Dolev Haziza Explained

Dolev Haziza
Fullname:Dolev Haziza
Birth Date:5 July 1995
Birth Place:Netanya, Israel
Height:1.78 m[1] [2]
Position:Attacking midfielder, winger
Currentclub:Maccabi Haifa
Clubnumber:8
Youthyears1:2004–2007
Youthclubs1:Hapoel Lod
Youthyears2:2007–2010
Youthclubs2:Maccabi Petah Tikva
Youthyears3:2010–2014
Youthclubs3:Sektzia Ness Ziona
Years1:2014–2019
Clubs1:Bnei Yehuda
Caps1:51
Goals1:4
Years2:2017–2018
Clubs2:Hapoel Ramat Gan (loan)
Caps2:31
Goals2:0
Years3:2019–
Clubs3:Maccabi Haifa
Caps3:118
Goals3:25
Nationalyears1:2015
Nationalteam1:Israel U21
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2019–
Nationalteam2:Israel
Nationalcaps2:14
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:17 May 2023
Ntupdate:24 September 2022

Dolev Haziza (Hebrew: דולב חזיזה; born 5 July 1995) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national team.

Early life

Haziza was born in Rehovot, Israel,[3] to an Israeli family of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish descent.[4] He grew up in Lod, Israel.[3] Haziza is observant and does not play football on the Jewish high holiday of Yom Kippur.[4]

Club career

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv

He made his senior Israeli Premier League debut for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv on 22 August 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 0–3 away victory over Maccabi Haifa.[5]

Maccabi Haifa

On 20 July 2022, Haziza scored his debut UEFA Champions League qualifiers goal for Israeli side Maccabi Haifa, when he scored in the last minutes of a home match against Greek side Olympiacos that ended in a 1–1 home draw.[6] On 27 July 2022, he assisted the second goal in the return fixture against Olympiacos, helping his team to a 0–4 away victory.[7] On 3 August 2022, he also assisted the fourth goal for Maccabi Haifa in a 4–0 home win against Cypriot side Apollon, during their first leg in the Champions League Third qualifying round.[8]

On 17 August 2022, Haziza assisted all three goals of their 2022–23 UEFA Champions League Play-offs first leg against Serbian side Red Star Belgrade, steering his team to a 3–2 home win.[9] After opening for his Israeli side in the Play-offs second leg against Serbian side Red Star Belgrade during the return fixture that ended in a 2–2 away draw[10] (5–4 in aggregation[10] [9]), Maccabi Haifa received the qualifying ticket to the Champions League Group Stage. Haziza has been officially ranked by UEFA as the most assisting player (5 assists) of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualifiers and play-offs.[11] On 14 September 2022, Haziza assisted his sixth goal in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, this time during his team Group stage match against French side Paris Saint-Germain, that ended in a 1–3 home loss for Maccabi Haifa.[12]

International career

He has been a youth international for the Israel U-21 in 2015.[13]

Haziza made his senior international debut on 17 November 2019, during Israel's UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers, coming on as 42nd substitute against Poland, in a home match that ended in a 1–2 defeat.[14] [13]

Honours

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv

2014–15

Maccabi Haifa

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dolev Haziza .
  2. Web site: Dolev Haziza. Football Database.
  3. Web site: חזיזה: בהתחלה הייתי מבואס, צריך להבקיע יותר . 22 November 2019 .
  4. Web site: חזיזה, אצילי ולביא לא צפויים לפתוח מול יובנטוס . 3 October 2022 .
  5. Web site: Soccerway. Game Report by Soccerway. 22 August 2015.
  6. Web site: M. Haifa-Olympiacos | UEFA Champions League 2022/23 .
  7. Web site: Olympiacos-M. Haifa | UEFA Champions League 2022/23 .
  8. Web site: M. Haifa-Apollon | UEFA Champions League 2022/23 .
  9. Web site: M. Haifa-Crvena zvezda | UEFA Champions League 2022/23 .
  10. Web site: Crvena zvezda-M. Haifa | UEFA Champions League 2022/23 .
  11. Web site: Qualifying Stats | UEFA Champions League 2022/23 .
  12. Web site: M. Haifa-Paris | UEFA Champions League 2022/23 .
  13. Web site: ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Dolev HAZIZA .
  14. Web site: ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - עמוד משחק .