Tufan Özbozkurt (born 20 March 1993) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a left-back for Tweede Klasse club Nieuw Utrecht. He made his professional debut as Jong PSV player in the Eerste Divisie on 3 August 2013 against Sparta Rotterdam.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nieuw Utrecht | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | USV Elinkwijk | ||
| 2002–2012 | PSV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Jong PSV | 49 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Konyaspor | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Anadolu Selçukspor (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Anadolu Selçukspor (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Polatlı Bugsaşspor | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | Jong Utrecht | 9 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Lienden | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | TEC | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | Sportlust '46 | 10 | (0) |
| 2023– | Nieuw Utrecht | ||
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Netherland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Turkey U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Turkey U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:06, 12 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Since leaving Jong FC Utrecht in the summer 2018, Özbozkurt was left without club. In October 2019, he went on a trial at SV Spakenburg.[1] Later in October 2019, he joined FC Lienden.[2] At the end of November 2019, he suffered from a knee injury which later required a surgery in the anterior cruciate ligament.[3][4]
Private life edit
Özbozkurt is a very near friend of Memphis Depay, whom he has known since his time in PSV Eindhoven.[5]
References edit
- ^ Spakenburg mysterieus over vier proefspelers, voetbal247.nl, 3 October 2019
- ^ Carmelia: ‘Gelukkig hebben we Hans eindelijk wat terug kunnen geven’, gelderlander.nl, 28 October 2019
- ^ FC Lienden-trainer Van de Haar wil zaken gescheiden houden, gelderlander.nl, 29 November 2019
- ^ Post on Instagram, instagram.com, 22 December 2019
- ^ 'Laatste Memphis-nieuws bezorgt Olympique Lyon hartverzakking', soccernews.nl, February 2020
External links edit
- Tufan Özbozkurt at the Turkish Football Federation
- Tufan Özbozkurt – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Tufan Özbozkurt at Soccerway