Dolev Haziza

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dolev Haziza

| image = דולב חזיזה - Dolev Haziza.jpg

| caption = Haziza with Maccabi Haifa in 2022

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|07|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Netanya, Israel

| height = 1.78 m{{cite web | url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/dolev-haziza/ | title=Dolev Haziza }}

| position = Attacking midfielder, winger

| currentclub = Maccabi Haifa

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 = 2004–2007

| youthclubs1 = Hapoel Lod

| youthyears2 = 2007–2010

| youthclubs2 = Maccabi Petah Tikva

| youthyears3 = 2010–2014

| youthclubs3 = Sektzia Ness Ziona

| years1 = 2014–2019

| clubs1 = Bnei Yehuda

| caps1 = 51

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2017–2018

| clubs2 = → Hapoel Ramat Gan (loan)

| caps2 = 31

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2019–

| clubs3 = Maccabi Haifa

| caps3 = 118

| goals3 = 25

| nationalyears1 = 2015

| nationalteam1 = Israel U21

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2019–

| nationalteam2 = Israel

| nationalcaps2 = 14

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 17 May 2023

| nationalteam-update = 24 September 2022

}}

Dolev Haziza ({{langx|he|דולב חזיזה}}; born 5 July 1995) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national team.

Early life

Haziza was born in Netanya, Israel,{{cite web | url=https://www.one.co.il/article/19-20/1,1,4,53828/347972.html | title=חזיזה: בהתחלה הייתי מבואס, צריך להבקיע יותר |trans-title=Haziza: At first I was upset, I need to score more |date=22 November 2019 |access-date=25 October 2024 |work=One |first=Esi |last=Mman |language=he}} to an Israeli family of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish descent.{{cite web | url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/420234.html | title=חזיזה, אצילי ולביא לא צפויים לפתוח מול יובנטוס | trans-title=Haziza, Azili and Lavi are not expected to start against Juventus |work=One |date=3 October 2022 |access-date=25 October 2024 |first=Doron |last=Ben Dor |language=he}} He grew up in Lod, Israel. Haziza is observant and does not play football on the Jewish high holiday of Yom Kippur.

File:Dolev Haziza 2020.jpg in 2020]]

Club career

= Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv =

He made his senior Israeli Premier League debut for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv on 22 August 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 3–0 away victory over Maccabi Haifa.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/08/22/israel/ligat-haal/maccabi-haifa-fc/bnei-yehuda-tel-aviv-fc/2073597/?ICID=PL_MS_05|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=22 August 2015}}

= Maccabi Haifa =

On 20 July 2022, Haziza scored his debut UEFA Champions League qualifiers goal for Israeli side Maccabi Haifa, when he scored in the last minutes of a home match against Greek side Olympiacos that ended in a 1–1 home draw.{{cite web | url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035044--m-haifa-vs-olympiacos/ | title=M. Haifa-Olympiacos | UEFA Champions League 2022/23 }} On 27 July 2022, he assisted the second goal in the return fixture against Olympiacos, helping his team to a 4–0 away victory.{{cite web | url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035056--olympiacos-vs-m-haifa/ | title=Olympiacos-M. Haifa | UEFA Champions League 2022/23 }} On 3 August 2022, he also assisted the fourth goal for Maccabi Haifa in a 4–0 home win against Cypriot side Apollon, during their first leg in the Champions League Third qualifying round.{{cite web | url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035374--m-haifa-vs-apollon/ | title=M. Haifa-Apollon | UEFA Champions League 2022/23 }}

On 17 August 2022, Haziza assisted all three goals of their 2022–23 UEFA Champions League Play-offs first leg against Serbian side Red Star Belgrade, steering his team to a 3–2 home win.{{cite web | url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035482--m-haifa-vs-crvena-zvezda/ | title=M. Haifa-Crvena zvezda | UEFA Champions League 2022/23 }} After opening for his Israeli side in the Play-offs second leg against Serbian side Red Star Belgrade during the return fixture that ended in a 2–2 away draw{{cite web | url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035488--crvena-zvezda-vs-m-haifa/ | title=Crvena zvezda-M. Haifa | UEFA Champions League 2022/23 }} (5–4 in aggregation), Maccabi Haifa received the qualifying ticket to the Champions League Group Stage. Haziza has been officially ranked by UEFA as the most assisting player (5 assists) of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualifiers and play-offs.{{cite web | url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/statistics/qualifying/ | title=Qualifying Stats | UEFA Champions League 2022/23 }} On 14 September 2022, Haziza assisted his sixth goal in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, this time during his team Group stage match against French side Paris Saint-Germain, that ended in a 3–1 home loss for Maccabi Haifa.{{cite web | url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035672--m-haifa-vs-paris/ | title=M. Haifa-Paris | UEFA Champions League 2022/23 }}

International career

He has been a youth international for the Israel U-21 in 2015.{{cite web | url=https://www.football.org.il/en/players/player/?player_id=64322 | title=ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Dolev HAZIZA |website=football.org.il |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211121748/https://www.football.org.il/en/players/player/?player_id=64322 |archive-date=11 December 2023}}

Haziza made his senior international debut on 17 November 2019, during Israel's UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers, coming on as 42nd substitute against Poland, in a home match that ended in a 1–2 defeat.{{cite web | url=https://www.football.org.il/national-team-game/?game_id=8263 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723032742/https://www.football.org.il/national-team-game/?game_id=8263 | url-status=dead | archive-date=23 July 2022 | title=ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - עמוד משחק }}