Maor Buzaglo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maor Bar Buzaglo | ||
Date of birth | January 14, 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Karmiel, Israel | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Beer Sheva | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–1999 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
1999–2000 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
2000–2001 | Beitar Jerusalem | ||
2001–2002 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
2002–2003 | Olympique Lyon | ||
2003–2006 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2008 | Maccabi Haifa | 2 | (0) |
2006–2007 | → Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan) | 21 | (5) |
2007–2008 | → Bnei Sakhnin (loan) | 33 | (9) |
2008–2011 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 81 | (18) |
2011–2013 | Standard Liège | 25 | (1) |
2013– | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 107 | (32) |
International career‡ | |||
2004–2005 | Israel U17 | 12 | (9) |
2005–2007 | Israel U19 | 34 | (21) |
2007–2010 | Israel U21 | 15 | (8) |
2007– | Israel | 23 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2011 |
Maor Bar Buzaglo (Hebrew: מאור בוזגלו; born January 14, 1988) is an Israeli football player who currently plays for Israeli club Hapoel Beer Sheva and Israel national football team.
Club career
Youth career
Buzaglo played for the youth clubs of Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem. In 2002, he went on trial to Juventus and participated in a youth tournament. At this tournament he was scouted by Olympique Lyon with whom he signed. After a year in France he returned to Israel joining Maccabi Haifa.
Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan)
Buzaglo played two matches for Maccabi Haifa, before being loaned out to Hapoel Petah Tikva for the 2006–07 season. In 21 league matches for the club he scored 5 goals including a hat-trick against Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan in a 3–2 victory.
Bnei Sakhnin (loan)
Buzaglo spent the following 2007–08 season on loan at newly promoted club Bnei Sakhnin. He scored 9 goals in the season while the club finished 4th in the league earning qualification for the opening rounds of the Intertoto Cup. He was named Discovery of the Year at the end of the season.
Maccabi Tel Aviv
On 30 July 2008, Buzaglo left Maccabi Haifa and signed to a four-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv after long negotiations between Haifa and his father who is also his agent).[citation needed] In the last game of 2008–09 season Buzaglo tore his knee ligaments forcing him out of action for seven months. He returned midway through the 2009–10 season and went on to score 3 goals and assisting 5. He finished the 2010–11 season with 4 goals. At the end of the 2010–11 season he criticised the club publicly in an interview to the Israeli press which, along with his father's criticism, resulted in a misconduct fine and suspension from the club.[citation needed] On 26 June club owner Mitchell Goldhar announced that Buzaglo would no longer be part of the first-team's plans and instead be placed on the transfer list.[citation needed]
Standard Liège
On 19 August 2011, Buzaglo signed a two-year contract with Belgian club Standard Liège for a transfer fee of €440,000.[1] In his first season with the club he made 10 caps without any goals or assists. In his second and last season with the club he made 21 caps with a goal and two assists to his name.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
On 1 July 2013, Buzaglo signed a one-year contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva, with option for two more years.[2] In his first season at Be'er Sheva, he scored 10 goals and assisted 14 becoming the highest assist provider of the 2013–14 season.
International career
Buzaglo has represented his country from a very early age, from the U17 level to the senior team. At U19 level, Buzaglo scored 21 goals in 34 matches, including 4 goals in one game against Denmark in a Milk Cup match in 2007. For the Israel U21 team, Buzaglo scored three times in 8 matches.
Buzaglo made his senior international debut for the Israel national football team against the Russian national football team in a EURO 2008 qualifier on 17 November 2007.
Club career statistics
- As of 26 May 2017[citation needed]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
Maccabi Haifa | 2005–06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan) | 2006–07 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 0 |
Bnei Sakhnin (loan) | 2007–08 | 33 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 14 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2008–09 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 8 |
2009–10 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 5 | |
2010–11 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 12 | |
Standard Liège | 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
2012–13 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 | |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2013–14 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 18 |
2014–15 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 15 | 15 | |
2015-16 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 8 | |
2016-17 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 13 | 8 | |
Total Career | 286 | 71 | 75 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 372 | 82 | 90 |
Honours
Club
- Israeli Premier League (2): 2015-16, 2016–17[3]
- Israel Super Cup (1): 2016
- Toto cup top Division (1): 2016-17
Individual
- Israeli Premier League Top Assist Provider (2): 2013–14 (14),[4] 2014–15(10)[5]
Personal life
Maor's father is Jacob Buzaglo a former player who played in the 70's and 80's in Hapoel Tel Aviv, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Jerusalem. Older brother Asi Buzaglo and younger brother Almog Buzaglo also play football, Asi at Hapoel Ashkelon and Ohad Buzaglo Manager at Hapoel Jerusalem.[6]
Maor is married to Meran Nimni, niece of Avi Nimni, his former manager at Maccabi Tel Aviv.
References
- ^ Asayag, Ofira; Timor, Lior (19 August 2011). "Maor Buzaglo signed a 2-year contract with Standard Liège" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ Salant, Talia (29 June 2013). "Down to the Negev: Maor Buzaglo signed for 3 years at Hapoel Be'er Sheva" (in Hebrew). Sport5. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ http://www.one.co.il/Article/16-17/1,1,3,0/290574.html?ref=hp
- ^ http://sports.walla.co.il/league/157?leagueId=2019
- ^ http://sports.walla.co.il/league/157?leagueId=2133
- ^ Jacob Buzaglo attacks again Oren Korenfeld, 24 April 2008 Template:He icon
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Israeli Jews
- Jewish footballers
- Israeli footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Standard Liège players
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players
- Israel international footballers
- Belgian First Division A players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Israeli people of Libyan-Jewish descent
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Israeli expatriates in Belgium
- Israeli expatriate footballers
- Football players from Karmiel
- People from Karmiel