Oğuzhan Özyakup

Oğuzhan Özyakup interests me as a product of two worlds and one elite academy. Born in Zaandam and of Dutch-Turkish heritage, he came up through Arsenal's youth ranks, winning back-to-back Premier Academy League titles and the FA Youth Cup. Earning results inside that famous setup is no small thing, and he carried it into a senior career that included spells at AZ. I'm drawn to players who balance dual identities; there's a richness to navigating both Dutch and Turkish football cultures that a midfielder can turn into vision and adaptability. Known affectionately as Ozzie, he struck me as a genuinely accomplished playmaker.

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Name (English)

Oğuzhan Özyakup

Name (Japanese)

オーウザン・オジャクプ

Reading

おーうざん・おじゃくぷ

Born

September 23, 1992 (age 34)

Origin

Zaandam, North Holland, Netherlands

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Monkey

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ozyakup/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%C4%9Fuzhan%20%C3%96zyakup
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%97
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q529162

Tags

• North Holland
• association football player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.