Ozan İpek

Ozan İpek
Personal information
Full nameOzan İpek
Date of birth10 October 1986
Place of birthAnkara, Turkey
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionLeft Winger
Club information
Current team
Bursaspor
Number33
Youth career
Batman Petrolspor
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2006Batman Petrolspor63(17)
2006–2008Kahramanmaraşspor43(5)
2008Bucaspor18(10)
2009–Bursaspor109(16)
2013→ Mersin İdmanyurdu (loan)4(0)
National team
2010–Turkey3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 November 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 May 2013

Ozan İpek (born 10 November 1986) is a Turkish footballer, who plays for Bursaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig.

He began his professional career at Batman Petrolspor in the Turkish second tier. In 2007 he was transferred to Kahramanmaraşspor. Next season he was loaned to Bucaspor. During his spell at Bucaspor, he registered 10 goals and 10 assists. With this performance, he drew attention from Turkish Süper Lig clubs.

In February 2009, he was transferred to Süper Lig side Bursaspor. Bursaspor finished 2009-10 season in the first place and became champions for the first time in the club's history. Ozan İpek contributed with 8 goals and 5 assists. This included a goal and an assist against Beşiktaş and 2 goals and 1 assist against Fenerbahçe, which gave Bursaspor 2–3 victory away at both matches.

In October 2012, he was left out of the squad by Ertuğrul Sağlam due to indiscipline. In January 2013, he was loaned to Mersin İdman Yurdu until the end of the season.

International career

Having spent the majority of his playing career in the lower divisions, Ozan İpek never represented Turkey at youth level. However, his impressive form for his club in the 2009-10 season, where he scored 8 goals as a midfielder and help Bursaspor to win the title, saw him called up for national duty. He made his international debut at the age of 23, on 3 March 2010, in a 2–0 friendly win against Honduras, coming on as a 62nd minute substitute for Arda Turan.[1]

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