Zsolt Azari

The native form of this personal name is Azari Zsolt. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Zsolt Azari
Born	(1986-08-30) 30 August 1986 Dunaújváros, Hungary
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
MOL Liga team Former teams	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák STS Sanok HK Ruzinov 99 Bratislava
National team	Hungary
Playing career	2002–present

Zsolt Azari (born 30 August 1986 in Dunaújváros, Hungary) is a professional Hungarian ice hockey player. He is currently playing and has played most of his professional career with him hometown team, Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák, in the MOL Liga.

Personal

A product of the local youth system, Azari plays for his hometown club since the age of 6. He made his senior debut in 2002.

In the same year he made five appearances for the Hungarian U18 national team on the U18 World Championships, collecting a total of 5 points. Next year he was selected both for the U18 and U20 World Cup. He later represented his country on further two U20 World Cups, having won the gold medal on the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Spent a short spell at Slovakian second-tier team HK Ruzinov 99 Bratislava in the 2005-06 season, playing mostly in the junior team.

From 2006 until 2015, he was a regular first team player of the Acélbikák. He transferred to Ciarko PBS Bank STS Sanok in Poland in November 2015. He returned to his hometown team at the end of the 2015-16 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	IEL		4	0	0	0	0
2003–04	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	OB I		17	1	4	5	8
2004–05	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	IEL		17	0	2	2	27
2004–05	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	OB I		16	2	3	5	4
2005–06	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	IEL		14	1	3	4	8
2005–06	HK Ruzinov 99 Bratislava	Slovakian First League		1	0	0	0	0
2005–06	HK Ruzinov 99 Bratislava U20	Slovakian Junior League		10	3	7	10	14
2006–07	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	OB I		40	13	17	30	—
2007–08	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	OB I		36	5	7	12	40
2008–09	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	OB I		36	19	23	42	50
2009–10	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	OB I		26	8	31	39	42
2010–11	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	OB I		28	14	24	38	55		10	7	3	10	14
2011–12	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	OB I		21	15	17	32	20		5	0	3	3	4
2012–13	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	OB I		44	17	26	43	48		10	3	1	4	20
2013–14	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	OB I		46	15	29	44	32		4	1	0	1	2
2014–15	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	OB I		41	19	32	51	60		5	0	3	2	2
2015–16	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	OB I		23	9	13	22	8
2015–16	STS Sanok	PHL		18	4	2	6	10		3	0	1	1	0
MOL Liga Career totals				267	115	195	310	339		35	13	14	27	65

International statistics

Year	Team	Comp		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003	Hungary	WJC-18 D2		5	3	2	5	10
2004	Hungary	WJC-18 D2		5	4	6	10	16
2004	Hungary	WJC-20 D1		5	0	0	0	6
2005	Hungary	WJC-20 D2		5	3	6	9	8
2006	Hungary	WJC-20 D1		5	0	0	0	14
2007	Hungary	International		9	2	1	3	4
2008	Hungary	International		1	0	0	0	0
2010	Hungary	International		3	0	2	2	0
2011	Hungary	International		8	1	2	3	2
2012	Hungary	International		5	0	0	0	2
2014	Hungary	WC D1A		5	2	1	3	2
2014	Hungary	International		10	3	1	4	4
2015	Hungary	International		2	1	1	2	0
Junior int'l totals				25	10	14	24	54
Senior int'l totals				43	9	8	17	14

External links

• Zsolt Azari Profile on Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák Official Website

References

• Profile and statistics on Eliteprospects.com