Mahmut Özen

Mahmut Özen
	Özen playing for Mjällby AIF in 2013.
Personal information
Full name	Mahmut Özen
Date of birth	1 September 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Nordic United FC
Number	21
Youth career
0000–2007	Stafsinge IF
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008	Stafsinge IF
2009–2011	Varbergs BoIS
2012–2013	Mjällby AIF
2014–2015	Malmö FF
2014–2015	→ Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan)
2016–2017	Adana Demirspor
2017–2021	Falkenbergs FF
2022–	Nordic United FC
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023

Mahmut Özen (born 1 September 1988) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for Ettan club Nordic United FC.^[1]

Career

Club career

Early career

Özen started his professional career in 2008 at the then Division 4 club Stafsinge IF based in Falkenberg. For the 2009 season he moved to Varbergs BoIS where he played for three seasons, two seasons in Division 2 and one season in Division 1. Özen transferred to Allsvenskan club Mjällby AIF for the 2012 season. After having only played five matches for the club in his debut season, Özen made a breakthrough for the 2013 season where he played a majority of the club's matches.

Malmö FF

On 3 December 2013 it was announced that Özen had signed a four-year-long contract with the reigning league champions Malmö FF.^[2] Özen will wear the number 24 shirt for the club.^[3] The transfer went through on 10 January 2014 when the Swedish transfer window opened. After having only appeared in only one league match for the club during the 2014 season, Özen was sent on loan to Turkish Süper Lig side Kayseri Erciyesspor until the end of the 2014–15 season.^[4]

Adana Demirspor

On 7 January 2016 it was confirmed, that Özen had signed a contract with Adana Demirspor.^[5]

Falkenbergs FF

Özen signed for Falkenbergs FF on 13 March 2017.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 28 November 2018.^[7]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Varbergs BoIS	2009	20	0	0	0	—		20	0
	2010	22	1	0	0	—		22	0
	2011	24	0	0	0	—		24	0
	Total	66	1	0	0	—		66	1
Mjällby AIF	2012	5	0	1	1	—		6	1
	2013	23	0	4	0	—		27	0
	Total	28	0	5	1	—		33	1
Malmö FF	2014	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
Malmö FF	Total	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan)	2014–15	12	0	1	0	—		13	0
Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan)	Total	12	0	1	0	0	0	13	0
Adana Demirspor	2015–16	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2016–17	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Falkenbergs FF	2017	25	1	0	0	—		25	1
	2018	15	0	0	0	—		15	0
	Total	40	1	0	0	0	0	40	1
Career total		150	2	8	1	0	0	158	3

Honours

Club

Malmö FF

Allsvenskan: 2014

References

^ Mahmut Özen at Soccerway
^ "Mahmut Özen klar för MFF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 3 December 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
^ "MFFtv: Özen om första mötet med supportrarna". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
^ "MAHMUT ÖZEN ADANA DEMİRSPOR'DA" (in Turkish). spor.haber3.com. 7 January 2016.
^ "MAHMUT ÖZEN ERCİYESSPOR'DA..." erciyesspor.org.tr (in Turkish). Kayseri Erciyesspor. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
^ "Officiellt: Falkenberg värvar ex-allsvensk duo". fotbollskanalen.se (in Turkish). 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
^ "Mahmut Özen". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2018.