On 19 August 2021, Tufan left Turkey for the first time in his career when he joined newly promoted Premier League club Watford on a season-long loan deal with the option to buy.[3] On 2 February 2022, the loan was terminated early with Tufan returning to Turkey having only made nine appearances in all competitions.[4] Following his return, Watford's Academy Manager, Omer Riza, talked about Tufan's struggle to adapt to the pace of the Premier League.[5]
On 1 July 2022, Tufan signed for Championship club Hull City for an undisclosed fee. Tufan signed a three-year deal with the club holding the option for a further year.[6] He made his debut for the Tigers on 30 July 2022 in the home match against Bristol City and scored a penalty to level the score.[7] Tufan scored his first hat-trick for Hull in their 4–2 home victory over Sheffield Wednesday on 12 August 2023.[8]
In September 2023, Tufan was named Hull City's Player of the Month for August.[9]
On 27 June 2024, Tufan moved to Trabzonspor for an undisclosed fee.[10]
On 25 May 2014, Tufan played his first national match for Turkey against Ireland in Dublin.[13] On 3 September 2014, Tufan scored his first goal, a long range shot against Denmark in a friendly game at 90th minute. Turkey won the game 2–1. In a post-match interview about the game he replied " I had the ball in front of me and right when I was about to kick it, I heard Arda Turan backing me to shoot. I initially had the scare of hitting my shot off-range, on such an important moment; but I kept my composure and hit the ball right after. I want to thank Fatih Terim for giving me this chance, I think I've done the best I could today."[14]
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