Serdar Aziz
![]() Aziz with Bursaspor in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 October 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Bursa, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back | ||
Team 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 | (7) |
2016–2019 | Galatasaray | 42 | (3) |
2019–2024 | Fenerbahçe | 110 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2021 |
Serdar Aziz (born 23 October 1990) is a Turkish professional footballer who last played as a centre-back or a right-back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.[2]
Early years
[edit]Aziz was born in Osmangazi, Bursa. His father was born in Bitola, North Macedonia of Turkish descent[3] 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.[4] 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.[4]
Club career
[edit]Bursaspor
[edit]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 centre-back.[4] Aziz made his professional debut for Bursaspor on 25 October 2008 against Fenerbahçe, with Bursaspor losing 5–2.[5] He was a part of the Bursaspor squad that won the Süper Lig in 2009–10.[6]
Galatasaray
[edit]On 1 July 2016, Aziz transferred to Süper Lig club Galatasaray for €4.5 million. He made his debut for the team in a 5–1 Turkish Cup win over Dersimspor on 25 October 2016. He made his Süper Lig debut for the team in a 2–0 loss against Fenerbahçe in The Intercontinental Derby on 20 November 2016.
On 23 February 2018, he scored against his former club Bursaspor in a 3–0 win, after scoring he chose not to celebrate.[citation needed]
Fenerbahçe
[edit]On 31 January 2019, Aziz transferred to another Süper Lig, club Fenerbahçe, for three and half years on free transfer.[7] He made his debut in a 1–0 win over Göztepe on 8 February 2019.
On 20 May 2022, he signed another three-year deal with the team.[8]
On 21 September 2023, he scored his first continental goal against Nordsjælland in UEFA Europa Conference League, Fenerbahçe won 3–1.[9]
On 8 July 2024, Aziz came to a mutual agreement with the coach Jose Mourinho and the club to be transferred to another club and left the camp.[10]
International career
[edit]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,[11] although he considers himself Turkish and expressed the view of playing for Turkey.[3]
He has received call-up from Macedonia national football team, however he rejected it, stating his desire to represent Turkey at the senior level.[12] 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.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bursaspor | 2008–09 | Süper Lig | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||
2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
2010–11 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
2011–12 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3[c] | 1 | 3[d] | 1 | 35 | 4 | ||
2012–13 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | |||
2013–14 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | |||
2014–15 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 34 | 2 | ||||
2015–16 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 23 | 2 | |||
Total | 134 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 171 | 11 | ||
Galatasaray | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2017–18 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 3 | |||
2018–19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
Total | 42 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 5 | ||
Fenerbahçe | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
2019–20 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 4 | ||||
2020–21 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 3 | ||||
2021–22 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | |||
2022–23 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[f] | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[g] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
Total | 108 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 11 | ||
Career total | 285 | 19 | 41 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 354 | 27 |
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b c Appearances in Turkish Super Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Three appearances in Super Final Europa League Play-offs
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ One appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played 8 October 2021.[16]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Turkey | |||
2014 | 1 | 1 | |
2015 | 8 | 0 | |
2016 | 2 | 0 | |
2017 | 3 | 0 | |
2018 | 3 | 1 | |
2019 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 2 |
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.[17]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 November 2014 | Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul, Turkey | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
2. | 7 September 2018 | Şenol Güneş Stadium, Trabzon, Turkey | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours
[edit]Bursaspor
Galatasaray
Fenerbahçe
Individual
See also
[edit]- Serdar Aziz: "Bursaspor'da sembol olmak istiyorum" – An extensive interview with Serdar Aziz (in Turkish)
References
[edit]- ^ "Serdar Aziz". Fenerbahçe S.K. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ SERDAR AZİZ tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 3 June 2010
- ^ a b "Serdar Aziz: Dünya kulübüne geldim". www.ntv.com.tr. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Serdar Aziz: "Bursaspor'da sembol olmak istiyorum" tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 3 June 2010
- ^ FENERBAHÇE BURSASPOR tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 3 June 2010
- ^ Bursaspor claim their place in history espn.com, Retrieved 3 June 2010
- ^ "Serdar Aziz Fenerbahcemiz'de". fenerbahce.org.
- ^ "Serdar Aziz 3 yıl daha Fenerbahçemiz'de". fenerbahce.org.
- ^ "Fenerbahçemiz UEFA Konferans Ligi gruplarına galibiyetle başladı" (in Turkish). fenerbahce.org. 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe'den Serdar Aziz açıklaması - Mourinho ile görüşerek kamptan ayrıldı".
- ^ "Kosova fton edhe një lojtar të Galatasarayt (Foto)". Telegrafi. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ ""Hayalim Türk Milli Takımı'nın formasını giymek"". NTVSpor.net. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "VPN - - Jeg så at den brakk med en gang. VPN møter Fellah". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "Serdar Aziz". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Serdar Aziz (Fenerbahçe) @ maçkolik.com" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Serdar Aziz". European Football. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Aziz, Serdar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Cumhuriyetimizin 100. Yılında Türkiye Kupası Fenerbahçemiz'in". fenerbahce.org. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "2015 ÖDÜL TÖRENİMİZ". markafutbol.com. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
External links
[edit]Media related to Serdar Aziz at Wikimedia Commons
- Serdar Aziz at the Turkish Football Federation
- Serdar Aziz – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Serdar Aziz – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Serdar Aziz at Soccerway
- Serdar Aziz at WorldFootball.net
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bursa
- Men's association football central defenders
- People from Bitola
- Turkish men's footballers
- Turkey men's international footballers
- Turkey men's under-21 international footballers
- Turkey men's youth international footballers
- Bursaspor footballers
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- Süper Lig players
- Macedonian Turks