Özer Hurmacı

Özer Hurmacı — Biography

Özer Hurmacı was born on 20 November 1986 in Kassel, Germany, and holds both Turkish and German citizenship. From a family with roots in Trabzon, he is a nephew of Trabzonspor's former captain Lemi Çelik. He began in his home town with the amateur side Hermania Kassel and also played for Türkgücü Kassel and Baunatal. Scouted by Ankaraspor at 17, he played in their youth team in 2004-05, was loaned for a season to Keçiörengücü, and from 2007-08 became a prominent member of Ankaraspor's Süper Lig squad.

In June 2009 he moved to Fenerbahçe on a four-year contract. With the club he won the Turkish Super Cup (2009), the Süper Lig (2010-11) and the Turkish Cup (2011-12), and a long-range goal against Mersin İdman Yurdu was voted goal of the year. He joined Kasımpaşa in August 2012, then played for Trabzonspor (2014-2016) and Akhisarspor, followed by Osmanlıspor, Erzurumspor, Sivasspor and Bursaspor. A two-footed winger and attacking midfielder, he was noted for his dribbling, vision and quickness on the ball.

He played for Turkey's youth sides and won two senior caps in 2010. In 2022-23 he returned to Bursaspor and played for a time, retired as a player at the end of the season and took on the role of football director at the club.