Ozan Papaker

Ozan Papaker — Biography

Ozan Papaker (born 10 July 1996 in Rize) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a forward. He started playing football at Rize Belediyespor in 2007, and his form there a season later caught the eye of Çaykur Rizespor's scouts, who brought him into the club's academy, where he was a prolific scorer across the age groups from U14 to U18. He signed a professional contract with Çaykur Rizespor on 10 October 2012, had two loan spells at Ofspor, and made his first official first-team appearance against Gençlerbirliği in 2013-14. Loaned to Tuzlaspor in 2014-15, he stayed until 2018, then moved to Pendikspor, making 53 appearances and scoring 12 goals over two seasons; he was transferred to Adanaspor on a free transfer on 22 August 2020. He played for Turkey's under-16 team at the 2012 Caspian Cup and the under-17 side at the Muntenia Trophy and St. George's Park tournament.

He later joined TFF 2. Lig side Beykoz Anadolu, standing out as a goalscorer in the 2. Lig White Group in 2025-26 against opponents such as Ankaragücü and Karacabey Belediye Spor. In July 2026 he returned to Erzincanspor, a club he had previously played for, in a move announced as a homecoming; he was one of four players it signed in the same period.