Berkay Özcan (born 15 February 1998) is a Turkish professional

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who plays as a

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for Turkish

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club

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on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir.

Club career

VfB Stuttgart

On 6 November 2015, Özcan extended his contract with

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until June 2019. He made his debut for the first team of VfB Stuttgart on 8 August 2016 against

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. He finished the 2016–17 season with three goals in 23 appearances. On 3 December 2017 Özcan signed a new four-year-contract, keeping him at VfB Stuttgart until June 2021. He finished the 2017–18 season with a goal in 20 appearances.

Hamburger SV

On 25 January 2019, Özcan joined

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on a four-and-half-year-deal.

Loan to İstanbul Başakşehir

On 2 September 2019 İstanbul Başakşehir confirmed, that they had signed Özcan on a season-long loan deal. On 3 July 2020 the loan became permanent and Özcan signed permanently for the club.

International career

Özcan was born in Germany to Turkish parents. He is a youth international for Germany, and Turkey. He made his debut for the Turkish senior team on 1 June 2018 against

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Career statistics

Honours

İstanbul Başakşehir *

: 2019–20

References

External links

tff.org profile

DFB.de profile

Berkay Özcan
at Hamburger SV's website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ozcan, Berkay 1998 births Footballers from Karlsruhe Living people 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen German sportspeople of Turkish descent Men's association football midfielders German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkey men's international footballers VfB Stuttgart players VfB Stuttgart II players Hamburger SV players İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Çaykur Rizespor footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Süper Lig players