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'''Oğuzhan Özyakup''' (born 23 September 1992 in [[Zaandam]]) is a Turkish [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] in the Turkish [[Süper Lig]]. A product of the [[Arsenal F.C. Academy|Arsenal Academy]] and [[AZ Alkmaar|AZ Alkmaar Academy]], he can play as a [[Midfielder|central midfielder]] or as an offensive midfielder. He made his competitive first-team debut for Arsenal in a [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] tie against [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]]. |
'''Oğuzhan Özyakup''' (born 23 September 1992 in [[Zaandam]]) is a Turkish [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] in the Turkish [[Süper Lig]]. A product of the [[Arsenal F.C. Academy|Arsenal Academy]] and [[AZ Alkmaar|AZ Alkmaar Academy]], he can play as a [[Midfielder|central midfielder]] or as an offensive midfielder. He made his competitive first-team debut for Arsenal in a [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] tie against [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]]. |
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==Early years |
==Early years== |
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Özyakup signed for Arsenal on schoolboy forms on 1 September 2008<ref>[http://www.arsenal.com/reserves-youth/players/oguzhan-ozyakup Oguzhan Ozyakup], arsenal.com, accessed 20 September 2011</ref> and made numerous appearances for the [[Arsenal F.C. Academy|Arsenal Academy]] and [[Arsenal F.C. Reserves|Arsenal Reserves]] before he made his competitive first team debut for [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in a [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] against [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]], supplying the assist for [[Yossi Benayoun]] to round off the game 3–1.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/14893648.stm Arsenal 3–1 Shrewsbury], bbc.co.uk, 20 September 2011. accessed 20 September 2011</ref> |
Özyakup signed for Arsenal on schoolboy forms on 1 September 2008<ref>[http://www.arsenal.com/reserves-youth/players/oguzhan-ozyakup Oguzhan Ozyakup], arsenal.com, accessed 20 September 2011</ref> and made numerous appearances for the [[Arsenal F.C. Academy|Arsenal Academy]] and [[Arsenal F.C. Reserves|Arsenal Reserves]] before he made his competitive first team debut for [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in a [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] against [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]], supplying the assist for [[Yossi Benayoun]] to round off the game 3–1.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/14893648.stm Arsenal 3–1 Shrewsbury], bbc.co.uk, 20 September 2011. accessed 20 September 2011</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:39, 6 August 2012
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oğuzhan Özyakup | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaandam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beşiktaş | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | AZ Alkmaar | ||
| 2008–2011 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2012– | Beşiktaş | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands U17 | 12 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Netherlands U19 | 9 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 20 September 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 20 September 2011 (UTC) | |||
Oğuzhan Özyakup (born 23 September 1992 in Zaandam) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Beşiktaş in the Turkish Süper Lig. A product of the Arsenal Academy and AZ Alkmaar Academy, he can play as a central midfielder or as an offensive midfielder. He made his competitive first-team debut for Arsenal in a League Cup tie against Shrewsbury Town.
Early years
Özyakup signed for Arsenal on schoolboy forms on 1 September 2008[1] and made numerous appearances for the Arsenal Academy and Arsenal Reserves before he made his competitive first team debut for Arsenal in a League Cup against Shrewsbury Town, supplying the assist for Yossi Benayoun to round off the game 3–1.[2]
Club career
Arsenal
On 28 August 2011, Özyakup was named a substitute for the Premier League match against Manchester United in which the London based club suffered a heavy 8–2 defeat.[3] He was an usused substitute in Arsenal's Champions League Round of 16 second-leg tie against Milan, which Arsenal won 3–0 on the night, but went down 4–3 on aggregate.[4]
Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş completed the signing of Özyakup on 8 June 2012 for a fee of €500,000. The club officially disclosed that he will make €400,000 in 2012-13 season plus a €100,000 sign-on bonus.[5]
International career
Özyakup was part of the Netherlands U17 that reached the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship final in 2009.[6] At age 19, he chose to play for Turkey instead of the Netherlands.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 25 October 2011[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Beşiktaş | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
- Arsenal: Premier Academy League: 2008–09, 2009–10 / FA Youth Cup: 2008–09
References
- ^ Oguzhan Ozyakup, arsenal.com, accessed 20 September 2011
- ^ Arsenal 3–1 Shrewsbury, bbc.co.uk, 20 September 2011. accessed 20 September 2011
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ BBC Sport – Arsenal 3–0 AC Milan (agg 3–4). Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2012-05-30.
- ^ Official: Beşiktaş sign Arsenal youth Oğuzhan Özyakup for €500,000 Turkish-football.com
- ^ Paul Saffer. Germany reward fans with U17 success, uefa.com, 18 May 2009. accessed 20 September 2011
- ^ Kalbimin sesini dinledim (I listen my heart). Hurriyet.com.tr. 11 February 2012. Retrieved on 2012-05-30.
- ^ Oğuzhan Özyakup at Soccerbase
External links
- Oğuzhan Özyakup at Arsenal.com
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