Cenk Özkacar

Following his move to Trabzonspor, Özkacar's current-season form is down 17% on last season (Season 18→15), while his Rating held around 68. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 38).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Trabzonspor · 4th	1	6.6	68	15
2025/26	1. FC KölnLoan · 14th	25	6.61	68	18
2024/25	ValladolidLoan · 12th	11	6.75	69	24
2024/25	Valencia	28	6.75	—	—
2023/24	Valencia · 9th	36	6.76	78	26
2022/23	ValenciaLoan · 16th	36	6.83	74	14

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Türkiye · international

Side	Apps	G
Türkiye	9	0
Turkey U21	6	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

C. Özkacar is a 25-year-old central defender at 1. FC Köln, rated 67.8 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (58.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.55 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Özkacar.

On the season, Özkacar graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 3.548 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 68. At 25 Özkacar is in his prime years, and a market index of 40.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending down5 clubs

67.8

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

17.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

58.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.55

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · 1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.55

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 58.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 67.8 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %58.9%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.548

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.1

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around age 25 (~41), then tapers with age. At 25, Özkacar sits on 40.5, at or near its peak. The blue line is Özkacar's projected Rating — 67.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Süper Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles33

Interceptions24

Blocks14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€6.5M total transfer fees · 9 moves

TrabzonsporJul 2026 – now

Valencia(back from loan)Jun 2026 – Jul 2026

1. FC Köln(on loan)Aug 2025 – Jun 2026

Valencia(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Aug 2025

Valladolid(on loan)Aug 2024 – Jul 2025

ValenciaJul 2023 – Aug 2024€ 5M

Valencia(on loan)Aug 2022 – Jul 2023

OH Leuven(on loan)Jul 2021 – Aug 2022

LyonAug 2020 – Jul 2021€ 1.5M

AAltayuntil Aug 2020

About C. Özkacar

Cenk Özkacar is a 25-year-old centre-back who plays for Trabzonspor, born on October 6, 2000 in İzmir, standing 190 cm tall. He is from Türkiye.

This season

In the current season, C. Özkacar has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 20 minutes, averaging a 6.6 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Başakşehir (20 minutes, 6.6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Özkacar at 67.8 with a Season form score of 17.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, C. Özkacar has totalled 208 club appearances with 3 goals and 0 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 36 appearances for Valencia.

C. Özkacar's career has also included time at Valencia, 1. FC Köln, Valladolid, OH Leuven, Lyon and AAltay.

On the international stage, C. Özkacar has represented Türkiye and Turkey U21 — 15 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.