Deniz Bozkurt

Deniz Bozkurt (born July 23, 1993) is a Puerto Rican footballer who currently plays for Boca Raton FC and for the Puerto Rico national football team.

Deniz Bozkurt
Personal information
Full name Deniz Manuel Bozkurt
Date of birth (1993-07-23) July 23, 1993[1]
Place of birth Plantation, Florida, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Boca Raton FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Florida Atlantic Owls 49 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Floridians FC 7 (1)
2018 Bayamón FC
2019– Boca Raton FC
National team‡
2013 Puerto Rico U20 5 (0)
2015– Puerto Rico 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 March 2019

Career

Bozkurt started his career in the United States' college system with the Florida Atlantic Owls where he stood out as a player, scoring 6 goals in 37 appearances over 3 seasons, earning him a call up to the Puerto Rico U20s for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[2] In early 2015 he traveled to Germany for a trial with VfL Wolfsburg.[3]

International career

Bozkurt was called up to the Puerto Rico U20s in 2012 whilst playing for Florida Atlantic Owlsfor the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying match against Barbados U20s.[2] He received his first full national cap for Puerto Rico in 2015 in a friendly against Canada as a substitute in the 36th minute.[4]

His first goal for Puerto Rico came during second round qualifications for he 2018 FIFA World Cup in a first-leg tie over Grenada in which Bozkurt's goal gave the Puerto Ricans a 1-0 victory.[5]

International Goals
Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 June 2015Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico Grenada1-01-02018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round

References
  1. Deniz Bozkurt – FIFA competition record
  2. "Deniz Bozkurt profile". FAU. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. "VfL II: Jetzt mischt auch ein US-Boy mit". Vfl Wolfsburg. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. Squizzato, Daniel (30 March 2015). "Puerto Rico 0, Canada 3 | International Friendly Recap". MLS. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. "Guatemala and Bermuda draw 0-0, Puerto Rico beats Grenada". ESPN. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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