Serdar Aziz

Serdar Aziz (born 23 October 1990) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back.

Early life Aziz was born in Osmangazi, Bursa. His father was born in Bitola, Yugoslavia of Turkish descent 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. He was a part of the Bursaspor squad that won the Süper Lig in 2009–10.

Galatasaray 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.

Fenerbahçe On 31 January 2019, Aziz transferred to another Süper Lig, club Fenerbahçe, for three and half years on free transfer. 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.

On 21 September 2023, he scored his first continental goal against Nordsjælland in UEFA Europa Conference League, Fenerbahçe won 3–1. On 8 July 2024, Aziz came to a mutual agreement with Fenerbahçe coach Jose Mourinho and the club to be transferred to another club and left the camp.

International career 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, although he considers himself Turkish and expressed the view of playing for Turkey.

He has received call-ups from the Macedonia national team, however he rejected it, stating his desire to represent Turkey at the senior level.

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 Club

International

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first. Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 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 Bursaspor Süper Lig: 2009–10

Galatasaray Süper Lig: 2017–18 Süper Kupa: 2016

Fenerbahçe Turkish Cup: 2022–23

Individual Süper Lig Team of the Season: 2014–15