Emil Abaz | |
Fullname: | Emil Abaz |
Birth Date: | 17 January 1998 |
Birth Place: | Skopje, Macedonia |
Height: | 1.75 m |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Cappellen |
Clubnumber: | 27 |
Youthyears1: | –2013 |
Youthclubs1: | Beerschot |
Youthyears2: | 2013–2016 |
Youthclubs2: | Anderlecht |
Youthyears3: | 2016 |
Youthclubs3: | Dinamo Zagreb |
Youthyears4: | 2017 |
Youthclubs4: | Spartak Subotica |
Years1: | 2016 |
Caps1: | 7 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2017 |
Caps2: | 22 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2018–2019 |
Caps3: | 11 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs4: | Borec |
Caps4: | 21 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2020–2023 |
Clubs5: | Rupel Boom |
Caps5: | 17 |
Goals5: | 5 |
Years6: | 2023– |
Clubs6: | Cappellen |
Caps6: | 0 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Nationalteam1: | Belgium U16 |
Nationalyears2: | 2014 |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2015–2016 |
Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2017–2019 |
Nationalcaps4: | 15 |
Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
Club-Update: | 16 August 2023 |
Emil Abaz (; born 17 January 1998) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays for Cappellen in the Belgian National Division 1. He also holds Belgian citizenship.[1]
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]
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]