Umut Dilan Bozok (born 19 September 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club

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. Born in France, he plays for the Turkey national team.

Club career

Bozok began playing football with his local club ''l'Etoile Naborienne Saint-Avold'' at the age of 6. He began as a defender because of his strong physique. He then moved to the youth academy of

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in 2011. After spending three years in Metz's second team, Bozok moved to GS Consolat in Marseille for first-team football. After a successful season with

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, becoming the top scorer in the

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with 18 goals in 31 matches, Bozok transferred to

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side

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on 9 June 2017 for €150,000. Bozok made his professional debut for Nîmes in a 1–0

loss to

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on 28 July 2017. He scored his first professional hattrick in a 4–0 Ligue 2 win over

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on 20 October 2017. Bozok finished the top scorer of the 2017–18 Ligue 2 with 24 goals in 36 games, and helped promote Nîmes to the

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for the 2018–19 season. On 18 June 2019, Bozok signed with French club

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, for three years and one optional. The transfer fee was reported as 1.5 million euros. On 1 February 2021, Bozok moved to

club

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on a loan deal until the end of the season. On 22 July 2021, he was loaned to Kasımpaşa in the Turkish

for the 2021–22 season. With 20 goals in 38 games, Bozok was named "

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" (top scorer) of the Süper Lig that season.

International career

Bozok represents Turkey at an international level. In his debut for the Turkey U21 national team, he scored a brace in a 4–0 win over Azerbaijan U21 on 28 March 2017. Bozok made his debut for the

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on 25 September 2022 in a Nations League game against the

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Personal life

Bozok was born in France, and is of Turkish descent. Outside of football, he is a pianist and a black-belt in karate.

Career statistics

Honours

Lorient *

: 2019–20 Individual *

Top goalscorer: 2016–17 (18 goals) *

Top goalscorer: 2017–18 (24 goals) *

Top goalscorer: 2021–22 (20 goals) *

Striker of the Year: 2021–22

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bozok, Umut 1996 births Living people People from Saint-Avold French people of Turkish descent Citizens of Turkey through descent Sportspeople from Moselle (department) Turkish footballers French footballers Footballers from Grand Est Association football forwards Turkey international footballers Turkey youth international footballers Turkey under-21 international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Süper Lig players FC Metz players Nîmes Olympique players FC Lorient players ES Troyes AC players Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers Trabzonspor footballers