Gabriel Özkan

Gabriel Özkan
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Özkan
Date of birth (1986-05-23) May 23, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1998 Inter Orhoy
1999–2003 IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 IF Brommapojkarna 54 (3)
2006–2012 AIK 61 (8)
2013–2016 IF Brommapojkarna 18 (1)
Total 133 (12)
International career‡
2003 Sweden U17 5 (0)
2005 Sweden U19 4 (1)
2006–2009 Sweden U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2019

Gabriel Özkan (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡɑ̂ːbrɪɛl ˈœ̌sːkan]; born May 23, 1986, in Stockholm) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Gabriel joined AIK in the summer of 2006 from Brommapojkarna, after coming through the youth academy before becoming a first-team player, despite still being a teenager.

Biography

On November 14, 2006, Özkan made his debut for the Swedish U21 football team against France. He struggled with injuries which cast doubt on his future in the game. He was regarded as one of the best prospects in Swedish football, but he wasn't able to play regularly during his last few seasons following a series of hamstring injuries.[1] His Brazilian teammates nicknamed him as "the new Kaka".[2]

Honours

AIK

References

  1. ^ "Svenskfotboll.se: U21 herr: Comeback för Gabriel Özkan". Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
  2. ^ Aftonbladet: -De kallar mig för "nye Kaká"