Ozan Tufan

Ozan Tufan (born 23 March 1995) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Hull City and the Turkey national team. His primary position is attacking midfielder but he can also play as both striker and also right winger.

Ozan Tufan
Tufan with Turkey in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ozan Tufan[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995
Place of birth Orhaneli, Turkey
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder, Striker, Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Hull City
Number 7
Youth career
2005–2012 Bursaspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Bursaspor 42 (3)
2015–2022 Fenerbahçe 133 (18)
2019 → Alanyaspor (loan) 17 (0)
2021–2022 → Watford (loan) 7 (0)
2022– Hull City 78 (18)
International career‡
2012 Turkey U17 1 (0)
2012–2013 Turkey U18 11 (0)
2012–2014 Turkey U19 16 (1)
2014– Turkey 65 (9)
Medal record
Turkey U19
Runner-upMediterranean Games 2013
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:03, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:25, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

On 19 August 2021, Tufan left Turkey for the first time in his career when he joined newly promoted Premier League club Watford on a season-long loan deal with the option to buy.[3] On 2 February 2022, the loan was terminated early with Tufan returning to Turkey having only made nine appearances in all competitions.[4] Following his return, Watford's Academy Manager, Omer Riza, talked about Tufan's struggle to adapt to the pace of the Premier League.[5]

On 1 July 2022, Tufan signed for Championship club Hull City for an undisclosed fee. Tufan signed a three-year deal with the club holding the option for a further year.[6] He made his debut for the Tigers on 30 July 2022 in the home match against Bristol City and scored a penalty to level the score.[7] Tufan scored his first hat-trick for Hull in their 4–2 home victory over Sheffield Wednesday on 12 August 2023.[8]

In September 2023, Tufan was named Hull City's Player of the Month for August.[9]

International career

Tufan played for the Turkey national under-19 team, which won the silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey.[10] He also represented his country at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[11]

On 25 May 2014, Tufan played his first national match for Turkey against Ireland in Dublin.[12] On 3 September 2014, Tufan scored his first goal, a long range shot against Denmark in a friendly game at 90th minute. Turkey won the game 2–1. In a post-match interview about the game he replied " I had the ball in front of me and right when I was about to kick it, I heard Arda Turan backing me to shoot. I initially had the scare of hitting my shot off-range, on such an important moment; but I kept my composure and hit the ball right after. I want to thank Fatih Terim for giving me this chance, I think I've done the best I could today."[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of 27 April 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bursaspor 2012–13 Süper Lig 104011–61
2013–14 8050––130
2014–15 32312020–463
2015–16 0010––10
Total 41322031–664
Fenerbahçe 2015–16 Süper Lig 26010091–451
2016–17 22310270–395
2017–18 931040–143
2018–19 000000–00
2019–20 33610––346
2020–21 37640––416
2021–22 601020–90
Total 13318272221–18221
Alanyaspor (loan) 2018–19 Süper Lig 17020––190
Watford (loan) 2021–22 Premier League 7010–1090
Hull City 2022–23 EFL Championship 42810–10448
2023–24 361020–103910
Total 751830–208018
Career total 273395522523041643
  1. Includes Turkish Super Cup and FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup

International
As of match played 8 October 2021[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Turkey 201491
2015100
2016122
201781
201800
2019101
202062
2021102
Total659
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tufan goal.
List of international goals scored by Ozan Tufan[15]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
13 September 2014TRE-FOR Park, Odense, Denmark Denmark2–12–1Friendly
221 June 2016Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France Czech Republic2–02–0UEFA Euro 2016
36 October 2016Torku Arena, Konya, Turkey Ukraine1–22–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
411 June 2017Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania Kosovo4–14–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
57 September 2019Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey Andorra1–01–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
67 October 2020RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany Germany1–13–3Friendly
714 October 2020Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul, Turkey Serbia2–22–22020–21 UEFA Nations League B
827 March 2021La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Spain Norway1–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
93–0

References
  1. "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. "Ozan Tufan: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. "Official: Watford Sign Ozan Tufan". www.watfordfc.com. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. "Official: Tufan Loan Terminated". www.watfordfc.com. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  5. Gray, Ryan (19 April 2022). "Omer Riza has talked about Ozan Tufan's Watford loan". Watford Observer. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  6. "Tufan signs for Hull City". www.wearehullcity.co.uk. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  7. "Hull City 2–1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  8. "Hull City 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  9. "Tufan wins August Player of the Month". Hull City A.F.C. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  10. "U19'lar Akdeniz Oyunları'nda ikinci oldu" (in Turkish). TFF.org. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  11. "U19 Milli Takımı'nın UEFA Avrupa U19 Şampiyonası aday kadrosu açıklandı" (in Turkish). TFF.org. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  12. Player's profile, eu-football.info, Retrieved 11 October 2014
  13. "Ozan Tufan: Arda Abi arkadan vur oğlum dedi. Vurdum..." www.hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  14. "Ozan Tufan". EU-Footnall.info. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  15. "Tufan, Ozan". National Football Teams.
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