Erhun Oztumer

Erhun Aksel Oztumer (born 29 May 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic.

Erhun Oztumer
Oztumer in 2014
Personal information
Full name Erhun Aksel Oztumer[1]
Date of birth (1991-05-29) 29 May 1991
Place of birth Greenwich, England
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Charlton Athletic
Number 29
Youth career
1999–2007 Charlton Athletic
2007–2008 Fisher Athletic
2008–2009 Manisaspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Sivasspor 0 (0)
2011–2012 Anadolu Üsküdar 34 (5)
2012–2014 Dulwich Hamlet 78 (49)
2014–2016 Peterborough United 50 (7)
2016–2018 Walsall 86 (30)
2018–2019 Bolton Wanderers 18 (0)
2019– Charlton Athletic 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:05, 29 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Following nine years in the youth set up at Charlton Athletic, and a season with Fisher Athletic, 16-year-old Oztumer joined Manisaspor in 2008, who at the time were in the Turkish Süper Lig. Despite featuring mainly for the Manisaspor youth team, in 2009 he earned a move to Sivasspor, also of the Turkish Süper Lig, where he signed his first professional contract.[2] Oztumer never played for the first team at Sivasspor, but played 29 times for the reserve team in A2 Ligi, scoring eight goals. In 2011, Oztumer left Sivasspor to join Anadolu Üsküdar in the TFF Third League, the fourth tier of Turkish football, where he played senior football for the first time, playing 34 league games in 16 months, scoring five goals.[3]

Before the start of the 2012–13 season, Oztumer returned to England, joining Isthmian League side Dulwich Hamlet. He went on to score over 60 goals from midfield in all competitions over two seasons, during which time Dulwich won promotion to the Isthmian League Premier Division.

In June 2014, he moved back into the professional game, joining Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee,[4] leaving with the best wishes of Dulwich Hamlet manager Gavin Rose.[5]

He played one friendly in pre-season, scoring a free kick against St Neots Town, before suffering an injury which kept him out of the early part of the 2014–15 season. He made his Peterborough debut as a substitute in a 2–2 draw with Oldham Athletic on 4 October 2014.[6] He made his first start for the club on 13 December 2014, scoring the winning goal away to Leyton Orient.[7]

On 17 June 2016, Oztumer signed for Football League One side Walsall on a two-year contract upon the expiry of his contract at Peterborough.[8] He scored on his debut in a 3–1 win over AFC Wimbledon on 6 August 2016.[9]

At the end of the 2017–18 season he announced his decision to leave Walsall due to his contract expiring.[10]

On 13 June 2018, Oztumer signed for EFL Championship team Bolton Wanderers on a two-year deal.[11] He scored on his debut, in a 1–2 defeat to Leeds United in the EFL Cup on 14 August.[12] On 15 August 2019 he left the club after handing in his notice due to the club's ongoing financial problems.[13]

On 16 August 2019, Oztumer was announced as a free signing for Charlton Athletic on a two-year deal.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Üsküdar Anadolu S.K. 2010–11[3] TFF Third League 94—94
2011–12[3] TFF Third League 251—251
Üsküdar Anadolu total 345—345
Dulwich Hamlet 2012–13[15] Isthmian League Division One South 362131—8[lower-alpha 1]54727
2013–14[15] Isthmian League Premier Division 422833—4[lower-alpha 2]24933
Dulwich Hamlet total 784964—1279660
Peterborough United 2014–15[16] League One 201200000221
2015–16[17] League One 306500000356
Peterborough United total 507700000577
Walsall 2016–17[18] League One 411510102[lower-alpha 3]04515
2017–18[19] League One 451510113[lower-alpha 3]15017
Walsall total 86302021519532
Bolton Wanderers 2018–19[20] Championship 170001100181
2019–20[21] League One 1000000010
Bolton Wanderers total 180001100191
Charlton Athletic 2019–20[21] Championship 140000000140
Charlton Athletic total 140000000140
Career total 2809115432178315105
  1. One appearance in FA Trophy, six appearances and three goals in Isthmian League Cup, one appearance and two goals in London Senior Cup
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Personal life

Oztumer is of Turkish Cypriot descent.[22]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. "Biography". Erhun Oztumer. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  3. Turkish Football Federation stats
  4. "Peterborough United: Erhun Oztumer joins from non-league". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  5. "I must say it is a pleasure to work with such a talent in Erhun Oztumer says Gavin Rose". Kentish Football. 9 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  6. 10. Erhun Oztumer Soccerbase
  7. Leyton Orient 1–2 Peterborough
  8. "Erhun Oztumer: Walsall sign Peterborough United midfielder on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  9. "Walsall 3–1 Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  10. "Erhun Oztumer: Walsall midfielder says he would like to leave Saddlers". BBC Sport. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  11. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44467381
  12. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45092541
  13. "Erhun Oztumer: Bolton Wanderers midfielder's exit leaves club with five senior players". BBC Sport. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  14. "DONE DEAL: Charlton complete signing of Erhun Oztumer". Charlton Athletic. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  15. "Erhun Öztümer – First XI". Dulwich Hamlet Football Club. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  16. "Games played by Erhun Oztumer in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  17. "Games played by Erhun Oztumer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  18. "Games played by Erhun Oztumer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  19. "Games played by Erhun Oztumer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  20. "Games played by Erhun Oztumer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  21. "Games played by Erhun Oztumer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  22. Another Cypriot makes the football grade in Turkey
  23. "PFA teams of the year: Chelsea and Tottenham dominate Premier League XI". BBC Sport. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  24. "PFA League One Team of the Year: Wigan & Blackburn quartets included". BBC Sport. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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