Yasin Özcan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 April 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Kâğıthane, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kasımpaşa | ||
| Number | 58 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | İl Özel İdaresispor | ||
| 2017–2018 | Karadolap Gençlikspor | ||
| 2018–2022 | Kasımpaşa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Kasımpaşa | 74 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Turkey U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Turkey U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2023– | Turkey U21 | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:31, 23 January 2025 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:47, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Yasin Özcan (born 20 April 2006) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Kasımpaşa.
Professional career
[edit]Özcan is a youth product of İl Özel İdaresispor, and Karadolap Gençlikspor before finishing his development at Kasımpaşa. He signed his first professional contract with Kasımpaşa in the summer of 2022 until 2025 at the age of 16.[1]
On 8 August 2022, Özcan made his professional debut with Kasımpaşa as a substitute in a 4–0 Süper Lig loss to İstanbul Başakşehir.[2] He scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 loss to İstanbul Başakşehir on 21 January 2023 at the age of 16 years and 276 days, becoming the youngest goalscorer in the league that season, and one of the youngest goalscorers in Europe.[3]
On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[4]
International career
[edit]Özcan is a youth international for Turkey, having played up to the Turkey U21s.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 13 January 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kasımpaşa | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 2 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 74 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 4 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Duvar, Gazete (28 January 2023). "Yasin Özcan, Arda Güler ve biz". gazeteduvar.com.tr.
- ^ "Başakşehir, Kasımpaşa'ya gol olup yağdı!". Haber7.
- ^ "Avrupa'nın Gol Atan En Genç Oyuncusu Kasımpaşa'dan Yasin Özcan Oldu". ajansspor.com.
- ^ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Italy U21 vs Turkey U21 Live score, H2H and lineups".
- ^ "Y. Özcan". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Yasin Özcan at Soccerway
- Yasin Özcan at the Turkish Football Federation
- 2006 births
- Living people
- People from Kağıthane
- Turkish men's footballers
- Turkey men's under-21 international footballers
- Turkey men's youth international footballers
- Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers
- Süper Lig players
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football fullbacks
- 21st-century Turkish sportsmen