Lille official: Türkiye s 25-year-old national goal Ozil joins the team and signs until 2029

Hupu, August 14th, Lille officially announced that Türkiye's 25-year-old goalkeeper Belk Ozil officially joined the team.

Lille Club, Iyusburg and the players themselves have reached an agreement on the transfer and signed a four-year contract. The Turkish international (2 appearances) will play until 2029.

U17 European Cup Final Four member

Belk Ozil was born on May 25, 2000 in the Izmir region in western Turkey. He showed full potential in his hometown youth training club Buja Sports, and was also selected for the Turkish youth team at all levels. Since U15, he has been active on the national team stage. In 2017, the player, considered one of the most promising new stars in the Turkey goalkeeper position, joined Turkish League team Alten Ordu, who made his professional debut at the age of 17 and participated in the Youth Champions League. In the spring of the same year, as the main goalkeeper of Türkiye's U17, he helped the team reach the semi-finals of the European Youth Championship. Sancho and Foden were in the England team. A few months later, he represented Türkiye in the U17 World Cup.

made his debut in the Europa League

His performance naturally attracted the attention of domestic giants. In the summer of 2018, Fenerbahce recruited him. After completing an encouraging debut at the Istanbul giants, he was loaned to Westeros, Belgium for two years (46 games) to accelerate his growth. During this period, he became the U21 national gate of Türkiye. After returning to Fenerbahce in 2021, he started firmly with the injury of the main goalkeeper and made his debut in the Europa League. He then briefly loaned to Portimão Portugal and Turkish Umranie Sports. Since 2023, he has found a stable development environment in Iyusburg.

has become a member of the Turkish national team in recent months. In 2024, he won the Turkish League championship with the team (teammates include former Lille player Gianni Bruno) and shines in the 2024-25 Turkish Super League. He is quick to react and has outstanding save ability in the line. He is the goalkeeper with the most saves in the Turkish Super League this season, making great contributions to the team's sixth place. He is also good at dealing with high altitude balls. At 1.91 meters tall, he has excellent arm span, strong physical fitness and excellent bounce. In March this year, he was selected for the Turkish national team for the first time and completed two senior team appearances in June, fighting side by side with Zeki Chelik.

Lille signed Belk Ozil and gained a goalkeeper with strong explosive power, talented, just completed his first season's highlight performance and a new international player. I wish him to write his own Turkish chapter in Lille like Zeki Chelic, Yusuf Yazchi and Brak Ilmaz.

Welcome, Belk!

In response, Belk Ozil said: "I am very happy and excited to be here. In Turkey, everyone knows and loves Lille because the club has achieved brilliant achievements with some of our national team players over the past few years. It is a great pride for me to stand here like Brack, Zeki and Yousuf. We all know Lille's past achievements, and I hope to go through passionate moments and achieve great results here, even though I know that Lille is a very difficult league. I came here to pursue the best. I can't wait to meet the fans on the court and hope we can make a good connection. I am the kind of player who always burns inside and likes a warm atmosphere. I will do my best for Lille."

Lille chairman Olivier Leden said: "Belke is a young goalkeeper with rich experience, with many skills and physical qualities that a top goalkeeper should have. He has just received the first call for the adult national team, which is also a reward for his professional history, continuous progress and recent outstanding performance. We are very happy to welcome him to Lille, a club with a close and passionate modern history with Turkey. The club will do everything possible to help him integrate into the team and adapt to the new league as soon as possible. Welcome, Belk!"