# Ozan Kökçü

Ozan Can Kökçü (born 8 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Azerbaijan national team.

## Club career
### Bursaspor

On 29 March 2017, Ozan Kökçü signed a four-year contract with Bursaspor. Kökçü made his debut for Bursaspor in the Turkish Cup match against Yeni Altındağ Belediyespor in a 0–0 away draw on 26 October 2017.

#### Loan to Waalwijk

On 28 December 2017, RKC Waalwijk announced the signing of Ozan Kökçü on a season-long loan deal. He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Waalwijk in a 1–0 home victory against Jong AZ on 12 January 2018. He scored his first goal for the club on 6 April 2018, in the 4th minute of a 3–1 loss against Oss. Kökçü scored 1 goals and 3 assists in 14 matches during the 2017–18 season.

### Giresunspor

On 2 August 2018, Kökçü signed a three-year contract with TFF First League side Giresunspor.
He made his league debut for Giresunspor in a 3–1 home victory against Eskişehirspor on 12 August 2018.

### Sabah

On 21 August 2019, Kökçü signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Sabah. On 13 January 2021, he was sent on a six-month loan to Telstar in the Dutch second-tier Eerste Divisie.

### Telstar

In August 2021, Kökçü signed a two-year permanent deal with Telstar.

### Eindhoven

Kökçü joined Eindhoven on 6 August 2022, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional year.

### HJK Helsinki

On 31 July 2024, Finnish Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki announced the signing of Kökçü on a deal until the end of 2026 for an undisclosed fee.

## International career

Kökçü was called up and played for the Azerbaijan U21 in a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Israel U21 on 31 August 2017.

## Personal life

Kökçü is of Turkish descent. He is the older brother of the professional footballer Orkun Kökçü, who plays for Benfica and is an international footballer for Turkey.
In January 2021 Kökçü married his long-term girlfriend Sevil in the Netherlands.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 19 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bursaspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Giresunspor | 2018–19 | TFF 1. Lig | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Sabah | 2019–20 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| Sabah | 2020–21 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Sabah | Total | Total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 1 |
| Telstar (loan) | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 |
| Telstar | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 2 |
| Telstar | Total | Total | 47 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 50 | 4 |
| Eindhoven | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 7 |
| Eindhoven | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 38 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 12 |
| Eindhoven | Total | Total | 74 | 18 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 78 | 19 |
| HJK | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| HJK | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| HJK | Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 184 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 208 | 25 |
* ↑ Includes Turkish Cup, Azerbaijan Cup and KNVB Cup
* ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League