Erhun Oztumer

Erhun Oztumer
Oztumer in 2014
Personal information
Full name Erhun Aksel Oztumer[1]
Date of birth (1991-05-29) 29 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Greenwich, England
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mağusa Türk Gücü
Youth career
1999–2007 Charlton Athletic
2007–2008 Fisher Athletic
2008–2009 Manisaspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Sivasspor 0 (0)
2011–2012 Anadolu Üsküdar 34 (5)
2012–2014 Dulwich Hamlet 78 (49)
2014–2016 Peterborough United 50 (7)
2016–2018 Walsall 86 (30)
2018–2019 Bolton Wanderers 18 (0)
2019–2021 Charlton Athletic 16 (0)
2020–2021 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 22 (0)
2021–2022 Fatih Karagümrük 18 (0)
2022–2023 Adana Demirspor 11 (1)
2023– Mağusa Türk Gücü 30 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:13, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Erhun Aksel Oztumer (born 29 May 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mağusa Türk Gücü.

Career

Early career and Turkey

Following nine years in the youth set up at Charlton Athletic, and a season with Fisher Athletic, 16-year-old Oztumer joined Manisaspor in 2008, who at the time were in the Turkish Süper Lig. Despite featuring mainly for the Manisaspor youth team, in 2009 he earned a move to Sivasspor, also of the Turkish Süper Lig, where he signed his first professional contract.[3] Oztumer never played for the first team at Sivasspor, but played 29 times for the reserve team in A2 Ligi, scoring eight goals. In 2011, Oztumer left Sivasspor to join Anadolu Üsküdar in the TFF Third League, the fourth tier of Turkish football, where he played senior football for the first time, playing 34 league games in 16 months, scoring five goals.[4]

Dulwich Hamlet

Before the start of the 2012–13 season, Oztumer returned to England, joining Isthmian League side Dulwich Hamlet. He went on to score over 60 goals from midfield in all competitions over two seasons, during which time Dulwich won promotion to the Isthmian League Premier Division.

Peterborough United

In June 2014, he moved back into the professional game, joining Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee,[5] leaving with the best wishes of Dulwich Hamlet manager Gavin Rose.[6]

He played one friendly in pre-season, scoring a free kick against St Neots Town, before suffering an injury which kept him out of the early part of the 2014–15 season. He made his Peterborough debut as a substitute in a 2–2 draw with Oldham Athletic on 4 October 2014.[7] He made his first start for the club on 13 December 2014, scoring the winning goal away to Leyton Orient.[8]

Walsall

On 17 June 2016, Oztumer signed for Football League One side Walsall on a two-year contract upon the expiry of his contract at Peterborough.[9] He scored on his debut in a 3–1 win over AFC Wimbledon on 6 August 2016.[10]

At the end of the 2017–18 season he announced his decision to leave Walsall due to his contract expiring.[11]

Bolton Wanderers

On 13 June 2018, Oztumer signed for EFL Championship team Bolton Wanderers on a two-year deal.[12] He scored on his debut, in a 1–2 defeat to Leeds United in the EFL Cup on 14 August.[13] On 15 August 2019 he left the club after handing in his notice due to the club's ongoing financial problems.[14]

Charlton Athletic

On 16 August 2019, Oztumer was announced as a free signing for Charlton Athletic on a two-year deal.[15] He scored his first goal for Charlton in an EFL Trophy tie against AFC Wimbledon on 1 September 2020.[16]

On 18 May 2021, it was announced that Oztumer would leave Charlton Athletic at the end of his contract.[17]

Bristol Rovers (loan)

On 15 October 2020, Oztumter joined Bristol Rovers on a season-long loan.[18] The following day Oztumer came off the bench in the 83 minute of a 1-1 draw with Burton Albion to make his debut.[19] He made his full debut on 7 November against former club Walsall in an FA Cup victory.[20] He scored his first goal with the fourth in a 6–0 thrashing of Darlington in the second round of the FA Cup.[21] In December 2020, it was reported that Oztumer had tested positive for COVID-19 along with teammate Zain Westbrooke.[22]

Fatih Karagümrük

On 1 July 2021, Oztumer moved to Turkey to join Süper Lig side Fatih Karagümrük.[23]

Adana Demirspor

On 27 January 2022, Oztumer joined Adana Demirspor on a contract until June 2023 with the option for a further year.[24][25]

