Berkay Özcan (born 15 February 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir. Born in Germany, he represented it internationally as a junior, before switching allegiance to Turkey.
Club career VfB Stuttgart On 6 November 2015, Özcan extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2019. He made his debut for the first team of VfB Stuttgart on 8 August 2016 against FC St. Pauli. 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 Hamburger SV 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 Tunisia.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVfB Stuttgart2016–172. Bundesliga212212332017–18Bundesliga171302012018–19Bundesliga300030Totals41351464—VfB Stuttgart II2017–18Regionalliga Südwest40—40Career totals45351504—
Honours İstanbul Başakşehir Süper Lig: 2019–20
References
External links tff.org profile DFB.de profile Berkay Özcan at Hamburger SV's website