Ozan Tufan (born 23 March 1995) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor and the Turkey national team. His primary position is attacking midfielder but he can also play as both striker and also right winger.
 Tufan with Turkey in 2016 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Ozan Tufan[1] | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1995 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Orhaneli, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, striker, right winger | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Trabzonspor | ||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2005–2012 | Bursaspor | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Bursaspor | 41 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2015–2022 | Fenerbahçe | 133 | (18) | ||||||||
| 2019 | → Alanyaspor (loan) | 17 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Watford (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Hull City | 79 | (18) | ||||||||
| 2024– | Trabzonspor | 4 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2012 | Turkey U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Turkey U18 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Turkey U19 | 16 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2014–2021 | Turkey | 65 | (9) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:39, 23 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:25, 8 October 2021 (UTC) | |||||||||||
Club career
editOn 19 August 2021, Tufan left Turkey for the first time in his career when he joined newly promoted Premier League club Watford on a season-long loan deal with the option to buy.[3] On 2 February 2022, the loan was terminated early with Tufan returning to Turkey having only made nine appearances in all competitions.[4] Following his return, Watford's Academy Manager, Omer Riza, talked about Tufan's struggle to adapt to the pace of the Premier League.[5]
On 1 July 2022, Tufan signed for Championship club Hull City for an undisclosed fee. Tufan signed a three-year deal with the club holding the option for a further year.[6] He made his debut for the Tigers on 30 July 2022 in the home match against Bristol City and scored a penalty to level the score.[7] Tufan scored his first hat-trick for Hull in their 4–2 home victory over Sheffield Wednesday on 12 August 2023.[8]
In September 2023, Tufan was named Hull City's Player of the Month for August.[9]
On 27 June 2024, Tufan moved to Trabzonspor for an undisclosed fee.[10]
International career
editTufan played for the Turkey national under-19 team, which won the silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey.[11] He also represented his country at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[12]
On 25 May 2014, Tufan played his first national match for Turkey against Ireland in Dublin.[13] On 3 September 2014, Tufan scored his first goal, a long range shot against Denmark 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."[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 15 August 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bursaspor | 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 32 | 3 | 12 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | – | 46 | 3 | ||||
| 2015–16 | – | – | – | – | 1[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 41 | 3 | 21 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 4 | |||
| Fenerbahçe | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 26 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 9[c] | 1 | – | 45 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 2 | – | 7[e] | 0 | – | 39 | 5 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[c] | 0 | – | 14 | 3 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 34 | 6 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 41 | 6 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[f] | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 133 | 18 | 27 | 2 | – | 22 | 1 | – | 182 | 21 | ||||
| Alanyaspor (loan) | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| Watford (loan) | 2021–22 | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Hull City | 2022–23 | Championship | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 44 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 79 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 84 | 18 | ||||
| Trabzonspor | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4[c] | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 278 | 39 | 54 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 365 | 43 | ||
- ^ Includes Turkish Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
edit- As of match played 8 October 2021[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2014 | 9 | 1 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 65 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tufan goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 September 2014 | TRE-FOR Park, Odense, Denmark | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 21 June 2016 | Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 | |
| 3 | 6 October 2016 | Torku Arena, Konya, Turkey | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4 | 11 June 2017 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 5 | 7 September 2019 | Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | |
| 6 | 7 October 2020 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany | 1–1 | 3–3 | Friendly | |
| 7 | 14 October 2020 | Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul, Turkey | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B | |
| 8 | 27 March 2021 | La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Spain | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 9 | 3–0 |
References
edit- ^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Ozan Tufan: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Official: Watford Sign Ozan Tufan". www.watfordfc.com. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Official: Tufan Loan Terminated". www.watfordfc.com. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Gray, Ryan (19 April 2022). "Omer Riza has talked about Ozan Tufan's Watford loan". Watford Observer. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Tufan signs for Hull City". www.wearehullcity.co.uk. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Hull City 2–1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Hull City 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Tufan wins August Player of the Month". Hull City A.F.C. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Tufan Departs". Hull City A.F.C. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "U19'lar Akdeniz Oyunları'nda ikinci oldu" (in Turkish). TFF.org. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "U19 Milli Takımı'nın UEFA Avrupa U19 Şampiyonası aday kadrosu açıklandı" (in Turkish). TFF.org. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ Player's profile, eu-football.info, Retrieved 11 October 2014
- ^ "Ozan Tufan: Arda Abi arkadan vur oğlum dedi. Vurdum..." www.hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ Ozan Tufan at Soccerway
- ^ "Ozan Tufan". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Tufan, Ozan". National Football Teams.
External links
edit- Ozan Tufan at the Turkish Football Federation
- Ozan Tufan – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Ozan Tufan at WorldFootball.net
- Ozan Tufan at Soccerbase