Arda Özçimen

Arda Özçimen (born 8 January 2002), is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for TFF 1. Lig club Bandırmaspor on loan from Göztepe.

Professional career Özçimen started playing football at the youth academy of Fethiyespor, before moving to Göztepe's youth academy in 2013. He signed his first professional contract with Göztepe on 6 August 2018. 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.

International career Özçimen is a youth international for Turkey, representing the Turkey U14s, U15s, U16s, U17s, and U18s. In September 2024, it was announced that he had applied for Bulgarian passport due to his Bulgarian roots, and is open to represent Bulgaria, after being recommended by his Göztepe coach Stanimir Stoilov.

Personal life Özçimen's father, Yüksel Özçimen, was also a professional football goalkeeper and is the current goalkeeper coach for Ankara Demirspor. His brother, Doğukan, is a semi-pro footballer in Turkey.