Kenan Özer (born 16 August 1987) is a Turkish

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who plays for Northern Cypriot club

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Career

He previously played as a striker in Turkey for the

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sports club, Beşiktaş J.K. and

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in the

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. A native of

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, the capital of Cyprus, Kenan Özer was born in the part of the city, known by its Turkish name, Lefkoşa, which also serves as the capital of the internationally unrecognized

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. While playing, he wore 80 as the unusual number on his shirt.

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* * 1987 births Sportspeople from North Nicosia Turkish Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Living people Men's association football forwards Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Turkish Cypriot men's footballers Turkish people of Cypriot descent Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Çaykur Rizespor footballers İstanbulspor footballers Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers Antalyaspor footballers Boluspor footballers Akhisarspor footballers Konyaspor footballers Adana Demirspor footballers MKE Ankaragücü footballers Gaziantep F.K. footballers Yeni Malatyaspor footballers Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players TFF Second League players Bodrum F.K. footballers Mağusa Türk Gücü S.K. footballers 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-forward-stub