Aras Ozbiliz is an Armenian football player who was born in Turkey and lived in Holland. Now he stands for the Turkish Besiktas. The 26-year-old is a universal attack. Aras Ozbiliz prefers to play on the position of the right winger, but if necessary he can play on the left flank, as well as in the center.
Carier start
Aras Ozbiliz was born on March 9, 1990 in Turkey in an Armenian family. His real name is Zbilizyan, however, due to the place of birth, the parents adapted it, turning it into Ozbiliz. The family moved from Turkey to Holland, where the five-year-old Aras joined the football academy of the Hollandia club, where he spent three years. Only in 1998, an eight-year-old boy was screened in the Ajax Amsterdam, where he was received. As a result, until 2008, the guy was in the club system, speaking for youth squads of various age categories, and when he was 18 years old, they signed a professional contract with him. Aras Ozbiliz spent two years in the club’s double, as he was not even allowed to go to the base yet. But in 2010, he was still able to make his debut for the adult team of Ajax, having played in 20 matches and scoring one goal. For the next two years, an Armenian with Dutch citizenship constantly found himself on the bench, but at the same time practically did not get any game practice: he played only 17 matches in two seasons. But in the summer of 2012, the Krasnodar "Kuban" wanted to pay three million euros for the player, and he moved to Russia.
Going to the Kuban
In the new club, Aras Ozbiliz, whose biography began to unfold much more rapidly than before, began to play much more often. In just one season, he entered the field 26 times, scoring nine goals. By this, the young footballer attracted the attention of the more titled Russian club - Moscow Spartak. As a result, in the summer of 2013, the Armenian moved to Moscow, where he began to play for a new club. How much did Aras Ozbilize cost? Spartak paid eight million euros for the winger, and he decided to prove from the first season that it was worth the money.
The game in Spartak
The first season at Spartak Ozbiliz had a wonderful time: he played thirty matches, scoring four goals in them. However, then he was struck by a serious injury, which brought the player out of the game for a long time. But the problems did not end there. When Aras recovered from his injury and was ready to play, a new coach, who was a Turk by nationality, was already working at the club. And he sent a football player completely ready for the game to take, referring to the fact that he did not fully recover from the injury. Ozbiliz tried in every possible way to prove his worth, but the new coach was adamant, with him the Armenian entered the field only ten times in almost two years. As a result, Aras demanded to put him on a transfer, and the coach was accused of Armenianophobia. As a result, in the winter of 2016, Ozbiliz left Spartak, joining Besiktas, which paid one and a half million euros for it.
Rent in "Rayo Vallecano" and return to Turkey
Immediately after signing, Ozbiliz went on loan to Rayo Vallecano, as he could not start playing for Besiktas. But for half a year in Spain, the Armenian entered the field in only three matches. But in the current season the situation in the Turkish club did not improve: Aras appeared on the field only once, and came on as a substitute for seven minutes.
Team appearances
In the Armenian national team, Ozbiliz made his debut in February 2012 in a match against Canada, in which he immediately scored a goal. Since then, he played in 56 matches, scoring a total of 8 goals and giving 14 assists. The last match, in which Aras took part, took place in October 2016 - it was a game against the Polish national team, in which the Armenians lost with a score of 1: 2. Before the rupture of the cruciate ligaments, received in 2014, and the ensuing recession, Ozbiliz was one of the leaders of the national team, but since then he has never been able to become a base player again.