| Ömer Aysan Barış | |
| Upright: | 0.7 |
| Birth Date: | 1982 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | İzmit, Turkey |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Youthyears1: | 1998–1999 |
| Youthyears2: | 1999–2002 |
| Youthclubs1: | Gölcükspor |
| Youthclubs2: | Kocaelispor |
| Years1: | 1998–1999 |
| Years2: | 2000–2005 |
| Years3: | 2005–2008 |
| Years4: | 2008–2009 |
| Years5: | 2009–2010 |
| Years6: | 2010–2012 |
| Years7: | 2012–2013 |
| Years8: | 2014 |
| Clubs1: | Gölcükspor |
| Clubs6: | Manisaspor |
| Clubs7: | Mersin İdmanyurdu |
| Clubs8: | Şanlıurfaspor |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Caps2: | 86 |
| Caps3: | 64 |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Caps6: | 42 |
| Caps7: | 7 |
| Caps8: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
Ömer Aysan Barış (born 23 July 1982) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Born in 1982, Aysan was born and raised in Kocaeli, where he started playing football, before enrolling in a Kocaeli football school and joining the youth academy of Gölcükspor, where he started his senior career.[1] As a teenager, he experienced the 1999 İzmit earthquake, which caused him and his family to temporarily live in tents.[1]
After playing for Gölcükspor, Aysan joined the youth academy of Kocaelispor, before signing a professional contract with the club in 2000 and going on to play for them for five seasons.[2] He debuted for Kocaelispor on 22 December 2000.[3] He helped Kocaelispor win the 2002 Turkish Cup.
In 2005, he signed for Bursaspor, where he became sidelined due to injury for a period of time at the start of the 2006–07 season before becoming an important part of the team shortly after returning.[4] In 2008, he signed for Ankaraspor, where he made fourteen league appearances throughout two seasons.[5] However, he left Ankaraspor after the club was expelled from the Turkish top flight by The Professional Football Disciplinary Committee.[6]
In 2009, he signed for Trabzonspor on a three-year contract.[3] However, a year later, he left Trabzonspor after arguing with a club official.[7]
In 2010, he signed for Manisaspor, where he became involved in controversy after being accused of sexist behavior towards women in attendance during a game he was playing against Fenerbahçe.[8] He played for Manisaspor for two seasons.[2] In September 2011 he played in a match at Fenerbahçe before 41,000 women and children after Fenerbahçe were sanctioned an men were banned from the stadium. He was quoted internationally as saying “It was such a fun and pleasant atmosphere”.[9] [10] [11] In 2012, he signed for Mersin İdmanyurdu before ending his professional playing career with Şanlıurfaspor.[12]
During the beginning of the 2000s, Aysan was considered to get called up to the Turkey national team but he never made an appearance for them.[13]
Aysan mainly operated as a full-back and was known for his ability to help his team during their attacking phases.[14] At the beginning of his career, he was mainly deployed as a left-back before he started being deployed more as a right-back as his career progressed.[13]
Aysan married Ayça Karasu in 2021, where he was given a plaque by the mayor of for his performances for Kocaelispor, where he played for five years.[15]
Kocaelispor