Aras Ozbiliz

Aras Ozbiliz (Armenian: Արազ Օզբիլիս, born 9 March 1990) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC Pyunik and the Armenia national team.

Club Career

Ajax

Ozbiliz is a product of the Ajax youth academy. Prior to moving to Ajax as a youth, he played for HVV Hollandia in his home town of Hoorn where he grew up. At the age of 8, he participated in tryouts for the Amsterdam side, and was chosen to play for Ajax, having represented Ajax on every stage of the youth academy, before making his debut for the A selection in 2010 under then coach Martin Jol. On 24 July 2007, in a friendly match against Argentinean club Independiente, he managed to score three goals within 7 minutes, which turned out to be a personal record.

In February 2009, Ozbiliz agreed a contract for two and a half years with Ajax. In the same year, on 9 June 2009, the attacking midfielder was named Talent van de Toekomst, which is an award signifying the most talented young player in the team to emerge from De Toekomst (Ajax training ground). His performances in the junior team saw him included in the first team for the upcoming 2010–11 season.

In November 2010, Ozbiliz twice found himself as a candidate for a match, first in the championship game against PSV Eindhoven, and then in the UEFA Champions League match against the Real Madrid, but he remained on the bench. The anticipated player's Eredivisie debut took place on 28 November 2010 in a game against the guest VVV-Venlo. On the field, the 20-year-old appeared immediately after the break, replacing the Finnish midfielder Teemu Tainio. Ozbiliz seriously enhanced the game on the left side of midfield, adding to the first in the rate of. Ajax won with a score of 2–0, and Ozbiliz was praised by Martin Jol. Already in the next league match, on 4 December, Ozbiliz left in the starting lineup.

A few days before the UEFA Champions League match with the Italian club A.C. Milan, Ozbiliz had a flu, and so he could

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