Umut Bozok
Umut Dilan Bozok (born 19 September 1996) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a striker for French club Lorient.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Umut Dilan Bozok | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Avold, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Troyes (on loan from Lorient) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2011 | Etoile Naborienne | ||
| 2011–2016 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Metz II | 33 | (13) |
| 2016–2017 | Consolat | 31 | (18) |
| 2017–2019 | Nîmes | 61 | (26) |
| 2019– | Lorient | 21 | (2) |
| 2021– | → Troyes (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Turkey U17 | 5 | (3) |
| 2013 | Turkey U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017– | Turkey U21 | 5 | (3) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2019 | |||
Professional career
Bozok began playing football with his local club l'Etoile Naborienne Saint-Avold at the age of 6. He began as a defender because of his strong physique.[2] He then moved to the youth academy of FC Metz in 2011. After spending three years in Metz's second team, Bozok moved to GS Consolat in Marseille for first-team football. After a successful season with GS Consolat, becoming the top scorer in the Championnat National with 18 goals in 31 matches, Bozok transferred to Ligue 2 side Nimes Olympique on 9 June 2017 for €150,000.[3][4]
Bozok made his professional debut for Nîmes in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to Stade de Reims on 28 July 2017.[5] He scored his first professional hattrick in a 4–0 Ligue 2 win over Stade Brestois on 20 October 2017.[6] Bozok finished the top scorer of the 2017–18 Ligue 2 with 24 goals in 36 games, and helped promote Nîmes to the Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season.[7]
On 18 June 2019, Bozok signed with French club Lorient, for 3 years and 1 optional.[8] The transfer fee was reported as 1.5 million euros.[8]
On 1 February 2021, Bozok moved to Ligue 2 club Troyes on a loan deal until the end of the season.[9]
International career
Bozok represents Turkey at an international level. In his debut for the Turkey national under-21 football team, he scored a brace in a 4–0 win over Azerbaijan U21 on 28 March 2017.[10]
Personal life
Bozok was born in France, and is of Turkish descent.[11] Outside of football, he is a pianist and a black-belt in karate.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 September 2020[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Metz B | 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | CFA | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 22 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 13 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 13 | ||
| GS Consolat | 2016–17 | National | 31 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 18 | ||
| Nimes | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 25 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Total | 61 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 27 | ||
| Lorient | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 143 | 59 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 62 | ||
Honours
Lorient
References
- Umut Bozok at Soccerway
- "Umut Bozok, le virtuose - Stadito". 12 November 2017.
- Rédaction. "Umut Bozok, meilleur buteur de National, signe à Nîmes".
- "Umut Bozok, meilleur buteur du National".
- "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 1ère journée - Nîmes Olympique / Stade de Reims". www.lfp.fr.
- "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Domino's Ligue 2 - Season 2017/2018 - Week 12 - Nîmes Olympique / Stade Brestois 29". www.ligue1.com.
- "LFP.fr - Umut Bozok, meilleur buteur de Domino's Ligue 2 !". www.lfp.fr.
- "Transferts : Umut Bozok (Nîmes) à Lorient (officiel)" [Transfers: Umut Bozok (Nîmes) to Lorient (official)]. L'Équipe (in French). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- Macedo, Aurélien (1 February 2021). "Umut Bozok prêté à Troyes" [Umut Bozok loaned to Troyes]. Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- "TÜRKİYE AZERBAYCAN - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
- "A la rencontre d'Umut Bozok - Nîmes Olympique". 9 June 2017.
- "Pianiste, karatéka, spécialiste des penalties, qui est Umut Bozok (Marseille Consolat), le meilleur buteur du National ?". France Football.
External links
- Umut Bozok – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
- Umut Bozok at the Turkish Football Federation