Eddy Silvestre Pascual Israfilov

Eddy Silvestre Pascual Israfilov (born 2 August 1992), known as Eddi İsrafilov, Eddy Silvestre or simply Eddy, is an Azerbaijani footballer who plays for Spanish club Albacete as an attacking midfielder. Born in Spain, he made his debut for Azerbaijan in 2015.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pascual and the second or maternal family name is Israfilov.
Eddy
Eddy with Eibar in 2016
Personal information
Full name Eddy Silvestre Pascual Israfilov
Date of birth (1992-08-02) 2 August 1992
Place of birth Roquetas de Mar, Spain
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Albacete
Number 20
Youth career
2005–2007 Milan
2007–2008 La Mojonera
2008–2010 Poli Ejido
2010–2011 Murcia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Murcia B 26 (1)
2011–2016 Murcia 52 (2)
2014–2016 → Granada (loan) 5 (0)
2015 → Eibar (loan) 6 (0)
2016 → Córdoba (loan) 14 (0)
2016–2017 Cádiz 20 (1)
2017–2018 Gimnàstic 11 (0)
2018–2019 Alcorcón 30 (1)
2019– Albacete 22 (1)
National team‡
2015– Azerbaijan 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2019

Club career

Born in Roquetas de Mar, Almería, through an Angolan father and an Azerbaijani mother, Eddy joined Milan's youth setup in 2005, aged 13, but moved to lowly La Mojonera CF two years later.[1] In the 2010 summer he joined Real Murcia.[2]

Eddy made his first-team debut on 8 May 2011, starting in a 2–1 home success against Jumilla CF for the Segunda División B championship;[3] it was his maiden appearance in the competition as the Murcians were promoted at the end of the season. However, he spent several years with the B-side in Tercera División.

On 25 August 2012 Eddy played his first match as a professional, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 win at Sporting de Gijón.[4] On 26 January 2014 he scored his first goal, netting his side's second in a 2–2 home draw against RCD Mallorca.[5]

On 1 September 2014 Eddy moved to La Liga side Granada CF, in a season-long loan deal with a buyout clause.[6] He made his debut in the competition on the 20th, replacing Rubén Rochina in the 62nd minute of a 1–0 away success over Athletic Bilbao.[7]

On 12 July 2015 Eddy was loaned to fellow league team SD Eibar, for one year.[8] On 1 February of the following year, after being rarely used, he moved to second-tier Córdoba CF on loan until the end of season,[9] and featured more regularly as the side made the play-offs.

On 18 August 2016, Eddy signed a permanent two-year contract with Cádiz CF, newly promoted to the second division.[10] On 29 August of the following year, he moved to fellow league team Gimnàstic de Tarragona on a free transfer, after agreeing to a three-year deal.[11]

On 29 January 2018, after cutting ties with Nàstic, Eddy signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with AD Alcorcón.[12] Initially a backup option, he became a regular starter in 2018–19.

On 12 August 2019, Eddy agreed to a four-year deal with fellow second division side Albacete Balompié.[13]

International career

Eddy's father, Domingo Pascual, was born in Luanda, Angola while his mother, Irada Israfilova, comes from Baku, Azerbaijan. As a result, he was eligible for these two countries, in addition to his native country, Spain.[14]

In May 2013, Eddy was called up by Azerbaijan for a friendly match against Qatar.[15] However, he refused to link up with the national squad, alleging club obligations.[16]

On 8 January 2015, Azerbaijan's manager Robert Prosinečki declared that Eddy opted to represent the country.[17] He made his debut on 28 March against Malta in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match, replacing Vuqar Nadirov for the final nine minutes of a 2–0 win at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium.[18]

Career statistics
As of 15 January 2016[19][20]
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
2010–11 Murcia Segunda División B 10———10
2011–12 Murcia Imperial Tercera División 230———230
2012–13 Murcia Segunda División 16010——170
2013–14 35210—2[lower-alpha 1]0382
2014–15 Granada La Liga 5030——80
2015–16 Eibar 6030——90
TotalSpain 862800020962
Career total 862800020962
  1. Appearances in Segunda División play-offs

References
  1. "Del correccional al fútbol de élite" [From the reformatory to the elite football] (in Spanish). La Verdad. 9 October 2012. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. "Eddy Silvestre lidera al Murcia: un azerbaiyano que deslumbra en Segunda" [Eddy Silvestre leads Murcia: an Azerbaijani who stands out in Segunda] (in Spanish). Zoom News. 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  3. "Eddy se presenta ante su afición y Molino deja los mejores detalles en Nueva Condomina" [Eddy presents himself to the crowd and Molino leaves the best details at Nueva Condomina] (in Spanish). Info Deporte Murcia. 8 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  4. "El Sporting fracasa con un Murcia que jugó una hora con diez" [Sporting fails with a Murcia which played an hour with ten] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  5. "El Mallorca se vuelve a quedar rozando la zona de promoción" [Mallorca draws near to promotion zones again]. Marca. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  6. "Eddy Silvestre rojiblanco horizontal" [Eddy Silvestre straight rojiblanco] (in Spanish). Granada's official website. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  7. "Athletic Bilbao 0–1 Granada". ESPN FC. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  8. "Eddy Silvestre y Sergi Enrich, nuevos jugadores de la SD Eibar para la temporada 2015–2016" [Eddy Silvestre and Sergi Enrich, new players of SD Eibar for the 2015–2016 season] (in Spanish). Eibar's official website. 12 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  9. "Eddy Silvestre refuerza la medular del Córdoba" [Eddy Silvestre reinforces Córdoba's midfield] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  10. "Acuerdo entre el Real Murcia y el Cádiz para el traspaso de Eddy" [Agreement between Murcia and Cádiz for the transfer of Eddy] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  11. "Eddy Silvestre ficha por el Nàstic" [Eddy Silvestre signs for Nàstic] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  12. "Eddy Silvestre, nuevo fichaje para la A.D. Alcorcón" [Eddy Silvestre, new signing for A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 29 January 2018.
  13. "Eddy Silvestre, Orgulloso de ser del Alba" [Eddy Silvestre, proud to be of Alba] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  14. "Millimizin yeni oyunçusu Eddi İsrafilov kimdir?" [Who is Eddy Israfilov, our new player?]. Qol.az (in Azerbaijani). 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  15. Фогтс позвал в сборную полузащитника Мурсии [Vogts calls up Murcia midfielder to the national team]. Azerisport.com (in Russian). 10 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  16. "Eddy Silvestre renuncia a jugar con Azerbaiyán por el Murcia" [Eddy Silvestre refuses to play with Azerbaijan for Murcia] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  17. "Eddi İsrafilov yığmamızda oynamaq təklifini qəbul edib" [Eddy Israfilov has accepted the offer to play the national team] (in Azerbaijani). Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  18. "Prosinečki prospers as Azerbaijan master Malta". UEFA. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  19. Eddy Israfilov at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  20. "Eddy Israfilov Club matches". Worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
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