Aziz Behich

Australian professional footballer (born 1990) Aziz Behich (Turkish: [aˈziz eɾaɫˈtaj beˈhit͡ʃ], /ˈæzɪz ˈbeɪ.ɪtʃ/ AZ-iz BAY-itch; born 16 December 1990) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a left back for A-League Men club Melbourne City and the Australia national team. Club career Youth career Behich played in the junior divisions of Green Gully SC. He participated in the junior leagues of Melbourne's North-West. He had played for the club's Reserve team in 2007. In February 2007 Behich had returned to Australia after having been training at the David Beckham Academy. In 2008 Behich was signed to the club's first team, surprisingly because the coach; Ian Dobson, had preferred experienced players within his squad, where he made his debut on 22 February 2008 in a 2–0 loss against Richmond. He had been substituted onto the field in the 57th minute. He had been promoted to the club's first team with teammate Diogo Ferreira, who also went on to sign for Melbourne during Behich's second youth season. In 2008, Behich scored two goals in 11 appearances while playing for Green Gully in Australia's Second Division. He had scored his two goals in a 6–1 w