Maor Buzaglo

Maor Buzaglo
מאור בוזגלו

Personal information
Full name	Maor Bar Buzaglo
Date of birth	January 14, 1988 (1988-01-14) (age 23)
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	4	(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). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 October 2011

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.

Club 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.^[1]

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).^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

Standard Liège

On 19 August 2011, he signed a 2-years contract with Belgian Standard Liège for a transfer fee of €440,000.^[2][3]

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.

Honours

• Toto Cup:
  • 2008–09

Individual

• Israeli Premier League Discovery of the Year (1):
  • 2007–08

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 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.

External links

• Israel's Sports Portal (Hebrew)

References

1. ^ "אודות: אודות מאור". maorbuzaglo.co.il. http://www.maorbuzaglo.co.il/bio.asp?PageID=1. Retrieved 3 July 2011. 
2. ^ Asayag, Ofira; Timor, Lior (19 August 2011). "Maor Buzaglo signed a 2-year contract with Standard Liège" (in Hebrew). ONE. http://www.one.co.il/Article/185385.html. Retrieved 19 August 2011. 
3. ^ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/maor-bar-buzaglo/transfers/spieler_56657.html
4. ^ [1]

Persondata
Name	Buzaglo, Maor
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	14 January 1988
Place of birth	Israel
Date of death
Place of death