Yasin Özcan
Turkish footballer (born 2006)
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Yasin Özcan (born 20 April 2006) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş, on loan from Premier League club Aston Villa and the Turkey national team.
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Yasin Özcan at RSC Anderlecht in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 20 April 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Kâğıthane, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
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Current team |
Beşiktaş (on loan from Aston Villa) | ||
| Number | 58 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | İl Özel İdaresispor | ||
| 2017–2018 | Karadolap Gençlikspor | ||
| 2018–2022 | Kasımpaşa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Kasımpaşa | 90 | (5) |
| 2025– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → RSCA Futures (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Turkey U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Turkey U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2023– | Turkey U21 | 23 | (0) |
| 2025– | Turkey | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:40, 15 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:53, 10 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Professional club career
Youth career and Kasımpașa
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]
Aston Villa
On 10 February 2025, it was announced that Premier League club Aston Villa had agreed to sign Özcan and he would join the club ahead of their 2025–26 season.[5][6] According to The Athletic, the two teams had agreed a compensation package of €7 million, with a further €1 million of add-ons.[7]
He made his first appearance in a Villa shirt during a 1–0 friendly loss against EFL League Two club Walsall on 16 July 2025.[8]
On 2 August 2025, Özcan joined Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht on a season-long loan.[9]
On 28 January 2026, Özcan was recalled from his loan at Anderlecht, and joined Beşiktaş on a loan with an obligation to buy at the end of the season.[10]
International career
Özcan is a youth international for Turkey, having played up to the Turkey U21s.[11]
He made his senior Turkey national team debut on 11 June 2025 in a friendly game against the Mexico national team.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 March 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | 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 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 90 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 94 | 5 | |||
| Aston Villa | 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anderlecht (loan) | 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| RSCA Futures (loan) | 2025–26 | Challenger Pro League | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Beşiktaş (loan) | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 98 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 5 | ||
- Includes Turkish Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 11 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |