| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Tampere United | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TPV | |||
| 0000–2017 | Ilves | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Ilves II | 46 | (2) |
| 2021 | Ilves | 15 | (1) |
| 2023– | Tampere United | 49 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2024 | |||
Taha Özcelik (born 5 September 2000) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tampere United in Kakkonen.
Club career
Özcelik started football in the youth sector of Tampereen Pallo-Veikot (TPV) when aged nine, before joining Ilves.
Özcelik debuted in Veikkausliiga with Ilves first team in the 2021 season. He scored his first league goal on 23 June 2021, in a win against Inter Turku.
On 17 February 2023, Özcelik signed with fellow Tampere-based club Tampere United (TamU), competing in third-tier Kakkonen. On 19 December 2023, he extended his deal with TamU. At the end of the 2024 season, Özcelik helped TamU to win a promotion to third-tier Ykkönen, by beating HJS in the promotion play-offs.
Personal life
Born in Finland, Özcelik is of Turkish descent, and holds a dual Finnish-Turkish citizenship. His brother Berkin Özcelik is also a footballer, playing for Ilves II reserve team.
Career statistics
- As of 22 October 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ilves II | 2017 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Kolmonen | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Kakkonen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
| Ilves | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | |||
| Tampere United | 2023 | Kakkonen | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | Kakkonen | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 2 | |||
| Total | 49 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 109 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 9 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup
References
- ^ Turkin ja Suomen kansalainen Özcelik puski voittomaalin Ilvekselle – FC Lahden Kari Arkivuo jäi ilman syntymäpäivävoittoa, Yle, 23 June 2021
- Taha Özcelik säkenöi uransa toisessa liigapelissään ja ratkaisi tuikitärkein voiton: ”Sanoin että heittäkää kulma taakse ja pistin sisään”, Aamuposti, 23 June 2021
- TAHA ÖZCELIK TUO LIIGAKOKEMUSTA SINIPAITOIHIN, tampereunited.fi, 17 February 2023
- TAHA ÖZCELIK JATKAA TAMUSSA 1+1-VUOTISELLA SOPIMUKSELLA, tampereunited.fi, 19 December 2023
- TamU:n matka Ykköseen sai sinetin – katso kuvakooste Tammelan stadionin riemusta Tampereella, Aamulehti, 20 October 2024
- TAHA ÖZCELIK PÄÄSI LOUKKAANTUMISTEN JA JÄNNITTÄMISEN YLI, ilvesedustus.fi
External links
- Taha Özcelik at Soccerway
- Taha Özcelik at WorldFootball.net
- Taha Özcelik at Football Association of Finland
- Living people
- 2000 births
- Footballers from Tampere
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Kakkonen players
- Kolmonen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Tampereen Pallo-Veikot players
- Ilves (football) players
- Tampere United players
- Finnish people of Turkish descent