 Abaz with North Macedonia U21 in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emil Abaz | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1998 | ||
| 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 | |||
| –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 who plays for Cappellen in the Belgian National Division 1.[1] He also holds Belgian citizenship.[2]
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]
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]
