Izzeldin Elhabib Explained

Izzeldin El Habib
Fullname:Izzeldin Elzaki Ibrahim Elhabib
Birth Date:25 December 1500
Birth Place:El-Obeid, Sudan
Currentclub:One Taguig
Clubnumber:99
Height:1.83m
Position:Attacker
College1:La Salle University
Years1:–2010
Clubs1:Kaya
Years2:2010[1] –2016[2]
Clubs2:Global F.C.
Years3:2016
Clubs3:Laos
Years4:2024–
Clubs4:One Taguig
Caps4:1
Goals4:1

Izzeldin 'Izo' Elhabib (born 14 March 1987 in El-Obeid, Sudan) is a Sudanese professional footballer who plays for One Taguig of the Philippine Football League. He has a brother named Badreldin whose preferred position is central defender.

Early life

Born in El-Obeid, Sudan, Elhabib grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, starting football aged 3.

Career in the Philippines

A student of La Salle University, Elhabib played varsity football while studying there.

He won the United Football League Top Goalscorer award with Kaya.

Bagging 8 goals, he was pronounced top scorer of the 2010 UFL Cup.

Seen as a threat to other teams in the 2013 Singapore Cup and known for taking advantage of disorganized defence,[3] Elhabib scored 10 goals in 14 matches for Global by mid-season 2013,[3] followed by a hat-trick versus Forza F.C. in the United Football League Cup that year.[4] At Global, the forward wore the number 10 jersey,[5] a number that usually betokens the team's star player. Forming a good relationship with Global chairman Dan Palami, he thanked the Cebu-based club for their munificence towards him and recorded 13 goals in the 2011 United Football League, two seasons before 2013.

In 2012, Elhabib considered giving up his Sudanese citizenship to get a Filipino passport in order to be naturalized and represent the Philippines internationally.[6]

He missed out on the 2013 AFC President's Cup on account of being dropped from Global's squad for the competition.[7]

In 2016, he signed for Laos F.C.[8] [9]

In 2024, he plays for One Taguig F.C.

Personal life

The former Kaya player favors Brazilian footballer Ronaldo as his favorite player.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Footballdatabase.eu Profile
  2. Web site: United Football League Philippines. www.facebook.com.
  3. Web site: S.League.com - Warriors FC. www.sleague.com.
  4. Web site: Elhabib’s hat-trick powers Global over Forza Philstar.com. philstar.com. 2018-05-21.
  5. Web site: Featured Player: Izzeldin Elhabbib. 31 March 2011.
  6. Web site: Izo wants to be an Azkal. https://web.archive.org/web/20120719221609/http://pinoyfootball.com/articles/11101100/Izo-wants-to-be-an-Azkal. dead. 19 July 2012. 19 July 2012.
  7. Web site: Top scorer Izzo Elhabib dropped from Global lineup for AFC President’s Cup - InterAKTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20130706065947/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/top-scorer-izzo-elhabib-dropped-from-global-lineup-for-afc-presidents-cup. dead. 6 July 2013. 6 July 2013.
  8. Web site: Izo, Mitter, Greatwich highlight UFL's drop list. dugout.ph.
  9. Web site: Izo to Laos, Kigbu returns and many more as UFL released add list. dugout.ph.