Filip Ozobić

Filip Ozobić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 33)
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

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.

In 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.

On 11 June 2016, Ozobić signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala FK.^[2]

Ozobić 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]

On 30 June 2023, Neftçi announced the signing of Ozobić to a two-year contract.^[5]

From 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]

On 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]

As of match played 9 February 2024^[11]

As of match played 13 October 2023^[12]

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

Hajduk Split^[11]

• Croatian Cup: 2012–13

Qarabağ^[11]

• Azerbaijan Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23

• Azerbaijan Premier League Top Scorer (1): 2016–17

• Filip Ozobić at Soccerway
• Filip Ozobić at the Croatian Football Federation
• Profile on Russian Professional Football League website
• Filip Ozobić profile at hajduk.hr