Serdar Aziz (born 23 October 1990) is a Turkish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

centre back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

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club Fenerbahçe.SERDAR AZİZ
tff.org , accessed 3 June 2010

Early years

Aziz was born in

Osmangazi Osmangazi is one of the central metropolitan districts of the city of Bursa in Bursa Province, as well as the fourth largest overall municipality in Turkey. The municipality has a population of approximately 778,843 as of 2012. On its own, it wou ...

Bursa ( grc-gre, Προῦσα, Proûsa, Latin: Prusa, ota, بورسه, Arabic:بورصة) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in t ...

. His father was born in

Bitola Bitola (; mk, Битола ) is a city in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba (North Macedonia), Baba, Nidže, and Kajmakčalan mountain ranges, north of th ...

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of Turkish descent 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.Serdar Aziz: "Bursaspor'da sembol olmak istiyorum"
tff.org , accessed 3 June 2010 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 Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği (), commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, the club colours are green and white, with home kits usually featuring both colours in a striped pattern. In th ...

. 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.

Career

Raşit Çetiner Raşit Çetiner (born 10 September 1956) is a Turkish football coach and a former player of Galatasaray (1981–1988) and Fenerbahçe (1978–1981). He also played for Kocaelispor between 1974 and 1978. In 1978, when playing for Kocaelispor he ...

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

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helped aid his development into becoming a professional center back. Aziz made his professional debut for Bursaspor on 25 October 2008 against Fenerbahçe, with Bursaspor losing 2–5.FENERBAHÇE BURSASPOR
tff.org , accessed 3 June 2010 He was a part of the Bursaspor squad that won the

in 2009–10.Bursaspor claim their place in history
espn.com, Retrieved 3 June 2010 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 Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

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 The UEFA European Under-19 Championship 2009 Final Tournament was held in Ukraine in the cities of Donetsk and Mariupol. Players born after 1 January 1990 were eligible to participate in this competition. Qualification Qualification for the final ...

. Due to having some Kosovo origins, Aziz is eligible to play for the Kosovo soccer team, although he considers himself Turkish and expressed the view of playing for Turkey. He has received call-up from

Macedonia national football team The North Macedonia national football team ( mk, Фудбалска репрезентација на Северна Македонија, Fudbalska reprezentacija na Severna Makedonija) represents North Macedonia in men's international footbal ...

, however he rejected it, stating his desire to represent

at the senior level. 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.

Career statistics

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International

:''As of match played 8 October 2021.''

International goals

:''Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Bursaspor *

: 2009–10 Galatasaray *

: 2017–18 * Süper Kupa: 2016

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aziz, Serdar 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Bursa Association football central defenders Turkish footballers Turkey international footballers Turkey under-21 international footballers Turkey youth international footballers Bursaspor footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Süper Lig players Macedonian people of Turkish descent

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Career

International career

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International goals

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