Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Konak, Turkey | ||
Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Göztepe | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2013 | Fethiyespor | ||
2013–2018 | Göztepe | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018– | Göztepe | 26 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Turkey U14 | 4 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Turkey U15 | 3 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Turkey U16 | 9 | (0) |
2018 | Turkey U17 | 10 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Turkey U18 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:50, 8 May 2021 (UTC) |
Arda Özçimen (born 8 January 2002), is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Göztepe.
Özçimen started playing football at the youth academy of Fethiyespor, before moving to Göztepe's youth academy in 2013. [1] He signed his first professional contract with Göztepe on 6 August 2018. [2] Özçimen made his professional debut with Göztepe in a 1–1 Süper Lig win over Fatih Karagümrük on 20 April 2021, saving a penalty on his debut. [3]
Özçimen is a youth international for Turkey, representing the Turkey U14s, U15s, U16s, U17s, and U18s.
Özçimen's father, Yüksel Özçimen, was also a professional football goalkeeper and is the current goalkeeper coach for Ankara Demirspor. His brother, Arda Özçimen, is a semi-pro footballer in Turkey. [1]