Efe Halil Özarslan

Efe Halil Özarslan — Biography

Efe Halil Özarslan is a retired defender, born in Mersin. He came up through the Gençlerbirliği academy, was called up to Turkey's youth national teams, and during his professional career played for clubs including Adana Demirspor, Bucaspor, Mersin İdman Yurdu, Amed Sportif and Karabükspor; he was team captain at Mersin İdman Yurdu.

He started in the youth ranks of Çiftlikköy Adonisspor in Mersin and then moved to Gençlerbirliği, where he was noticed early in youth national-team circles. He signed a professional contract with Gençlerbirliği in 2008 and, a season later, was sent to Adana Demirspor in the 2009-10 mid-season window to gain experience. He made his first official appearance for them on 24 January 2010 in a 3. Lig match against MKE Kırıkkalespor. He spent 2010-11 on loan at Hacettepe, signed a one-year contract with Bucaspor before 2011-12, and after two seasons in their shirt moved to Mersin İdman Yurdu before 2013-14.

He was called up six times to the Turkey U19 national team and played in two matches. In August 2017 he agreed terms with Amed Sportif, and in August 2018 he signed a two-year contract with Karabükspor. In June 2022 he took on a role at Silifke Belediyespor in Mersin and left it by the end of that month.