Bilal Aziz

Bilal Aziz — Biography

Bilal Aziz Özer is a former footballer who came up through Schalke 04's youth system in Germany and built a career in Turkey from the Süper Lig down to the Second League. He played as a left-back and center-back, at times in midfield; he retired in 2020 and became assistant coach at the German club Eintracht Hohkeppel in 2025.

Born in Beirut to a family from Adana, he grew up in Verden, Germany, moved from TSV Verden to Schalke 04's academy and won the German under-17 championship. After Schalke 04 II he joined VfL Osnabrück in 2006, scored twice in 48 appearances and helped the club to promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. In the 2006-07 mid-season he had a trial at Galatasaray but was sent back because the club had left-wing alternatives. In 2008 he moved to Kayserispor and in 2012 played for Konya Şekerspor and Konyaspor. In December 2012 he signed a 1.5-year deal with Kayseri Erciyesspor, scored twice in 15 matches and helped the team win the First League in 2012-13 and reach the Süper Lig. He then played for Ankaraspor, renamed Osmanlıspor in 2014, and later for Eskişehirspor, Fatih Karagümrük (36 appearances in 2018-19), Başkent Akademi, Bayrampaşaspor and Antalya Kemerspor.

He finished his career with 42 top-flight and 112 second-tier appearances. Sources describe him as German-Turkish or Turkish-Lebanese.