Ozan Tufan

Ozan Tufan

Tufan with Turkey in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Ozan Tufan [1]
Date of birth	(1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 29)
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	79	(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-up Mediterranean Games 2013
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:20, 14 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:25, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

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.

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 14 May 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup [lower-alpha 1]		Europe		Other [lower-alpha 2]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bursaspor	2012–13	Süper Lig	1	0	4	0	1	1	–		6	1
	2013–14		8	0	5	0	–		–		13	0
	2014–15		32	3	12	0	2	0	–		46	3
	2015–16		0	0	1	0	–		–		1	0
	Total		41	3	22	0	3	1	–		66	4
Fenerbahçe	2015–16	Süper Lig	26	0	10	0	9	1	–		45	1
	2016–17		22	3	10	2	7	0	–		39	5
	2017–18		9	3	1	0	4	0	–		14	3
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2019–20		33	6	1	0	–		–		34	6
	2020–21		37	6	4	0	–		–		41	6
	2021–22		6	0	1	0	2	0	–		9	0
	Total		133	18	27	2	22	1	–		182	21
Alanyaspor (loan)	2018–19	Süper Lig	17	0	2	0	–		–		19	0
Watford (loan)	2021–22	Premier League	7	0	1	0	–		1	0	9	0
Hull City	2022–23	EFL Championship	42	8	1	0	–		1	0	44	8
	2023–24		37	10	2	0	–		1	0	40	10
	Total		76	18	3	0	–		2	0	81	18
Career total			274	39	55	2	25	2	3	0	417	43

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 team	Year	Apps	Goals
Turkey	2014	9	1
	2015	10	0
	2016	12	2
	2017	8	1
	2018	0	0
	2019	10	1
	2020	6	2
	2021	10	2
Total		65	9

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
1	3 September 2014	TRE-FOR Park, Odense, Denmark	Denmark	2–1	2–1	Friendly
2	21 June 2016	Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France	Czech Republic	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2016
3	6 October 2016	Torku Arena, Konya, Turkey	Ukraine	1–2	2–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	11 June 2017	Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania	Kosovo	4–1	4–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	7 September 2019	Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey	Andorra	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
6	7 October 2020	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany	Germany	1–1	3–3	Friendly
7	14 October 2020	Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul, Turkey	Serbia	2–2	2–2	2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
8	27 March 2021	La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Spain	Norway	1–0	3–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9				3–0

Honours

Individual

• Hull City Goal of the Season: 2023–24 ^[16]

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.
16. "Hull City Awards 2023/24: Round-Up". Hull City A.F.C. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

External links

• Ozan Tufan at the Turkish Football Federation
• Ozan Tufan – UEFA competition record ( archive )
• Ozan Tufan at WorldFootball.net
• Ozan Tufan at Soccerbase