Aziz Behich
Australian association football player
Aziz Eraltay Behich (Turkish: Aziz Eraltay, /ˈæzɪz ˈbeɪ.ɪtʃ/ AZ-iz BAY-itch;[4] born 16 December 1990) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a left back and left winger for A-League club Melbourne City and the Australia national team.
 Behich with Australia in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Aziz Eraltay Behich[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1990[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Melbourne City | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Meadow Park | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Green Gully | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Melbourne Victory | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Green Gully | 31 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Melbourne Victory | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Hume City | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Melbourne Heart | 65 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | Bursaspor | 122 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | → Melbourne Heart (loan) | 24 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | PSV Eindhoven | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Giresunspor | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Dundee United | 26 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Melbourne City | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Australia U23 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Australia | 55 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:45, 26 November 2022 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Career statistics
changeClub
change- As of match played 5 June 2019[5]
| Club | Season | League[a] | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Melbourne Victory | 2009–10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Melbourne Heart | 2010–11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 1 | |
| Bursaspor | 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 122 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 6 | |
| Melbourne Heart | 2013–14 (loan) | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 220 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 244 | 8 | |
International
change- As of match played 7 September 2021[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2012 | 5 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Behich goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 December 2012 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |  Chinese Taipei |
5–0 | 8–0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 2 | 7–0 |
Honours
changeGreen Gully
- Victorian Premier League Premiers: 2008[7]
İstanbul Başakşehir
Australia
Individual
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "PSV sign Australian international Behich". PSV.nl. PSV Eindhoven. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ↑ "FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017: List of players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 2 July 2017. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ↑ "Aziz Behich". socceroos.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ Santo Sam and Ed Total Football (3 February 2014), Total Football Half Time Spectacular and Aziz Behich, archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 17 November 2017
- ↑ Aziz Behich at Soccerway
- ↑ Aziz Behich at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ 2008 Victorian Premier League – Final Table. Ozfootball.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
- ↑ "Istanbul's Medipol Başakşehir wins first ever Turkish Süper Lig title". Daily Sabah. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ↑ "Arnie's Delight at Coach of the Year Award – Australia News – Australian FourFourTwo – The Ultimate Football Website". Au.fourfourtwo.com. 28 March 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
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