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Şeref Özcan

Squad depthSerik Spor · 30 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameŞeref Özcan
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityGermany
Age30
Date of birth8 Jun 1996
BirthplaceNordenham
Height165 cm
Shirt number#70
ClubSerik Spor
Defensive midfielder
23
Appearances
1
Goals
3
Assists
1013
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Serik Spor.

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Defensive midfielder

Ş. Özcan is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Serik Spor, rated 17.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 76th of 105 on scout potential in the 1. Lig. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Özcan.

Judged on this season alone, Özcan graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 6th of 8 of the 8 defensive midfielders in the 1. Lig, on 1 goal, 3 assists and 2.132 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Özcan, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 6th of 8 of the 8 defensive midfielders in the 1. Lig. At 30 Özcan is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.

17.9
Ratingi
6th of 8 defensive midfielders
14.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
29.6%
Minutes
limited game time
2.13
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Serik Spor finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side

23
Apps
2.13
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
10
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 20) 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.36 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 29.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 17.9, Özcan carries the 6th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the 1. Lig of 8, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Serik Spor finished 17th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the 1. Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles12
Interceptions10
Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.