Umut Bozok
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Umut Dilan Bozok | ||
Date of birth | 19 September 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Saint-Avold, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Nîmes | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2011 | Etoile Naborienne | ||
2011–2016 | Metz | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Metz II | 33 | (13) |
2016–2017 | Consolat | 31 | (18) |
2017– | Nîmes | 42 | (25) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2013 | Turkey U17 | 5 | (3) |
2013 | Turkey U18 | 1 | (0) |
2017– | Turkey U21 | 4 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 May 2018 |
Umut Dilan Bozok (born 19 September 1996) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a striker for the French club Nîmes.[1]
Professional career
Bozok began playing football with his local club l'Etoile Naborienne Saint-Avold at the age of 6. He began as a defender because of his strong physique.[2] He then moved to the youth academy of FC Metz in 2011. After spending three years in Metz's second team, Bozok moved to GS Consolat in Marseille for first-team football. After a successful season with GS Consolat, becoming the top scorer in the Championnat National with 18 goals in 31 matches, Bozok transferred to Ligue 2 side Nimes Olympique on 9 June 2017 for €150,000. [3][4]
Bozok made his professional debut for Nîmes in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to Stade de Reims on 28 July 2017.[5] He scored his first professional hattrick in a 4–0 Ligue 2 win over Stade Brestois on 20 October 2017.[6] Bozok finished the top scorer of the 2017–18 Ligue 2 with 24 goals in 36 games, and helped promote Nîmes to the Ligue 1 for the 2018-19 season.[7]
International career
Bozok represents Turkey at an international level. In his debut for the Turkey national under-21 football team, he scored a brace in a 4–0 win over Azerbaijan U21 on 28 March 2017.[8]
Personal life
Bozok was born in France, and is of Turkish descent.[9] Outside of football, he is a pianist and a black-belt in karate.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 July 2018[1]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Metz B | 2013–14 | Championnat de France Amateur 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2014–15 | Championnat de France Amateur | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
2015–16 | Championnat de France Amateur 2 | 22 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 13 | |||||
Total | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 13 | ||
GS Consolat | 2016–17 | National | 31 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 18 | ||
Nimes | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 25 | ||
Career total | 100 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 56 |
Honours
Individual
- Championnat National Top Goalscorer (18 goals): 2016–17[3]
- Ligue 2 Top Goalscorer (24 goals): 2017–18[7]
References
- 1 2 Umut Bozok at Soccerway
- ↑ "Umut Bozok, le virtuose - Stadito". 12 November 2017.
- 1 2 Rédaction. "Umut Bozok, meilleur buteur de National, signe à Nîmes".
- ↑ "Umut Bozok, meilleur buteur du National".
- ↑ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 1ère journée - Nîmes Olympique / Stade de Reims". www.lfp.fr.
- ↑ "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Domino's Ligue 2 - Season 2017/2018 - Week 12 - Nîmes Olympique / Stade Brestois 29". www.ligue1.com.
- 1 2 "LFP.fr - Umut Bozok, meilleur buteur de Domino's Ligue 2 !". www.lfp.fr.
- ↑ "TÜRKİYE AZERBAYCAN - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
- ↑ "A la rencontre d'Umut Bozok - Nîmes Olympique". 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "Pianiste, karatéka, spécialiste des penalties, qui est Umut Bozok (Marseille Consolat), le meilleur buteur du National ?". France Football.
External linls
- Umut Bozok at Soccerway
- Nîmes Olympique Profile
- FC Metz Profile
- Umut Bozok – French league stats at LFP
- Umut Bozok at the Turkish Football Federation