Gabriel Özkan

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Gabriel Özkan
Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Özkan
Date of birth	May 23, 1986 (1986-05-23) (age 22)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Winger, Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	AIK
Number	29
Youth clubs
1993–1998 1999–2003	FC Inter Orhoy IF Brommapojkarna
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004–2006 2006–	IF Brommapojkarna AIK	054 00(3) 018 00(2)
National team2
2006	Sweden U21	001 00(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:08, 5 May 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Gabriel Özkan (born May 23, 1986 in Stockholm) is a promising young Swedish football player of Syriac descent who plays for AIK Fotboll. Gabriel joined AIK in the summer of 2006 from Brommapojkarna, after coming through their youth academy and eventually becoming a first-team player, although still being a teenager.

He has told the media he will continue his development in Sweden at AIK until he feels ready to take the next step.

On November 14, 2006, he made his debut for the Swedish Under-21 football team against France.

He is known for his speed and powerful shot

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