Emil Abaz
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emil Abaz | ||
Date of birth | 17 January 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cappellen | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | Beerschot | ||
2013–2016 | Anderlecht | ||
2016 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
2017 | Spartak Subotica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 7 | (0) |
2017 | Spartak Subotica | 22 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Beerschot Wilrijk | 11 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Borec | 21 | (0) |
2020–2023 | Rupel Boom | 17 | (5) |
2023– | Cappellen | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
Belgium U16 | |||
2014 | Macedonia U17 | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Macedonia U19 | 6 | (0) |
2017–2019 | North Macedonia U21 | 15 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2023 |
Emil Abaz (Template:Lang-mk; born 17 January 1998) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays for Cappellen in the Belgian National Division 1.[1] He also holds Belgian citizenship.[2]
Club career
Born in Skopje,[3] he played with Beerschot A.C.[2] before joining the youth team of Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht in 2013.[4] He played for Anderlecht in the semi-finals of the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League against Chelsea.[5]
In summer 2016 he signed with Croatian club GNK Dinamo Zagreb. Abaz played for Dinamo in the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League[5] and with Dinamo Zagreb II in the 2016–17 Croatian Second League.[6]
In January 2017, during the winter-break, he left Dinamo Zagreb and signed with Serbian club FK Spartak Subotica.[7] He made his debut in the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga in the 26th round played on 12 March 2017, in an away game against FK Rad, a 3–0 defeat.[8] At the beginning of 2018, Abaz mutually terminated the contract with Spartak, and left the club as a free agent.[9]
International career
As a Romani[3] born in Skopje, he represented initially Belgium where he was living, playing for Belgium U-16.[10] Then he switched and started playing for Macedonia. He made appearances for Macedonia U-17 and U-19 national teams.[6][5]
On 24 March 2017, he made his debut for the Macedonia U-21 national team, entering the game in the 69th minute as a substitute for the captain Petar Petkovski, in a friendly match against Montenegro U-21 that Macedonia won with 2–0.[11]
References
- ^ Template:FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ a b 'Anderlecht neemt afscheid van jeugdinternational' at voetbalnieuws.be, 21-6-2016, retrieved 12-3-2017 (in Northern Ndebele)
- ^ a b Emil Abaz has signed for Dinamo Zagreb by Ramuš Muarem, at romatimes.news, 6-9-20166, retrieved 12-3-2017
- ^ Emil Abaz at zerozero.pt
- ^ a b c Emil Abaz at UEFA.com
- ^ a b Emil Abaz profile at Soccerway
- ^ Iz zagrebačkog Dinama u Superligu Srbije at sportskacentrala.com, 25-1-2017, retrieved 12-3-2017 (in Serbian)
- ^ Rad vs Spartak ŽK match report at superliga.rs
- ^ Суботичани желе излазак на европску сцену at vojvodjanskevesti.rs, 10-1-2018, retrieved 17-2-2018 (in Serbian)
- ^ Emil Abaz at talentshunter.eu
- ^ Macedonia U21 - Montenegro U21 report at ffm.mk
External links
- Emil Abaz at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Skopje
- Macedonian men's footballers
- North Macedonia men's youth international footballers
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Belgian people of Macedonian descent
- Belgian Romani people
- Macedonian Romani people
- Romani footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb II players
- FK Spartak Subotica players
- K Beerschot VA players
- FK Borec players
- K. Rupel Boom F.C. players
- First Football League (Croatia) players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Macedonian First Football League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Macedonian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium