Ömer Aysan Barış

Ömer Aysan Barış (born 23 July 1982) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Early life

Born in 1982, Aysan was born and raised in Kocaeli, where he started playing football, before enrolling in a Kocaeli football school and joining the youth academy of Gölcükspor, where he started his senior career. As a teenager, he experienced the 1999 İzmit earthquake, which caused him and his family to temporarily live in tents. He debuted for Kocaelispor on 22 December 2000. He helped Kocaelispor win the 2002 Turkish Cup. In 2008, he signed for Ankaraspor, where he made fourteen league appearances throughout two seasons. However, he left Ankaraspor after the club was expelled from the Turkish top flight by The Professional Football Disciplinary Committee.

In 2009, he signed for Trabzonspor on a three-year contract.

In 2010, he signed for Manisaspor, where he became involved in controversy after being accused of sexist behavior towards women in attendance during a game he was playing against Fenerbahçe. He played for Manisaspor for two seasons. In 2012, he signed for Mersin İdmanyurdu before ending his professional playing career with Şanlıurfaspor.

International career

During the beginning of the 2000s, Aysan was considered to get called up to the Turkey national team but he never made an appearance for them.

Style of play

Aysan mainly operated as a full-back and was known for his ability to help his team during their attacking phases. At the beginning of his career, he was mainly deployed as a left-back before he started being deployed more as a right-back as his career progressed.

Honours Kocaelispor Turkish Cup: 2002