Ahmet İlhan Özek

Ahmet İlhan Özek — Biography

Ahmet İlhan Özek is a footballer who plays on the right wing. He has played for clubs in many cities, he has scored for the senior national team and he captained both Altınordu and Bursaspor. In 2025 he won the third-tier title with Bursaspor; in 2025-26 he played for TFF Second League side Aliağa FK, and he left that club in the summer of 2026.

He started out in the youth system of Aydınspor and then moved to the Anadolu University youth setup. In 2008 he signed a professional contract with Bozüyükspor and was a regular for two seasons. His next stops were Manisaspor and Kardemir Karabükspor; at Manisaspor in 2011-12 he recorded 3 goals and 3 assists in 28 matches. In 2015 he agreed a three-year deal with Çaykur Rizespor. From 2020 until the summer of 2023 he played for Altınordu, where he became captain, then moved to Çorum FK and, in June 2024, to Bursaspor; in June 2025 he left that club and signed for Aliağa FK.

His international journey began in 2011, when he came on for the Turkey A2 side against Belarus. In 2013 Abdullah Avcı called him into the senior squad's candidate list, and Fatih Terim included him again in June 2014. He scored his first international goal on 21 May 2014 against Kosovo, and four days later he scored again in a 2-1 away win over the Republic of Ireland.