Rashid Mahazi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rashid Mahazi | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder / defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Dandenong Thunder | ||
| 2010–2012 | Independiente | ||
| 2013 | Northcote City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013 | Northcote City | 15 | (0) |
| 2013– | Melbourne Victory | 35 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Rashid Mahazi is an Australian football (soccer) player of Kenyan descent who plays as a central midfielder for Melbourne Victory in the A-League.
Club career
Youth career
Mahazi is a central midfielder who tends to be more defensive than attacking that can also play right back as he is a right footed player. After progressing through Box Hill United, Northcote City, Independiente & Dandenong Thunder youth systems, Mahazi first received publicity from his home town of Melbourne after local Herald Sun journalist Matt Windley wrote an article on news.com about Australian footballers playing overseas on 7 January 2013.[1] He made 15 appearances for Northcote at senior level.
2013–14
Mahazi signed his first professional senior contract with home town giants Melbourne Victory on 4 October 2013 on a two year contract,[2] being the fifth signing, following Pablo Contreras, James Troisi, Kosta Barbarouses & Mitch Nichols.[3] Mahazi made his debut at professional level on 12 October 2013 against local rivals Melbourne Heart in a 0–0 draw. He started in the right central midfield role and was given a yellow card at the 41st minute of the match following a challenge, logging 79 minutes before being substituted for injury returning Guilherme Finkler. Mahazi would have to wait four rounds until he could make his second appearance in round six, whilst being on the bench three of those four times. His first away appearance for Melbourne and second start, turned out to be Mahazi's first full ninety minute appearance against the Western Sydney Wanderers in a 0–1 loss at Pirtek Stadium, on 16 November 2013. His performance awarded him a first full appearance in front of his home supporters on 23 November, in a 3–0 win over Adelaide United at Etihad Stadium. Mahazi was to make another eleven A-League appearances for Melbourne, bringing the season total to fourteen, logging a total of 1,046 minutes and twelve starts.
Mahazi was selected by coach Kevin Muscat to be part of the victory's thirty man squad. He was on the bench for play off match against Muangthong United, but featured in all six group stage games, making his Asian and continental debut against Guangzhou Evergrande coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute with the game finishing in a 2–4 loss. He logged a total of 384 minutes, and started in four of these six games, with three being full ninety minute appearances.
Along with making his A-League and ACL debut, Mahazi also made his home and away debuts to national finals football, for Melbourne Victory. Mahazi played in both of the Victory's elimination and semi-final games, coming on as a substitute in both, logging a total of 34 minutes in finals football.
2014–15
Mahazi featured in the first game of the A-League & Melbourne Victory's tenth season, coming on as a substitute for Macedonian team mate Daniel Georgievski in the 86th minute, against Western Sydney Wanderers on 10 October 2014.[4]
Career statistics
- As of 30 March 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Melbourne Victory | 2013–14 | 16 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| A-League total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
-For A-League, 'Other' represents the A-League finals series
Personal life
Mahazi was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia to an Australian mother and Kenyan father.
External links
References
- ↑ Windley, Matt (7 January 2013). "I come from a land Down Under". News Corp Australia.
- ↑ "Mahazi's Melbourne move". Football Federation Australia. 4 October 2013.
- ↑ Orr, Michael (4 October 2013). "Melbourne Victory add Rashid Mahazi to talented midfield". SB Nation.
- ↑ http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/matchcentre/Melbourne-Victory-v-Western-Sydney-Wanderers/753788#widget-match-day-tabs
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