Emil Abaz

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Emil Abaz

|image = 20180327 UEFA Euro 2019 Qualifiers AUT-MKD Emil Abaz 850 5150.jpg

|caption = Abaz with North Macedonia U21 in 2019

|fullname = Emil Abaz

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|1|17|df=y}}

|birth_place = Skopje, Macedonia

|height = 1.75 m

|position = Forward

|currentclub = Cappellen

|clubnumber = 27

|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013

|youthclubs1 = Beerschot

|youthyears2 = 2013–2016

|youthclubs2 = Anderlecht

|youthyears3 = 2016

|youthclubs3 = Dinamo Zagreb

|youthyears4 = 2017

|youthclubs4 = Spartak Subotica

|years1 = 2016 |clubs1 = Dinamo Zagreb II |caps1 = 7 |goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2017 |clubs2 = Spartak Subotica |caps2 = 22 |goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2018–2019 |clubs3 = Beerschot Wilrijk |caps3 = 11 |goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2019–2020 |clubs4 = Borec |caps4 = 21 |goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2020–2023 |clubs5 = Rupel Boom |caps5 = 17 |goals5 = 5

|years6 = 2023– |clubs6 = Cappellen |caps6 = 0 |goals6 = 0

|nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = Belgium U16 |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 =

|nationalyears2 = 2014 |nationalteam2 = Macedonia U17 |nationalcaps2 = 3 |nationalgoals2 = 0

|nationalyears3 = 2015–2016 |nationalteam3 = Macedonia U19 |nationalcaps3 = 6 |nationalgoals3 = 0

|nationalyears4 = 2017–2019 |nationalteam4 = North Macedonia U21 |nationalcaps4 = 15 |nationalgoals4 = 2

|club-update = 16 August 2023

|nationalteam-update =

}}

Emil Abaz ({{Langx|mk|Емил Абаз}}; born 17 January 1998) is a Macedonian professional footballer. He also holds Belgian citizenship.[http://www.voetbalnieuws.be/news/216756/'Anderlecht_neemt_afscheid_van_jeugdinternational' 'Anderlecht neemt afscheid van jeugdinternational'] at voetbalnieuws.be, 21-6-2016, retrieved 12-3-2017 {{in lang|nd}}

Club career

Born in Skopje,[http://www.romatimes.news/index.php/en-us/nevipena/122-sport/1302-emil-abaz-has-signed-for-dinamo-zagreb Emil Abaz has signed for Dinamo Zagreb] by Ramuš Muarem, at romatimes.news, 6-9-20166, retrieved 12-3-2017 he played with Beerschot A.C. before joining the youth team of Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht in 2013.[http://www.zerozero.pt/player.php?id=481948 Emil Abaz] at zerozero.pt He played for Anderlecht in the semi-finals of the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League against Chelsea.[https://web.archive.org/web/20170313130224/http://pt.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250079548/profile/index.html Emil Abaz] at UEFA.com

In summer 2016 he signed with Croatian club GNK Dinamo Zagreb. Abaz played for Dinamo in the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League and with Dinamo Zagreb II in the 2016–17 Croatian Second League.[https://int.soccerway.com/players/emil-abaz/387469/ Emil Abaz profile] at Soccerway

In January 2017, during the winter-break, he left Dinamo Zagreb and signed with Serbian club FK Spartak Subotica.[http://www.sportskacentrala.com/index.php?s=read&cat=1&id=174478 Iz zagrebačkog Dinama u Superligu Srbije] at sportskacentrala.com, 25-1-2017, retrieved 12-3-2017 {{in lang|sr}} 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.[http://www.superliga.rs/sezone/2016-17/match/278 Rad vs Spartak ŽK match report] at superliga.rs At the beginning of 2018, Abaz mutually terminated the contract with Spartak, and left the club as a free agent.[http://vojvodjanskevesti.rs/suboticani-zele-izlazak-evropsku-scenu Суботичани желе излазак на европску сцену] at vojvodjanskevesti.rs, 10-1-2018, retrieved 17-2-2018 {{in lang|sr}}

International career

As a Romani born in Skopje, he represented initially Belgium where he was living, playing for Belgium U-16.[http://www.talentshunter.eu/emil-abaz/ Emil Abaz] at talentshunter.eu Then he switched and started playing for Macedonia. He made appearances for Macedonia U-17 and U-19 national teams.

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.[http://www.ffm.mk/reprezentacija-do-21-godina-siguren-triumf-na-makedonija-protiv-crna-gora Macedonia U21 – Montenegro U21 report] at ffm.mk