Filip Ozobić (Azerbaijani: Filip Ozobiç; born 8 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftchi Baku. Born in Croatia, Ozobić represented the Croatia national team in two friendly matches before switching to represent the Azerbaijan national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Bjelovar, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Neftchi | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Mladost Ždralovi | ||
| 2006–2008 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 2008–2009 | Zadar | ||
| 2009–2010 | Spartak Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Spartak Moscow | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Hajduk Split (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Slaven Belupo | 71 | (9) |
| 2016–2018 | Gabala | 46 | (16) |
| 2018–2023 | Qarabağ | 96 | (35) |
| 2023– | Neftchi | 23 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Croatia U16 | 11 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Croatia U17 | 13 | (2) |
| 2009 | Croatia U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Croatia U19 | 15 | (3) |
| 2008–2011 | Croatia U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Croatia U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Croatia | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Azerbaijan | 15 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editIn January 2008, Spartak Moscow acquired Filip while he was still playing for Dinamo Zagreb's under-19 side. Spartak then immediately loaned him out to Croatian First Division side Zadar, where he spent the remainder of the 2007–08 and the 2008–09 seasons. He then returned to Spartak for the 2010–11 season and made his professional debut in the Russian Premier League on 28 November 2010 for Spartak Moscow.[1] He made one further appearance that season and in the following first half of the next season. Croatian club HNK Hajduk Split then took Ozobić on a loan for the next 18 months where he largely failed to impress and spent most of the time as either a reserve or a substitute. He was released from his Spartak contract in summer 2013. NK Slaven Belupo, amid other sides, were interested in the player who was then a free agent and moved fastest, confirming his signing on 6 September 2013.
Gabala
editOn 11 June 2016, Ozobić signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala FK.[2]
Qarabağ
editOzobić signed a three-year contract with Qarabağ FK on 2 June 2018 after his Gabala contract had expired.[3] On 31 May 2023, Qarabağ announced that Ozobić had left the club following the expiration of his contract.[4]
Neftçi
editOn 30 June 2023, Neftçi announced the signing of Ozobić to a two-year contract.[5]
International career
editCroatia
editFrom 2006, until 2011, Ozobić has been part of Croatia at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 teams and he with these teams played 58 matches and scored eight goals.[6] In December 2016, he was named as part of the Croatia squad for 2017 China Cup.[7] On 11 January 2017, Ozobić made his debut with Croatia in 2017 China Cup semi-final against Chile after being named in the starting line-up.[8]
Azerbaijan
editOn 14 July 2021, the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan announced that FIFA had accepted Ozobić's request to play for Azerbaijan after staying in the country for almost five years.[9] On 27 August 2021, he was called up to join the Azerbaijan national football team.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 9 February 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Spartak Moscow | 2010 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Hajduk Split (loan) | 2011–12 | Prva HNL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Slaven Belupo | 2013–14 | Prva HNL | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 21 | 6 | |
| 2014–15 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 28 | 4 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 37 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 71 | 9 | 13 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 86 | 15 | |||
| Gabala | 2016–17 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 45 | 15 | |
| 2017–18 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 29 | 10 | |||
| Total | 46 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 3 | — | 74 | 25 | |||
| Qarabağ | 2018–19 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | — | 43 | 9 | |
| 2019–20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 28 | 12 | |||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | — | 41 | 12 | |||
| 2022–23 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 30 | 6 | |||
| Total | 95 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 7 | — | 150 | 41 | |||
| Neftçi | 2023–24 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | |
| Career total | 245 | 61 | 33 | 11 | 73 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 353 | 84 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 13 October 2023[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
| Azerbaijan | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 1 | |
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 September 2022 | Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Kazakhstan | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
Honours
editClub
editHajduk Split[11]
Qarabağ[11]
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ "Match report". Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ "Filip Ozobiç Qəbələ də". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Filip Ozobiç rəsmən Qarabağ ımızda !". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Ramil Şeydayev və Filip Ozobiçin klubumuzla müqavilə müddəti başa çatıb". facebook.com/FKQarabagh/ (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK Facebook. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Milli komandamızın daha bir üzvü "Neftçi"də". neftchi.az (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Filip Ozobić at the Croatian Football Federation
- ^ "Replacements in Croatia squad: Tudor and Ivanušec to travel to China Cup". Croatian Football Federation. 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Ozobic made his debut for Croatian provisional". Gabala FK. 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Filip Ozobic may be invited to A national team". Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Millinin 3 oyun üçün heyəti". www.affa.az. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Filip Ozobić at Soccerway
- ^ Filip Ozobić at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Filip Ozobić at Soccerway
- Filip Ozobić at the Croatian Football Federation
- Profile on Russian Professional Football League website
- Filip Ozobić profile at hajduk.hr