Filip Ozobić (; born 8 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Azerbaijan Premier League club Turan Tovuz. Born in Croatia, Ozobić represented the Croatia national team in two friendly matches before switching FIFA nationality to represent the Azerbaijan national team.
Club career Early career 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. 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 On 11 June 2016, Ozobić signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala FK.
Qarabağ Ozobić signed a three-year contract with Qarabağ FK on 2 June 2018 after his Gabala contract had expired. On 31 May 2023, Qarabağ announced that Ozobić had left the club following the expiration of his contract.
Neftçi On 30 June 2023, Neftçi announced the signing of Ozobić to a two-year contract. On 24 June 2025, his contract with Neftçi expired and was not extended, and he left the club.
International career Croatia 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. In December 2016, he was named as part of the Croatia squad for 2017 China Cup. 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.
Azerbaijan
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. On 27 August 2021, he was called up to join the Azerbaijan national football team.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSpartak Moscow2010Russian Premier League100010—202011–12100000—102012–13000000—00Total200010—30Hajduk Split (loan)2011–12Prva HNL1000000—1002012–13600030—90Total1600030—190Slaven Belupo2013–14Prva HNL14252—222162014–1526321—2842015–1631461—375Total719134—228615Gabala2016–17Azerbaijan Premier League271142142—45152017–181956441—2910Total4616106183—7425Qarabağ2018–19Azerbaijan Premier League26840131—4392019–20510031—822020–2120110081—28122021–22241140131—41122022–2320300103—306Total953480477—15041Neftçi2023–24Azerbaijan Premier League1522140—213Career total24561331173102235384
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCroatia201720Total20Azerbaijan202170202231202330202420Total151
International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 25 September 2022 Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan 2–0 3–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C
Honours Club Hajduk Split Croatian Cup: 2012–13 Qarabağ Azerbaijan Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
Individual Azerbaijan Premier League Top Scorer (1): 2016–17
References
External links
Profile on Russian Professional Football League website Filip Ozobić profile at hajduk.hr