Ozan İpek (born 10 October 1986) is a Turkish professional

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, who most recently played as a

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for Turkish club Erzincanspor. He began his professional career at Batman Petrolspor in the Turkish second tier. In 2007, he was transferred to Kahramanmaraşspor. Next season he was loaned to

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. During his spell at Bucaspor, he registered 10 goals and 10 assists. With this performance, he drew attention from Turkish Süper Lig clubs. In February 2009, he was transferred to Süper Lig side

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. Bursaspor finished 2009-10 season in the first place and became champions for the first time in the club's history. Ozan İpek contributed with 8 goals and 5 assists. This included a goal and an assist against

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and 2 goals and 1 assist against Fenerbahçe, which gave Bursaspor 2–3 victory away at both matches. In October 2012, he was left out of the squad by Ertuğrul Sağlam due to indiscipline. In January 2013, he was loaned to

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until the end of the season.

International career

Having spent the majority of his playing career in the lower divisions, Ozan İpek never represented Turkey at youth level. However, his impressive form for his club in the 2009-10 season, where he scored 8 goals as a midfielder and helped Bursaspor to win the title, saw him called up for national duty. He made his international debut at the age of 23, on 3 March 2010, in a 2–0 friendly win against

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, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for

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Honours

*Bursaspor **

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(1): 2009–2010

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ipek, Ozan 1986 births Living people Batman Petrolspor footballers Kahramanmaraşspor footballers Bursaspor footballers Mersin Talim Yurdu footballers 24 Erzincanspor footballers Süper Lig players Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Men's association football wingers Footballers from Ankara 21st-century Turkish sportsmen