Emil Abaz
 Abaz with North Macedonia U21 in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (Macedonian: Емил Абаз; born 17 January 1998) is a Macedonian professional footballer. He also holds Belgian citizenship.[1]
Club career
[edit]Born in Skopje,[2] he played with Beerschot A.C.[1] before joining the youth team of Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht in 2013.[3] He played for Anderlecht in the semi-finals of the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League against Chelsea.[4]
In summer 2016 he signed with Croatian club GNK Dinamo Zagreb. Abaz played for Dinamo in the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League[4] and with Dinamo Zagreb II in the 2016–17 Croatian Second League.[5]
In January 2017, during the winter-break, he left Dinamo Zagreb and signed with Serbian club FK Spartak Subotica.[6] 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.[7] At the beginning of 2018, Abaz mutually terminated the contract with Spartak, and left the club as a free agent.[8]
International career
[edit]As a Romani[2] born in Skopje, he represented initially Belgium where he was living, playing for Belgium U-16.[9] Then he switched and started playing for Macedonia. He made appearances for Macedonia U-17 and U-19 national teams.[5][4]
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.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Emil Abaz at Soccerway
