Maor Buzaglo
.jpg) Buzaglo with Standard Liège | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maor Bar Buzaglo | ||
| Date of birth | January 14, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Holon, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Beer Sheva | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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) |
| 2011–2013 | Standard Liège | 25 | (1) |
| 2013– | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 84 | (25) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Israel U17 | 12 | (9) |
| 2005–2007 | Israel U19 | 34 | (21) |
| 2007–2010 | Israel U21 | 15 | (8) |
| 2007– | Israel | 18 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2013. | |||
Maor Buzaglo (Hebrew: מאור בוזגלו; born January 14, 1988) is an Israeli football player who currently plays for Israeli club Hapoel Beer Sheva and Israel national football team.
Club career
Youth career
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.
Hapoel Petah Tikva
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.
Bnei Sakhnin
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.
Maccabi Tel Aviv
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 along with his father's criticism resulted in a misconduct fine and suspension from the club. On June 26 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.
Standard Liège
On 19 August 2011, he signed a two-year contract with Belgian club Standard Liège for a transfer fee of €440,000.[1] In his first season with the club he made 10 caps without any goals or assists. In his second and last season with the club he made 21 caps with a goal and two assists to his name.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
On 1 July 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva, with option for two more years.[2] At his first season at Be'er Sheva, he scored 10 goals and assisted 14 and became to the Top Assister of 2013–14 Israeli Premier League.
International career
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.
Club career statistics
- (correct as of June 23, 2015)
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2005–06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan) | 2006–07 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 0 |
| Bnei Sakhnin (loan) | 2007–08 | 33 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 14 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2008–09 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 8 |
| 2009–10 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2010–11 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 12 | |
| Standard Liège | 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2013–14 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 18 |
| 2014–15 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 15 | 15 | |
| Total Career | 234 | 58 | 65 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 292 | 65 | 74 | |
Honours
Club
- Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Hapoel Beer Sheva
- Israeli Premier League: 2013-14 (runner-up)
- Israeli State Cup: 2014-15 (runner-up)
Individual
- Israeli Premier League Discovery of the Year (1): 2007–08
- Israeli Premier League Top Assist goals (2): 2013–14,2014–15
Personal life
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. Older brother Asi Buzaglo and younger brother Almog Buzaglo also play football, Asi at Hapoel Ashkelon and Almog at Hapoel Ramat Gan.[3]
Maor is married to Meran Nimni, niece of Avi Nimni, his former manager at Maccabi Tel Aviv.
References
- ↑ Asayag, Ofira; Timor, Lior (19 August 2011). "Maor Buzaglo signed a 2-year contract with Standard Liège" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ↑ Salant, Talia (29 June 2013). "Down to the Negev: Maor Buzaglo signed for 3 years at Hapoel Be'er Sheva" (in Hebrew). Sport5. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ↑ Jacob Buzaglo attacks again Oren Korenfeld, 24 April 2008 (Hebrew)
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