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Ozan Muhammed Kabak (born 25 March 2000) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim and the Turkey national team.

Ozan Kabak

Kabak training with VfB Stuttgart in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Ozan Muhammed Kabak[1]
Date of birth	(2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth	Ankara, Turkey[3]
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	1899 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–	1899 Hoffenheim	14	(2)
National team‡
2015	Turkey U15	7	(1)
2015–2016	Turkey U16	15	(5)
2016–2017	Turkey U17	15	(3)
2018	Turkey U18	11	(4)
2019–	Turkey	19	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2022

Club career

Galatasaray

Ozan trained with the Galatasaray youth academy, joining in 2011. He signed his first professional contract with Galatasaray on 1 July 2017.[4] Ozan made his professional debut for Galatasaray in a 2–0 Süper Lig win over Yeni Malatyaspor on 12 May 2018.[5] This made him the first footballer born in the 2000s to play in the Süper Lig.[6] 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.[7]

VfB Stuttgart

On 17 January 2019, Kabak moved to Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart where he signed a contract until June 2024.[8] On 3 March, he scored twice in a 5–1 win over Hannover 96, registering his first senior career goals.[9] 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.[10]

Schalke 04

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.[11] He was a regular performer in his first season with the club, appearing in 28 matches and scoring three goals.[12] 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.[13]

Liverpool (loan)

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.[14][15] On 13 February 2021, he made his Liverpool debut in a Premier League game against Leicester City, ending in a 1–3 away defeat.[16][17] 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.[18] At the end of the season, Liverpool declined to sign Kabak on a permanent basis.[19]

Norwich City (loan)

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.[20]

1899 Hoffenheim

On 23 July 2022, Kabak moved to 1899 Hoffenheim and signed a contract until 30 June 2026.[21]

International career

Ozan is a youth international for Turkey. He captained the Turkey U17s at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,[22] and was listed as one of the 10 players to watch by UEFA.[23] 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.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2022[25]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		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[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		17	0
	Total		14	0	0	0	—		4	0	—		18	0
VfB Stuttgart	2018–19	Bundesliga	15	3	—		—		—		2[lower-alpha 2]	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[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		13	0
Norwich City (loan)	2021–22	Premier League	11	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		12	0
1899 Hoffenheim	2022–23	Bundesliga	14	2	2	2	—		—		—		16	4
Career total			103	8	5	2	0	0	8	0	2	0	118	11

International

As of match played 25 September 2022[26]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Turkey	2019	1	0
	2020	6	0
	2021	6	0
	2022	5	0
Total		18	0

Honours

Club

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 2017–18[27]

Individual

• Bundesliga Rookie of the Season: 2018–19[28][29][30]

References

External links

• Ozan Kabak at the Turkish Football Federation
• Ozan Kabak at Soccerway
• Ozan Kabak at Mackolik.com (in Turkish)
• Ozan Kabak – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Galatasaray profile

На других языках

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[de] Ozan Kabak

Ozan Muhammed Kabak (* 25. März 2000 in Çankaya)[1] ist ein türkischer Fußballspieler. Er steht bei der TSG 1899 Hoffenheim unter Vertrag und ist A-Nationalspieler der Türkei.

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- [en] Ozan Kabak

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[es] Ozan Kabak

Ozan Muhammed Kabak (Ankara, Anatolia Central, Turquía, 25 de marzo de 2000) es un futbolista turco que juega como defensa en el TSG 1899 Hoffenheim de la 1. Bundesliga de Alemania.

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[fr] Ozan Kabak

Ozan Kabak, né le 25 mars 2000 à Ankara, est un footballeur international turc qui évolue au poste de défenseur central au TSG Hoffenheim.

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[it] Ozan Kabak

Ozan Muhammed Kabak (Çankaya, 25 marzo 2000) è un calciatore turco, difensore dell'Hoffenheim e della nazionale turca.

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[ru] Кабак, Озан

Озан Мухаммед Кабак (тур. Ozan Muhammed Kabak; родился 25 марта 2000, Анкара, Турция) — турецкий футболист, защитник немецкого клуба «Хоффенхайм» и сборной Турции.

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