Mağusa Türk Gücü

In July 2023, Oztumer signed for Mağusa Türk Gücü, reigning champions of the top division of Northern Cyprus.[26]

Personal life

Oztumer is of Turkish Cypriot descent.[27]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023-24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Üsküdar Anadolu S.K. 2010–11[4] TFF Third League 9 4 — 9 4
2011–12[4] TFF Third League 25 1 — 25 1
Total 34 5 — 34 5
Dulwich Hamlet 2012–13[28] Isthmian League Division One South 36 21 3 1 — 8[c] 5 47 27
2013–14[28] Isthmian League Premier Division 42 28 3 3 — 4[d] 2 49 33
Total 78 49 6 4 — 12 7 96 60
Peterborough United 2014–15[29] League One 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 1
2015–16[30] League One 30 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 35 6
Total 50 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 57 7
Walsall 2016–17[31] League One 41 15 1 0 1 0 2[e] 0 45 15
2017–18[32] League One 45 15 1 0 1 1 3[e] 1 50 17
Total 86 30 2 0 2 1 5 1 95 32
Bolton Wanderers 2018–19[33] Championship 17 0 0 0 1 1 — 18 1
2019–20[34] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 18 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19 1
Charlton Athletic 2019–20[34] Championship 14 0 0 0 0 0 — 14 0
2020–21[35] League One 2 0 0 0 2 0 1[e] 1 5 1
Total 16 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 19 1
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2020–21[35] League One 22 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 25 1
Fatih Karagümrük 2021–22[36][37] Süper Lig 18 0 2 0 — — 20 0
Adana Demirspor 2021–22[36][37] Süper Lig 7 1 1 1 — — 8 2
2022–23[38][37] Süper Lig 4 0 3 3 — — 7 3
Total 11 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 15 5
Mağusa Türk Gücü 2023–24[39] KTFF Süper Lig 30 13 7 3 — 1[f] 0 38 16
Career total 363 105 31 12 5 2 19 9 418 128
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, six appearances and three goals in Isthmian League Cup, one appearance and two goals in London Senior Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  5. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
  6. ^ Appearance in KTFF Super Cup

Honours

Individual

References

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  4. ^ a b c Turkish Football Federation stats
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  8. ^ Leyton Orient 1–2 Peterborough
  9. ^ "Erhun Oztumer: Walsall sign Peterborough United midfielder on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Walsall 3–1 Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Erhun Oztumer: Walsall midfielder says he would like to leave Saddlers". BBC Sport. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
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  14. ^ "Erhun Oztumer: Bolton Wanderers midfielder's exit leaves club with five senior players". BBC Sport. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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  16. ^ "Roscrow off the mark as Dons march to Trophy win". afcwimbledon.co.uk. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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  19. ^ "Bristol Rovers 1-1 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Walsall 1–2 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Bristol Rovers 6–0 Darlington". BBC Sport. 29 November 2020.
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  23. ^ "Erhun Öztümer, Fatih Karagümrük'te". www.ntvspor.net (in Turkish). 1 July 2021.
  24. ^ @AdsKulubu (27 January 2022). "Kulübümüz daha önce Bolton Wanderers, Bristol Rovers, Charlton Athletic ve Fatih Karagümrük formalarını giyen orta saha oyuncusu Erhun Aksel Öztümer ile 1,5 yıl + opsiyonlu şekilde anlaşma sağlamıştır. Oyuncumuza mavi-lacivertli forma altında başarılar dileriz! #ErhunÖztümer" [Our club has signed a 1.5-year + option agreement with midfielder Erhun Aksel Oztumer, who previously played for Bolton Wanderers, Bristol Rovers, Charlton Athletic and Fatih Karagumruk. We wish success to our player under the blue-dark blue jersey!] (Tweet) (in Turkish) – via Twitter.
  25. ^ "Erhun Aksel Öztümer Adana Demirspor'da" [Erhun Aksel Öztümer at Adana Demirspor]. www.ntvspor.net (in Turkish). 27 January 2022.
  26. ^ "Erhun Öztümer MTG'de" [Erhun Öztümer is on MTG]. www.sporyeni.com (in Turkish). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  27. ^ "Another Cypriot makes the football grade in Turkey". Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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  36. ^ a b "Games played by Erhun Oztumer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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  39. ^ http://www.ktff.org/BilgiBankasi/FutbolcuDetayi/23891
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