Tufan Özbozkurt

Tufan Özbozkurt
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-20) 20 March 1993 (age 31)
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)

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.

Career

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

Özbozkurt is a very near friend of Memphis Depay, whom he has known since his time in PSV Eindhoven.[5]

References

  1. ^ Spakenburg mysterieus over vier proefspelers, voetbal247.nl, 3 October 2019
  2. ^ Carmelia: ‘Gelukkig hebben we Hans eindelijk wat terug kunnen geven’, gelderlander.nl, 28 October 2019
  3. ^ FC Lienden-trainer Van de Haar wil zaken gescheiden houden, gelderlander.nl, 29 November 2019
  4. ^ Post on Instagram, instagram.com, 22 December 2019
  5. ^ 'Laatste Memphis-nieuws bezorgt Olympique Lyon hartverzakking', soccernews.nl, February 2020