| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maor Bar Buzaglo | ||
| Date of birth | January 14, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Israel | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Standard Liège | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| 1999–2000 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| 2000–2001 | Beitar Jerusalem | ||
| 2001–2002 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| 2002–2003 | Olympique Lyon | ||
| 2003–2006 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2008 | Maccabi Haifa | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan) | 21 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | → Bnei Sakhnin (loan) | 33 | (9) |
| 2008–2011 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 81 | (18) |
| 2011– | Standard Liège | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Israel U17 | 12 | (9) |
| 2005–2007 | Israel U19 | 34 | (21) |
| 2007–2010 | Israel U21 | 15 | (8) |
| 2007– | Israel | 15 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Maor Bar Buzaglo (Hebrew: מאור בר בוזגלו; born January 14, 1988) is an Israeli football player who currently plays for Belgian Standard Liège and Israel national football team.
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Buzaglo has played for the youth clubs of Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem. In 2002 he went on trial to Juventus and participated in youth tournament. On this tournament he was scouted by Olympique Lyon and signed with French club. After a year he returned to Israel and joined Maccabi Haifa.[1]
Buzaglo played two matches for Maccabi Haifa, before being loaned out to Hapoel Petah Tikva for the 2006–07 season. In 21 league matches for the club, he scored 5 goals including a hat-trick against Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan in a 3–2 victory.
Buzaglo spent the following season, the 2007–08 season on loan at the newly promoted club, Bnei Sakhnin. The club finished 4th in the league and qualify for the opening rounds of the Intertoto Cup. Buzaglo scored 9 goals in the season. This left him as the eighth equal highest goalscorer in the 2007–08 Israeli Premier League. He was named Discovery of the Year at the end of the season.
On 30 July 2008, he left Maccabi Haifa and signed to a 4-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv, after some long negotiations between Haifa and his father (who is also his agent). At the last game of 2008–09 season Buzaglo tore his Knee Ligaments and was forced to seat out for 7 months. He came back at mid 2009–10 season scoring since then 3 goals and assisting 5 more ensuring his full recovery. Buzaglo finished 2010–11 season with 4 goals. As 2010–11 season ended Buzaglo made an interview to Israeli press criticising the club publicly which alongside with his father's criticism resulted in a misconduct fine and suspension from the club. On June 26th the club owner Mitchell Goldhar announced that Maor Buzaglo is no longer in the team professional plans that he is placed on the transfer list an announcement that attracted interest from town rivals Hapoel Tel Aviv but was denied by his father/agent.
On 19 August 2011, he signed a 2-years contract with Belgian Standard Liège for a transfer fee of €440,000.[2][3]
Buzaglo has represented his country from a very early age, from the U17 level to the senior team. At U19 level, Buzaglo scored 21 goals in 34 matches, including 4 goals in one game against Denmark in a Milk Cup match in 2007. For the Israel U21 team, Buzaglo scored three times in 8 matches.
Buzaglo made his senior international debut for the Israel national football team against the Russian national football team in a EURO 2008 qualifier on 17 November 2007.
Maor's father is Jacob Buzaglo a former player who played in the 70's and 80's in Hapoel Tel Aviv, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Jerusalem and his older brother is Asi Buzaglo who currently plays at Hapoel Petah Tikva.[4]
Maor is married to Meran Nimni, niece of Avi Nimni, his former manager at Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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