Abaz with North Macedonia U21 in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emil Abaz | ||
Date of birth | (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 26) | ||
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 | |||
0000–2013 | 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.
Club career
Born in Skopje, he played with Beerschot A.C. before joining the youth team of Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht in 2013. He played for Anderlecht in the semi-finals of the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League against Chelsea.
In summer 2016 he signed with Croatian club GNK Dinamo Zagreb. Abaz played for Dinamo in the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League and with Dinamo Zagreb II in the 2016–17 Croatian Second League.
In January 2017, during the winter-break, he left Dinamo Zagreb and signed with Serbian club FK Spartak Subotica. 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. At the beginning of 2018, Abaz mutually terminated the contract with Spartak, and left the club as a free agent.
International career
As a Romani born in Skopje, he represented initially Belgium where he was living, playing for Belgium U-16. Then he switched and started playing for Macedonia. He made appearances for Macedonia U-17 and U-19 national teams.
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.
References
- ^ 'Anderlecht neemt afscheid van jeugdinternational' at voetbalnieuws.be, 21-6-2016, retrieved 12-3-2017 (in Northern Ndebele)
- ^ 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
- ^ Emil Abaz at UEFA.com
- ^ 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
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen