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Emil Abaz (Macedonian: Емил Абаз; 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

  1. ^ Emil Abaz at FootballDatabase.eu
  2. ^ a b 'Anderlecht neemt afscheid van jeugdinternational' at voetbalnieuws.be, 21-6-2016, retrieved 12-3-2017 (in Northern Ndebele)
  3. ^ a b Emil Abaz has signed for Dinamo Zagreb by Ramuš Muarem, at romatimes.news, 6-9-20166, retrieved 12-3-2017
  4. ^ Emil Abaz at zerozero.pt
  5. ^ a b c Emil Abaz at UEFA.com
  6. ^ a b Emil Abaz profile at Soccerway
  7. ^ Iz zagrebačkog Dinama u Superligu Srbije at sportskacentrala.com, 25-1-2017, retrieved 12-3-2017 (in Serbian)
  8. ^ Rad vs Spartak ŽK match report at superliga.rs
  9. ^ Суботичани желе излазак на европску сцену at vojvodjanskevesti.rs, 10-1-2018, retrieved 17-2-2018 (in Serbian)
  10. ^ Emil Abaz at talentshunter.eu
  11. ^ Macedonia U21 - Montenegro U21 report at ffm.mk

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