Ozan Tufan

Ozan Tufan (born 23 March 1995) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe[1] in Süper Lig and Turkey national team. His primary position is holding midfielder but he can also play as both right back and also right winger. He made his Süper Lig debut on 19 May 2013 against Gençlerbirliği. On 12 August 2015, Fenerbahçe acquired Ozan for €7 million.

Ozan Tufan
Tufan with Turkey in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995
Place of birth Orhaneli, Bursa, Turkey
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder / Right back / Right winger
Club information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
Number 7
Youth career
2005–2012 Bursaspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Bursaspor 42 (3)
2015– Fenerbahçe 84 (9)
2019 → Alanyaspor (loan) 17 (0)
National team‡
2012 Turkey U17 1 (0)
2012–2013 Turkey U18 11 (0)
2012– Turkey U19 1 (0)
2014– Turkey 50 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019

International career

Tufan played for the Turkey national under-19 team, which won the silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey.[2] He also represented his country at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[3]

On 25 May 2014, Tufan played his first national match for Turkey against Ireland in Dublin.[4] On 3 September 2014, Ozan Tufan scored his first goal, a long range shot against Denmark National Football Team in a friendly game at 90th minute. Turkey won the game 2-1. In a post-match interview about the game he replied " I had the ball in front of me and right when I was about to kick it, I heard Arda Turan backing me to shoot. I initially had the scare of hitting my shot off-range, on such an important moment; but I kept my composure and hit the ball right after. I want to thank Fatih Terim for giving me this chance, I think I've done the best I could today."[5]

International goals

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.[6]

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 September 2014TRE-FOR Park, Odense, Denmark Denmark2–12–1Friendly
2.21 June 2016Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France Czech Republic2–02–0UEFA Euro 2016
3.6 October 2016Torku Arena, Konya, Turkey Ukraine1–22–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.11 June 2017Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania Kosovo4–14–1
5.7 September 2019Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey Andorra1–01–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

References
  1. "OZAN TUFAN FENERBAHÇE'DE - Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Resmi Sitesi".
  2. "U19'lar Akdeniz Oyunları'nda ikinci oldu" (in Turkish). TFF.org. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  3. "U19 Milli Takımı'nın UEFA Avrupa U19 Şampiyonası aday kadrosu açıklandı" (in Turkish). TFF.org. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. Player's profile, eu-football.info, Retrieved 11. 10. 2014
  5. "Ozan Tufan: Arda Abi arkadan vur oğlum dedi. Vurdum..." www.hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  6. "Tufan, Ozan". National Football Teams.


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