Özcan Yaşar (born 13 January 2002) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Turkish club

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. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Turkey internationally.

Club career

Early years

Yaşar played youth football for SV De Vecht and Elinkwijk, before joining the

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youth academy in 2015. He made his debut for the reserve team Jong Utrecht in the

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on 10 January 2020, replacing Jeredy Hilterman in the 79th minute of a 2–1 away loss. In the summer of 2021, he moved to

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, where he was assigned to the under-21 squad.

VVV-Venlo

On 16 July 2022, Yaşar signed a one-year contract with

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch association football, football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...

with an option for an additional year, after a successful trial. The move reunited him with former Utrecht coach

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. Yaşar made his debut for VVV on the first matchday of the

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season, replacing Sven Braken in the 75th minute of a 3–0 home win over Almere City. On 27 May 2023, he scored Venlo's all important second goal deep into extra-time to defeat Willem II on aggregate and send the club to the second round in play-offs for promotion. He left VVV at the end of the

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, as his contract was not extended.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yasar, Özcan 2002 births People from Stichtse Vecht Footballers from Utrecht (province) Living people Dutch sportspeople of Turkish descent Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Dutch men's footballers Men's association football forwards USV Elinkwijk players FC Utrecht players Jong FC Utrecht players NAC Breda players VVV-Venlo players Fethiyespor footballers Eerste Divisie players 21st-century Dutch sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen