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Hasan Kuruçay
	Kuruçay with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	31 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Odense, Denmark
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	OH Leuven
Youth career
	OB
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016	OB
2017	Næstved
2017–2018	Konyaspor
2017–2018	→ Anadolu Selçukspor (loan)
2018–2019	Marienlyst
2019	Florø
2020	Strømmen
2021–2022	HamKam
2023–2024	Eintracht Braunschweig
2024–	OH Leuven
International career
2013	Turkey U17
2014–2015	Turkey U18
2015–2016	Turkey U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024

Hasan Kuruçay (born 31 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club OH Leuven. Born in Denmark, he has represented Turkey at youth level.

Club career

Born in Odense, Denmark, Kuruçay started his career with OB.^[1] He signed for Norwegian side Florø in February 2019,^[2] before moving to Strømmen in February 2020.^[3] In January 2021, he joined HamKam on a two-year contract.^[4] On 2 April 2022, he made his Eliteserien debut in a 2–2 draw against Lillestrøm.^[5]

On 24 January 2023, Kuruçay joined German 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig on a deal until June 2024.^[6]

On 6 September 2024, Kuruçay joined Belgian Pro League club OH Leuven on an initial one-year deal with the option for a further twelve months.^[7]

International career

Kuruçay has represented Turkey at youth international level.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Hasan Kuruçay at WorldFootball.net
^ "Hasan (21) skal hoppe etter Hove". Firda. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Kurucay på plass". Strømmen IF (in Norwegian). 24 February 2020. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
^ "HamKam henter Hasan Kuruçay". HamKam (in Norwegian). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
^ Hasan Kuruçay at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
^ Hasan Kuruçay wird ein Löwe, eintracht.com, 24 January 2023
^ "Nieuwe centrale verdediger voor OH Leuven" [New central defender for OH Leuven]. ohleuven.com (in Dutch). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.