Selçuk Alibaz (born 3 December 1989) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

Fethiyespor Fethiyespor is a Turkish sports club based in Fethiye, Muğla. Fethiyespor were promoted to the Turkish Second Division in the 2005–06 season. In the 2011–12 football season, Fethiyespor reached the end of season promotion play-off games bu ...

Career

German-born Alibaz earned his sole cap in the Turkish

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with

Eskişehirspor Eskişehirspor Kulübü is a Turkish football club located in Eskişehir. Founded in 1965, Eskişehirspor competed in the top division of Turkish football for 16 years until they were relegated. After being out of the Süper Lig for 12 years the ...

on 26 April 2009 in a match against

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...

before being loaned out to third-tier club

Afyonkarahisarspor Afyonkarahisarspor is a former football team that was founded in 2005 and closed down in the middle of the 2012–2013 season when it withdrew from the Regional Amateur League. Afyonkarahisarspor, which was founded with the change of name of ...

and eventually returning to Germany. In January 2015, he moved to fellow 2. Bundesliga club

Erzgebirge Aue Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, ...

, signing a contract until the end of the season including an extension clause. On 2 August 2017, Alibaz signed a one-year contract with

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from ...

including the option of a further year, following a trial.

Career statistics

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1989 births People from Bretten Footballers from Karlsruhe (region) German sportspeople of Turkish descent Living people German men's footballers Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders SV Sandhausen players Eskişehirspor footballers Afyonkarahisarspor footballers SC Paderborn 07 players SSV Jahn Regensburg players Karlsruher SC players FC Erzgebirge Aue players Konyaspor footballers SC Fortuna Köln players FC Hansa Rostock players Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers Bandırmaspor footballers Tuzlaspor players Sakaryaspor footballers Fethiyespor footballers Süper Lig players 3. Liga players 2. Bundesliga players TFF Second League players TFF 1. Lig players 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub