Serdar Aziz

Serdar Aziz (born 23 October 1990) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.[1]

Serdar Aziz
Personal information
Full name Serdar Aziz
Date of birth (1990-10-23) 23 October 1990
Place of birth Bursa, Turkey
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
Number 4
Youth career
2000–2010 Bursaspor
2007–2008 → Merinosspor (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2016 Bursaspor 137 (8)
2016–2019 Galatasaray 42 (3)
2019– Fenerbahçe 44 (6)
National team‡
2006 Turkey U16 2 (0)
2006–2007 Turkey U17 13 (0)
2007–2008 Turkey U18 7 (0)
2007–2009 Turkey U19 18 (0)
2010 Turkey U20 2 (0)
2009–2012 Turkey U21 16 (1)
2014– Turkey 18 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:49, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

Early years

Aziz was born in Osmangazi, Bursa. His father was born in Bitola, North Macedonia of Turkish descent[2] and his mother was born in Bursa. He has two older siblings, one brother and one sister. Aziz's father was an amateur footballer in Bursa.[3] At the age of 10, Aziz enrolled in a football school in Bursa. He spent 2 months at the school before he was signed to a youth contract by Bursaspor. Aziz originally played in midfield due to his small stature. However, Aziz pleaded his coach to place him as a center back because he believed he wasn't good enough technically to play in midfield. Aziz had a growth spurt soon after, which cemented his position at stopper.[3]

Career

Raşit Çetiner called Aziz up to the senior squad in 2006. Although he did not make his debut, Aziz was allowed to train alongside the senior players. He was loaned to feeder club Bursa Merinosspor for the 2007–08 season. Aziz was not open to the move, but warmed up to the idea after he realized the club was virtually one and the same with Bursaspor. He admitted the physical nature of the TFF Third League helped aid his development into becoming a professional center back.[3] Aziz made his professional debut for Bursaspor on 25 October 2008 against Fenerbahçe, with Bursaspor losing 2–5.[4] He was a part of the Bursaspor squad that won the Süper Lig in 2009–10.[5]

On 23 February 2018 he scored against his former club Bursaspor in a 3-0 win, after scoring he chose not to celebrate.

International career

Aziz has played for Turkey at the U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 levels. Aziz was a part of the U-19 squad that competed at the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

Due to having some Kosovo origins, Aziz is eligible to play for the Kosovo soccer team,[6] although he considers himself Turkish and expressed the view of playing for Turkey.[2]

He has received call-up from Macedonia national football team, however he rejected it, stating his desire to represent Turkey at the senior level.[7] On 24 August 2007 he broke the leg of Norwegian player Mohammed Fellah in an U-19.

He made his debut at senior level on 16 November against Kazakhstan and in that game he scored the third goal in a 3-1 win.[8]

International goals
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.[9]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 November 2014Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul, Turkey Kazakhstan3–03–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
2.7 September 2018Şenol Güneş Stadium, Trabzon, Turkey Russia1–11–22018–19 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Club

Bursaspor

Galatasaray

See also

References
  1. SERDAR AZİZ tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 3 June 2010
  2. "Serdar Aziz: Dünya kulübüne geldim". www.ntv.com.tr. Retrieved Oct 6, 2020.
  3. Serdar Aziz: "Bursaspor'da sembol olmak istiyorum" tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 3 June 2010
  4. FENERBAHÇE BURSASPOR tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 3 June 2010
  5. Bursaspor claim their place in history espn.com, Retrieved 3 June 2010
  6. "Kosova fton edhe një lojtar të Galatasarayt (Foto)". Telegrafi. Jun 28, 2016. Retrieved Oct 6, 2020.
  7. ""Hayalim Türk Milli Takımı'nın formasını giymek"". NTVSpor.net. Retrieved Oct 6, 2020.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2011-09-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Aziz, Serdar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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