Deniz Bozkurt

Deniz Bozkurt
Personal information
Full name Deniz Manuel Bozkurt
Date of birth (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993
Place of birth Plantation, Florida, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Floridians FC
Number 7
Youth career
2011–2014 Florida Atlantic Owls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Floridians FC 7 (1)
National team
2013 Puerto Rico U20 5 (0)
2015– Puerto Rico 3 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 6, 2015

Deniz Bozkurt (born July 23, 1993) is a Puerto Rican footballer who currently plays for Floridians FC in the Premier Development League, and for the Puerto Rico national football team.

Career

Bozkurt started his career in the United States' college system with the Florida Atlantic Owls where he stood out as a player, scoring 6 goals in 37 appearances over 3 seasons, earning him a call up to the Puerto Rico U20s for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[1] In early 2015 he traveled to Germany for a trial with VfL Wolfsburg.[2]

International career

Bozkurt was called up to the Puerto Rico U20s in 2012 whilst playing for Florida Atlantic Owlsfor the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying match against Barbados U20s.[1] He received his first full national cap for Puerto Rico in 2015 in a friendly against Canada as a substitute in the 36th minute.[3]

His first goal for Puerto Rico came during second round qualifications for he 2018 FIFA World Cup in a first-leg tie over Grenada in which Bozkurt's goal gave the Puerto Ricans a 1-0 victory.[4]

International Goals

Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 June 2015 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico  Grenada 1-0 1-0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round

References

  1. 1 2 "Deniz Bozkurt profile". FAU. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. "VfL II: Jetzt mischt auch ein US-Boy mit". Vfl Wolfsburg. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. Squizzato, Daniel (30 March 2015). "Puerto Rico 0, Canada 3 | International Friendly Recap". MLS. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. "Guatemala and Bermuda draw 0-0, Puerto Rico beats Grenada". ESPN. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.

External links

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