Umut Dilan Bozok (born 19 September 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Eyüpspor. Born in France, he played for the Turkey national team.

Early life

Bozok was born in Saint-Avold, in the east of France, to a Turkish father born in Sorgun,

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. He holds both French and Turkish nationalities. He acquired French nationality on 15 April 1998, through the collective effect of his father's naturalization.

Club career

Bozok began playing football with his local club ''l'Etoile Naborienne Saint-Avold'' at the age of 6. He began as a defender because of his strong physique. He then moved to the youth academy of

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in 2011. After spending three years in Metz's second team, Bozok moved to GS Consolat in Marseille for first-team football. After a successful season with GS Consolat, becoming the top scorer in the

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with 18 goals in 31 matches, Bozok transferred to

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side

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on 9 June 2017 for €150,000. Bozok made his professional debut for Nîmes in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to

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on 28 July 2017. He scored his first professional hattrick in a 4–0 Ligue 2 win over Brest on 20 October 2017. Bozok finished the top scorer of the 2017–18 Ligue 2 with 24 goals in 36 games, and helped promote Nîmes to the

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for the 2018–19 season. On 18 June 2019, Bozok signed with French club

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, for three years and one optional. The transfer fee was reported as €1.5 million. On 1 February 2021, Bozok moved to Ligue 2 club

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on a loan deal until the end of the season. On 22 July 2021, he was loaned to Kasımpaşa in the Turkish

for the 2021–22 season. With 20 goals in 38 games, Bozok was named " Gol Kralı" (top scorer) of the Süper Lig that season. On 1 September 2022, Bozok signed with Süper Lig club Trabzonspor. On February 3, 2025, he signed with Eyüpspor.

International career

Bozok represents Turkey at an international level. In his debut for the Turkey U21 national team, he scored a brace in a 4–0 win over Azerbaijan U21 on 28 March 2017. Bozok made his debut for the senior national team on 25 September 2022 in a Nations League game against the

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Personal life

Outside of football, he is a pianist and a black-belt in karate.

Career statistics

Honours

Lorient *

: 2019–20 Individual *

top scorer: 2016–17 (18 goals) *

top scorer: 2017–18 (24 goals) *

top scorer: 2021–22 (20 goals)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bozok, Umut 1996 births Living people People from Saint-Avold Footballers from Moselle (department) Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers French men's footballers French sportspeople of Turkish descent 21st-century French sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Championnat National players ES Troyes AC players FC Lorient players FC Metz players Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Men's association football forwards Naturalized citizens of France Nîmes Olympique players Süper Lig players Trabzonspor footballers