Özer began his career in Germany. He joined the youth club of
TSV Verden, before moving to
Schalke 04's youth team. Özer played for the
Schalke 04 II side. He then joined
VfL Osnabrück, where he played 48 games and scored twice. He scored his first goal for
VfL Osnabrück in the
DFB-Pokal. ==References==