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Umut Bozok
Turkish footballer (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Umut Dilan Bozok (born 19 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Eyüpspor. Born in France, he played for the Turkey national team.
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Early life
Bozok was born in Saint-Avold, in the east of France, to a Turkish father born in Sorgun, Turkey. He holds both French and Turkish nationalities.[2] He acquired French nationality on 15 April 1998, through the collective effect of his father's naturalization.[3]
Club career
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Bozok began playing football with his local club l'Etoile Naborienne Saint-Avold at the age of 6. He began as a defender because of his strong physique.[4] He then moved to the youth academy of FC Metz in 2011. After spending three years in Metz's second team, Bozok moved to GS Consolat in Marseille for first-team football. After a successful season with GS Consolat, becoming the top scorer in the Championnat National with 18 goals in 31 matches, Bozok transferred to Ligue 2 side Nîmes on 9 June 2017 for €150,000.[5][6]
Bozok made his professional debut for Nîmes in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to Reims on 28 July 2017.[7] He scored his first professional hattrick in a 4–0 Ligue 2 win over Brest on 20 October 2017.[8] Bozok finished the top scorer of the 2017–18 Ligue 2 with 24 goals in 36 games, and helped promote Nîmes to the Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season.[9]
On 18 June 2019, Bozok signed with French club Lorient, for three years and one optional.[10] The transfer fee was reported as €1.5 million.[10] On 1 February 2021, Bozok moved to Ligue 2 club Troyes on a loan deal until the end of the season.[11] On 22 July 2021, he was loaned to Kasımpaşa in the Turkish Süper Lig for the 2021–22 season.[12] With 20 goals in 38 games, Bozok was named "Gol Kralı" (top scorer) of the Süper Lig that season.[13]
On 1 September 2022, Bozok signed with Süper Lig club Trabzonspor.[14][15]
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International career
Bozok represents Turkey at an international level. In his debut for the Turkey U21 national team, he scored a brace in a 4–0 win over Azerbaijan U21 on 28 March 2017.[17]
Bozok made his debut for the senior national team on 25 September 2022 in a Nations League game against the Faroe Islands.[18]
Personal life
Outside of football, he is a pianist and a black-belt in karate.[19]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 May 2024[20]
- Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
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