Gabriel Özkan

Gabriel Özkan

Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Özkan
Date of birth	(1986-05-23) May 23, 1986
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	IF Brommapojkarna
Number	—
Youth career
1993–1998	Inter Orhoy
1999–2003	IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	IF Brommapojkarna	54	(3)
2006–2013	AIK	61	(8)
2013–	IF Brommapojkarna	17	(1)
International career‡
2003	Sweden U17	5	(0)
2005	Sweden U19	4	(1)
2006–2009	Sweden U21	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:28, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Gabriel Özkan [ˈœzkan] (born May 23, 1986 in Stockholm) is a Swedish-Assyrian football player who currently plays for IF Brommapojkarna Gabriel joined AIK in the summer of 2006 from Brommapojkarna, after coming through their youth academy and eventually becoming a first-team player, although still being a teenager.

Biography

On November 14, 2006, he made his debut for the Swedish Under-21 football team against France. He has struggled with injuries which has cast a shade on his future career in the game. He is regarded as one of the best prospects in Swedish football but he hasn't been able to play football regularly during the last seasons following a series of hamstring injuries. His Brazilian teammates nicknames him as "the new Kaka".

Honours

AIK

• Allsvenskan: 2009
• Svenska Cupen: 2009
• Svenska Supercupen: 2010