Eli Zizov

Eli Zizov
אלי זיזוב

Personal information
Full name	Eliyahu Zizov אליהו זיזוב
Date of birth	January 30, 1991 (1991-01-30)
Place of birth	Beersheba, Israel
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Number	11
Youth career
	Beitar Nes Tubruk
	Maccabi Tel Aviv
	Levski Sofia
	S.C. Braga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2009	Levski Sofia	2	(0)
2009–2011	Braga	0	(0)
2011–	Maccabi Tel Aviv	2	(0)
National team
2007	Israel U19	5	(0)
2009–	Israel U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Eli Zizov (Hebrew: אלי זיזוב‎; born 30 January 1991 in Beersheba) is an Israeli footballer who currently plays for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Zizov is of paternal Georgian Jewish descent.

Career

When he was six years old, he joined the Maccabi Tel Aviv academy. Zizov has briefly trained with FC Barcelona and was a target of Chelsea F.C., but eventually he joined Levski Sofia, with whom he has already played an official match in the A PFG: against PFC Rodopa Smolyan in September 2006 when he was 16 years, 2 month and 15 days old and thus he became the youngest foreign player making an appearance in the Bulgarian Championship.

Zizov decided to return to Israel, because he refused to sign a contract with PFC Levski Sofia, due to disagreements regarding his salary and playing opportunities.

In January 2010, he made his debut for the Portuguese side Sporting Clube de Braga senior team in a Taça da Liga game against U.D. Leiria.

On 3 July 2011, he signed with the Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Playing style

Zizov can play as a winger, striker or second striker.

Honours

• A PFG (1):
  • 2008–09

References

• "Меси от "Герена" е луд по моторите" (in Bulgarian). Стандарт. 2007-04-27. http://standartnews.com/bg/article.php?d=2007-04-27&article=187103. Retrieved 2007-06-29. 

External links

• Stats at IFA