Ozan Kabak
![]() Kabak training with VfB Stuttgart in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ozan Muhammed Kabak[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 25 March 2000||
Place of birth | Ankara, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2017 | Galatasaray | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Galatasaray | 14 | (0) |
2019 | VfB Stuttgart | 15 | (3) |
2019–2022 | Schalke 04 | 40 | (3) |
2021 | → Liverpool (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Norwich City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2022– | TSG Hoffenheim | 58 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Turkey U15 | 7 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Turkey U16 | 15 | (5) |
2016–2017 | Turkey U17 | 15 | (3) |
2018 | Turkey U18 | 11 | (4) |
2019– | Turkey | 26 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024 |
Ozan Muhammed Kabak (born 25 March 2000) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim and the Turkey national team.
Club career
[edit]Galatasaray
[edit]Ozan trained with the Galatasaray youth academy, joining in 2011. He signed his first professional contract with Galatasaray on 1 July 2017.[3] Ozan made his professional debut for Galatasaray in a 2–0 Süper Lig win over Yeni Malatyaspor on 12 May 2018.[4] This made him the first footballer born in the 2000s to play in the Süper Lig.[5] On 24 October 2018, he played his first Champions League match in a 0–0 home draw against Schalke 04 in the 2018–19 season.[6]
VfB Stuttgart
[edit]On 17 January 2019, Kabak moved to Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart where he signed a contract until June 2024.[7] On 3 March, he scored twice in a 5–1 win over Hannover 96, registering his first senior career goals.[8] In doing so, at the age of 18 years, 11 months and 7 days, he became the youngest Turkish center-back, and third-youngest Stuttgart player to ever score twice in a single Bundesliga match.[9]
Schalke 04
[edit]On 30 June 2019, Kabak joined Schalke 04 on a five-year contract for a fee of €15 million, after Schalke activated a release clause in his contract.[10] He was a regular performer in his first season with the club, appearing in 28 matches and scoring three goals.[11] In September 2020, he was banned for five games and hit with a €15,000 fine after being caught spitting at Werder Bremen’s Ludwig Augustinsson. Kabak apologised to Augustinsson via Twitter afterwards, insisting the incident, for which he was shown a red card, was an accident.[12]
Liverpool (loan)
[edit]On 1 February 2021, Kabak signed for Liverpool on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. The deal was reportedly worth £1 million, plus potentially £500,000 in add-ons depending on appearances and Liverpool's performance in the Champions League. It also included an option to buy, which was set at approximately £18 million and could rise to £26.5m with add-ons.[13][14] On 13 February 2021, he made his Liverpool debut in a Premier League game against Leicester City, ending in a 1–3 away defeat.[15][16] On 16 February, he played in a 2–0 away win over RB Leipzig in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, becoming the first Turkish player to appear for an English club in the competition.[17] At the end of the season, Liverpool declined to sign Kabak on a permanent basis.[18]
Norwich City (loan)
[edit]On 30 August 2021, Kabak returned to England to join newly promoted Norwich City on a season-long loan deal with the club having an option to make the deal permanent at the end of the season.[19]
TSG Hoffenheim
[edit]On 23 July 2022, Kabak moved to TSG Hoffenheim and signed a contract until 30 June 2026. He also has a clause where it shows he could earn up to 8 million in add ons.[20]
International career
[edit]Ozan is a youth international for Turkey. He captained the Turkey U17s at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,[21] and was listed as one of the 10 players to watch by UEFA.[22]
On 17 November 2019, Kabak made his debut in the Turkey senior team during the team's UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Andorra, playing the full match which Turkey won 2–0.[23] Kabak scored his first international goal on 16 November 2022 in a 2–1 friendly win over Scotland.[24]
On 24 May 2024, Kabak was named in the 35-man preliminary squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[25] On 5 June, he was withdrawn due to knee injury prior to the tournament.[26]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 18 May 2024[27]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Galatasaray | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Süper Lig | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
VfB Stuttgart | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 17 | 3 | |||
Schalke 04 | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
Total | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 42 | 3 | |||||
Liverpool (loan) | 2020–21 | Premier League | 9 | 0 | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Norwich City (loan) | 2021–22 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
TSG Hoffenheim | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
2023–24 | Bundesliga | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||||
Total | 58 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 64 | 8 | |||||
Career total | 147 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 14 |
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
International
[edit]- As of match played 4 June 2024[28]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Turkey | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 6 | 0 | |
2021 | 6 | 0 | |
2022 | 7 | 1 | |
2023 | 4 | 1 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 26 | 2 |
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kabak goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 November 2022 | Diyarbakır Stadium, Diyarbakır, Turkey | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2. | 12 September 2023 | Cegeka Arena, Genk, Belgium | ![]() |
1–3 | 2–4 |
Honours
[edit]Galatasaray
Individual
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Season: 2018–19[30][31][32]
References
[edit]- ^ "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 5" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 7. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Ozan Kabak". Premier League. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Galatasaray'da bir ilk… Ozan Kabak…".
