Ozan Tufan

Ozan Tufan — Biography

Ozan Tufan is a midfielder who came out of Bursaspor's academy, mainly an attacking midfielder who can also play on the right wing. In 2012 he became the youngest scorer in European competition, he was in Turkey's squads for the 2016 and 2020 European Championships, and he now plays for Trabzonspor, with whom he won the 2025-26 Turkish Cup.

As a boy he won the Danone Küçükler Futbol Türkiye Birinciliği with his school team. On August 9, 2012, in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League against KuPS Kuopio, he scored eight minutes after coming on and took the record as the youngest scorer in European club competition. He made his Süper Lig debut on May 19, 2013, and was called up by Fatih Terim in 2014: he made his first appearance in Dublin against Ireland on May 25, 2014, and scored his first goal against Denmark on September 3, 2014. On August 12, 2015, he moved to Fenerbahçe and scored once in 46 games in his first season.

In August 2021 he left Turkey for the first time, joining Watford on loan; the loan ended early in February 2022. In 2022 he signed for Championship side Hull City, scored his first hat-trick against Sheffield Wednesday on August 12, 2023, and was named the club's Player of the Month for August. On June 27, 2024, he transferred to Trabzonspor, and scored his first goal for them against Galatasaray on December 16, 2024; in May 2026 he described the cup as the first trophy of his career.