Izzeldin 'Izo' Elhabib (born 14 March 1987 in El-Obeid, Sudan) is a Sudanese[3] professional footballer who plays for One Taguig of the Philippine Football League. He has a brother named Badreldin whose preferred position is central defender.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Izzeldin Elzaki Ibrahim Elhabib[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1500 | ||
| Place of birth | El-Obeid, Sudan | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | One Taguig | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| La Salle University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2010 | Kaya | ||
| 2010[2]–2016[1] | Global F.C. | ||
| 2016 | Laos | ||
| 2024– | One Taguig | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editBorn in El-Obeid, Sudan, Elhabib grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, starting football aged 3.[4]
Career in the Philippines
editA student of La Salle University, Elhabib played varsity football while studying there.[3]
He won the United Football League Top Goalscorer award with Kaya.[3]
Bagging 8 goals, he was pronounced top scorer of the 2010 UFL Cup.[3]
Seen as a threat to other teams in the 2013 Singapore Cup and known for taking advantage of disorganized defence,[5] Elhabib scored 10 goals in 14 matches for Global by mid-season 2013,[5] followed by a hat-trick versus Forza F.C. in the United Football League Cup that year.[6] At Global, the forward wore the number 10 jersey,[3] a number that usually betokens the team's star player. Forming a good relationship with Global chairman Dan Palami, he thanked the Cebu-based club for their munificence towards him[4] and recorded 13 goals in the 2011 United Football League, two seasons before 2013.[4]
In 2012, Elhabib considered giving up his Sudanese citizenship to get a Filipino passport in order to be naturalized and represent the Philippines internationally.[4]
He missed out on the 2013 AFC President's Cup on account of being dropped from Global's squad for the competition.[7]
In 2016, he signed for Laos F.C.[8][9]
In 2024, he plays for One Taguig F.C.
Personal life
editThe former Kaya player favors Brazilian footballer Ronaldo as his favorite player.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "United Football League Philippines". www.facebook.com.
- ^ Footballdatabase.eu Profile
- ^ a b c d e f "Featured Player: Izzeldin Elhabbib". 31 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Izo wants to be an Azkal". 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
- ^ a b "S.League.com - Warriors FC". www.sleague.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014.
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- ^ "Top scorer Izzo Elhabib dropped from Global lineup for AFC President's Cup - InterAKTV". 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Izo, Mitter, Greatwich highlight UFL's drop list". dugout.ph.
- ^ "Izo to Laos, Kigbu returns and many more as UFL released add list". dugout.ph.