Aziz Behich
Behich playing for the Olyroos in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Aziz Eraltay Behich | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bursaspor | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 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– | Bursaspor | 79 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Melbourne Heart (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Australia U-23 | 9 | (1) |
| 2012– | Australia | 12 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2015 |
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Aziz Eraltay Behich (born 16 December 1990) is an Australian footballer who plays as a left back and left winger for Turkish club Bursaspor in Süper Lig.
Behich played in the junior divisions of Green Gully SC. He participated in the junior league's of Melbourne's North-West. He had played for the club's Reserve team in 2007. In February 2007 Behich had returned to Australia after having been training at the David Beckham Academy. In 2008 Behich was signed to the club's first-team, surprisingly because the coach; Ian Dobson, had preferred experienced players within his squad, where he made his debut on 22 February 2008 in a 2–0 loss against Richmond. He had been substituted onto the field in the 57th minute. He had been promoted to the club's first-team with team mate Diogo Ferreira, who also went on to sign for Melbourne during Behich's second youth season. In 2008, Behich scored 2 goals in 11 appearances while playing for Green Gully in Australia's Second Division. He had scored his two goals in a 6–1 win against Fawkner Blues on 17 May 2008, he had been substituted onto the field in the 76th minute and scored in both the 84th and 86th minutes.
Prior to the start of the 2008–2009 A-league's National Youth League, Behich was selected for Melbourne Victory's 7 man squad. On 3 January 2009, Aziz scored in a 3–0 win against Queensland Roar. One week later, he scored again in a 2–0 win against Perth Glory on 10 January 2009. Melbourne went on to finish in 6th position out of 7th.
During the National Youth League's off-season, Behich would return to play for Green Gully in the 2009 season. Aziz had appeared 22 times for Green Gully, once in the final's play-off's, and had scored 2 goals over all. His second goal came in a play-off match against Altona Magic where which Aziz was substituted onto the field in the 80th minute when Green Gully were trailing 3–2, Aziz had scored an equaliser in the 94th minute to take the game to extra-time, however, Green Gully eventually lost 4–3 on penalties
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