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Serdar Aziz
Aziz with Bursaspor in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-10-23) 23 October 1990 (age 34)
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
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)
2014–2021 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

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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

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Bursaspor

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Club

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As of matches played 10 March 2024.[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bursaspor 2008–09 Süper Lig 6 1 1 0 – – 7 1
2009–10 Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2010–11 Süper Lig 15 0 4 1 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 22 1
2011–12 Süper Lig 26 0 3 2 3[c] 1 3[d] 1 35 4
2012–13 Süper Lig 19 0 3 0 3[c] 0 – 25 0
2013–14 Süper Lig 20 1 5 0 0 0 – 25 1
2014–15 Süper Lig 27 1 7 1 – – 34 2
2015–16 Süper Lig 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 Süper Lig 27 1 3 2 0 0 – 30 3
2018–19 Süper Lig 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 Süper Lig 22 4 1 0 – – 23 4
2020–21 Süper Lig 27 3 4 0 – – 31 3
2021–22 Süper Lig 25 2 0 0 4[e] 0 – 29 2
2022–23 Süper Lig 14 0 1 0 7[f] 0 – 22 0
2023–24 Süper Lig 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
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in Turkish Super Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Three appearances in Super Final Europa League Play-offs
  5. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^ One appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

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As of match played 8 October 2021.[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
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
1. 16 November 2014 Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul, Turkey  Kazakhstan 3–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
2. 7 September 2018 Şenol Güneş Stadium, Trabzon, Turkey  Russia 1–1 1–2 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

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Bursaspor

Galatasaray

Fenerbahçe

Individual

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Serdar Aziz". Fenerbahçe S.K. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. ^ SERDAR AZİZ tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 3 June 2010
  3. ^ a b "Serdar Aziz: Dünya kulübüne geldim". www.ntv.com.tr. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Serdar Aziz: "Bursaspor'da sembol olmak istiyorum" tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 3 June 2010
  5. ^ FENERBAHÇE BURSASPOR tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 3 June 2010
  6. ^ Bursaspor claim their place in history espn.com, Retrieved 3 June 2010
  7. ^ "Serdar Aziz Fenerbahcemiz'de". fenerbahce.org.
  8. ^ "Serdar Aziz 3 yıl daha Fenerbahçemiz'de". fenerbahce.org.
  9. ^ "Fenerbahçemiz UEFA Konferans Ligi gruplarına galibiyetle başladı" (in Turkish). fenerbahce.org. 21 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Fenerbahçe'den Serdar Aziz açıklaması - Mourinho ile görüşerek kamptan ayrıldı".
  11. ^ "Kosova fton edhe një lojtar të Galatasarayt (Foto)". Telegrafi. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  12. ^ ""Hayalim Türk Milli Takımı'nın formasını giymek"". NTVSpor.net. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  13. ^ "VPN - - Jeg så at den brakk med en gang. VPN møter Fellah". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  14. ^ "Serdar Aziz". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Serdar Aziz (Fenerbahçe) @ maçkolik.com" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Serdar Aziz". European Football. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Aziz, Serdar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  18. ^ "Cumhuriyetimizin 100. Yılında Türkiye Kupası Fenerbahçemiz'in". fenerbahce.org. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  19. ^ "2015 ÖDÜL TÖRENİMİZ". markafutbol.com. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
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