On 3 December 2013 it was announced that Özen had signed a four-year-long contract with the reigning league champions Malmö FF. Özen will wear the number 24 shirt for the club. The transfer went through on 10 January 2014 when the Swedish transfer window opened. After having only appeared in only one league match for the club during the 2014 season, Özen was sent on loan to Turkish Süper Lig side Kayseri Erciyesspor until the end of the 2014–15 season.