Ozan Tufan
Turkish footballer
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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 a striker or a right winger.
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Tufan with Turkey in 2016 | |||||||||||
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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] | ||||||||||
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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 | 45 | (4) | ||||||||
| 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 as of 03:47, 22 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:25, 8 October 2021 (UTC) | |||||||||||
Club career
On 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
Tufan 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
Club
- As of match played 15 August 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| 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
- 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
- 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 |
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| 1 | 3 September 2014 | TRE-FOR Park, Odense, Denmark |  Denmark | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 21 June 2016 | Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France |  Czech Republic | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 |
| 3 | 6 October 2016 | Torku Arena, Konya, Turkey |  Ukraine | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 11 June 2017 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania |  Kosovo | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 7 September 2019 | Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey |  Andorra | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 6 | 7 October 2020 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany |  Germany | 1–1 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 7 | 14 October 2020 | Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul, Turkey |  Serbia | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 8 | 27 March 2021 | La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Spain |  Norway | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 3–0 |