- ^ "GALATASARAY A.Ş. EVKUR YENİ MALATYASPOR - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
- ^ "Ozan Kabak - Ansiklopedika Viki" (in Turkish). 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Galatasaray 0–0 Schalke". UEFA. 24 October 2018.
- ^ "VfB sign Ozan Kabak". VfB Stuttgart. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Mario Gomez, Ozan Kabak and Steven Zuber fire VfB Stuttgart to victory in relegation six-pointer with Hannover". Bundesliga. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Ozan Kabak: Who is VfB Stuttgart's rising defensive star?". Bundesliga. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "FC Schalke 04 sign Ozan Kabak from Stuttgart". FC Schalke 04. 30 June 2019.
- ^ "AC Milan considering a €25 million offer for Liverpool target Ozan Kabak". footballexpress.in. 3 December 2020. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Liverpool complete loan deal for Schalke defender Ozan Kabak". Goal.com. 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Liverpool sign Ozan Kabak on loan from Schalke". Independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Ozan Kabak transfer: Liverpool agree deal for Schalke centre-back as Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi set to join Bundesliga club". Skysports.com. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Carroll, James (13 February 2021). "Team news: Confirmed Liverpool line-up v Leicester". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (13 February 2021). "Leicester 3-1 Liverpool: Foxes take advantage of late defensive errors". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ @ChampionsLeague (16 February 2021). "Ozan Kabak becomes the first Turkish player to appear for an English club in the Champions League" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ibrahima Konate: Liverpool agree to sign RB Leipzig defender for £35m on long-term deal". BBC Sport. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "City complete signing of Ozan Kabak". www.canaries.co.uk. 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Kabak stärkt die TSG-Defensive" [Kabak strengthens the TSG defense]. tsg-hoffenheim.de (in German). TSG Hoffenheim. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ fanatik. "Ozan Kabak kimdir?". Fanatik.
- ^ uefa.com (22 May 2017). "Under-17 - News – UEFA.com".
- ^ "Ozan Kabak and Ahmed Kutucu celebrate debut win". FC Schalke 04. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Ramsay debuts, Robertson assists and ex-LFC loanee scores in mid-season friendly". This is Anfield. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "A Millî Takımımızın EURO 2024 Geniş Kadrosu Açıklandı" [EURO 2024 squad of our national team announced] (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Ozan Kabak'ın Sağlık Durumu Hakkında Bilgilendirme - A Milli Takım Haber Detayları TFF". www.tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Ozan Kabak » Club matches". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ "Ozan Kabak » Internationals". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ "O. KABAK". SOCCERWAY. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ David Frey (6 June 2019). "VfB-Juwel Ozan Kabak zum Bundesliga-Shootingstar 2018/19 gewählt" (in German). www.tag24.de. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Ozan Kabak: Bundesliga's TAG Heuer Rookie of the Season for 2018/19". Bundesliga. 6 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Ozan Kabak - Bundesliga Rookie of the Season 2018/2019". Bundesliga Rookie. AWS. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
External links
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- Ozan Kabak at the Turkish Football Federation
- Ozan Kabak at Soccerway
- Ozan Kabak at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Ozan Kabak – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1899 Hoffenheim profile
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Ankara
- Turkish men's footballers
- Turkey men's youth international footballers
- Turkey men's international footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- VfB Stuttgart players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
- Süper Lig players
- Bundesliga players
- Premier League players
- UEFA Euro 2020 players
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey
- Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Turkish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in England