Abdulaziz Solmaz

Abdulaziz Solmaz — Biography

Abdulaziz Solmaz is a Turkish former international footballer, born August 7, 1988, in the Araklı district of Trabzon. Standing 1.76 m tall, he began playing football in 2000 with Trabzonspor's youngest age-group side, was promoted to the club's PAF team in 2004, and played 60 matches there scoring 5 goals before 2007 without ever breaking into the first team.

He played for Pazarspor in 2007-08 (32 matches, 5 goals), then had brief spells back at Trabzonspor and at MKE Ankaragücü, before signing for Samsunspor in 2009-10 and Eskişehirspor in 2011-12; he was loaned to Boluspor for 2012-13, making 29 league appearances and scoring 4 goals. He subsequently played for İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor and Giresunspor, and signed a two-year contract with 1. Lig side Şanlıurfaspor in 2016-17. He made his Süper Lig debut on January 24, 2009. He was capped five times for Turkey's youth sides (three times at under-17, twice at under-18), was called up to Turkey's A2 national team in 2011, and scored his first goal for that side in a friendly against Lebanon on June 1, 2011.

Later in his career he became a father in 2021 while playing for Sakaryaspor, went on to captain Kastamonuspor 1966, and announced his retirement from football in June 2024. In July 2026 he was appointed sporting director of Kahramanmaraş İstiklalspor, saying he aimed to build a team that fights and wins on the pitch.