Arda Özçimen (born 8 January 2002), is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Göztepe.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Konak, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Göztepe | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Fethiyespor | ||
| 2013–2018 | Göztepe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Göztepe | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Turkey U14 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Turkey U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Turkey U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | Turkey U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Turkey U18 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:09, 16 May 2022 (UTC)' ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:50, 8 May 2021 (UTC) | |||
Özçimen started playing football at the youth academy of Fethiyespor, before moving to Göztepe's youth academy in 2013.[1] He signed his first professional contract with Göztepe on 6 August 2018.[2] Özçimen made his professional debut with Göztepe in a 1–1 Süper Lig win over Fatih Karagümrük on 20 April 2021, saving a penalty on his debut.[3]
Özçimen is a youth international for Turkey, having represented the Turkey U14s, U15s, U16s, U17s, and U18s.
Özçimen's father, Yüksel Özçimen, was also a professional football goalkeeper and is the current goalkeeper coach for Ankara Demirspor. His brother, Arda Özçimen, is a semi-pro footballer in Turkey.[1]
Göztepe S.K. – current squad | |
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