Ozan Kabak

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.

Ozan Kabak
Ozan Kabak
Kabak training with VfB Stuttgart in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ozan Muhammed Kabak
Date of birth (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Ankara, Turkey
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
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)
2021Liverpool (loan) 9 (0)
2021–2022Norwich City (loan) 11 (0)
2022– TSG Hoffenheim 54 (5)
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 25 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024

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. Ozan made his professional debut for Galatasaray in a 2–0 Süper Lig win over Yeni Malatyaspor on 12 May 2018. This made him the first footballer born in the 2000s to play in the Süper Lig. 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.

VfB Stuttgart

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

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

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

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.

TSG Hoffenheim

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.

International career

Ozan is a youth international for Turkey. He captained the Turkey U17s at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, and was listed as one of the 10 players to watch by UEFA. 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. Kabak scored his first international goal on 16 November 2022 in a 2-1 friendly win over Scotland.

Career statistics

Club

    As of match played 20 April 2024
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 0 17 0
Total 14 0 0 0 4 0 18 0
VfB Stuttgart 2018–19 Bundesliga 15 3 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 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 24 3 2 0 26 3
Total 54 5 5 2 60 7
Career total 143 11 7 2 0 0 8 0 2 0 161 13

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 2019 1 0
2020 6 0
2021 6 0
2022 7 1
2023 4 1
2024 1 0
Total 25 2
List of international goals scored by Ozan Kabak
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 November 2022 Diyarbakır Stadium, Diyarbakır, Turkey Ozan Kabak  Scotland 1–0 2–1 Friendly
2. 12 September 2023 Cegeka Arena, Genk, Belgium Ozan Kabak  Japan 1–3 2–4

Honours

Galatasaray

Individual

References

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