirkol, Mehmet (16 December 2015). "Zirvenin anahtarı kutsal rastlantı" (in Turkish). Fanatik. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  29. ↑ "Feyyaz Uçar, Beşiktaş-Galatasaray Derbisine Oğuzhan'ın Darbe Vuracağını İddia Etti" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  30. ↑ "Analiz! Rıdvan Dilmen: Beşiktaş'ın sihirbazı var" (in Turkish). Fanatik. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  31. ↑ "Beşiktaşlı yıldız, Rıdvan Dilmen'i mest etti: "Sihirbaz"" (in Turkish). Cumhuriyet. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  32. ↑ "Oğuzhan uzaydan mı geldi!" (in Turkish). Fanatik. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  33. ↑ Dilmen, Rıdvan (17 August 2015). "Oğuzhan Zidane Çalımları Atıyor" (in Turkish). Sabah. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  34. ↑ "Arda Turan: Oğuzhan milli takımın lideri olacak" (in Turkish). NTV Spor. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  35. ↑ Mizrahi, Yakir (9 May 2008). "Oğuzhan Gunning For Netherlands Glory". UEFA. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  36. ↑ Oğuzhan Özyakup at Soccerbase
  37. ↑ "Özyakup, Oğuzhan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  38. ↑ "Germany reward fans with U17 success". UEFA.com.
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