Arda Özçimen

Arda Özçimen (born 8 January 2002), is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Göztepe.

Arda Özçimen
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-08) 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 25 (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 12 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:50, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

Professional career

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]

International career

Özçimen is a youth international for Turkey, representing the Turkey U14s, U15s, U16s, U17s, and U18s.

Personal life

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]

References
  1. "Göztepe'nin genç kalecisi Arda Özçimen ilk Süper Lig maçında penaltı kurtardı". www.aa.com.tr.
  2. "Arda Özçimen Profesyonel Oldu | Göztepe Spor Kulübü Resmi Web Sitesi". goztepe.org.tr. Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  3. "Fatih Karagümrük vs. Göztepe - 20 April 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
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