Deniz Bozkurt

Deniz Bozkurt

Personal information
Full name	Deniz Manuel Bozkurt
Date of birth	(1993-07-23) 23 July 1993
Place of birth	Plantation, Florida, United States
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Floridians FC
Number	7
Youth career
2011–2014	Florida Atlantic Owls
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–	Floridians FC	7	(1)
International career‡
2013	Puerto Rico U20	5	(0)
2015–	Puerto Rico	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 6, 2015

Deniz Bozkurt (born July 23, 1993) is a Puerto Rican footballer who currently plays for Floridians FC in the Premier Development League, and for the Puerto Rico national football team.

Career

Bozkurt started his career in the United States' college system with the Florida Atlantic Owls where he stood out as a player, scoring 6 goals in 37 appearances over 3 seasons, earning him a call up to the Puerto Rico U20s for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. In early 2015 he traveled to Germany for a trial with VfL Wolfsburg.

International career

Bozkurt was called up to the Puerto Rico U20s in 2012 whilst playing for Florida Atlantic Owlsfor the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying match against Barbados U20s. He received his first full national cap for Puerto Rico in 2015 in a friendly against Canada as a substitute in the 36th minute.

His first goal for Puerto Rico came during second round qualifications for he 2018 FIFA World Cup in a first-leg tie over Grenada in which Bozkurt's goal gave the Puerto Ricans a 1-0 victory.

International Goals

Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 June 2015	Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico	Grenada	1-0	1-0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round

External links

• Deniz Bozkurt at Soccerway