Özcan Yaşar

Özcan Yaşar (born 13 January 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Fethiyespor. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Turkey internationally.

Club career Early years Yaşar played youth football for SV De Vecht and Elinkwijk, before joining the Utrecht youth academy in 2015. He made his debut for the reserve team Jong Utrecht in the Eerste Divisie on 10 January 2020, replacing Jeredy Hilterman in the 79th minute of a 2–1 away loss.

In the summer of 2021, he moved to NAC Breda, where he was assigned to the under-21 squad.

VVV-Venlo On 16 July 2022, Yaşar signed a one-year contract with VVV-Venlo with an option for an additional year, after a successful trial. The move reunited him with former Utrecht coach Rick Kruys.

Yaşar made his debut for VVV on the first matchday of the 2022–23 Eerste Divisie season, replacing Sven Braken in the 75th minute of a 3–0 home win over Almere City. On 27 May 2023, he scored Venlo's all important second goal deep into extra-time to defeat Willem II on aggregate and send the club to the second round in play-offs for promotion. He left VVV at the end of the season, as his contract was not extended.

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