Izzeldin Elhabib

Izzeldin El Habib
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

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]

Early life

Born in El-Obeid, Sudan, Elhabib grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, starting football aged 3.[4]

Career in the Philippines

A 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

The former Kaya player favors Brazilian footballer Ronaldo as his favorite player.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "United Football League Philippines". www.facebook.com.
  2. ^ Footballdatabase.eu Profile
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Featured Player: Izzeldin Elhabbib". 31 March 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Izo wants to be an Azkal". 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
  5. ^ a b "S.League.com - Warriors FC". www.sleague.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014.
  6. ^ "Elhabib's hat-trick powers Global over Forza | Philstar.com". philstar.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Izo, Mitter, Greatwich highlight UFL's drop list". dugout.ph.
  9. ^ "Izo to Laos, Kigbu returns and many more as UFL released add list". dugout.ph.