Izzeldin Elhabib

Izzeldin 'Izo' Elhabib (born 14 March 1987 in El-Obeid, Sudan) is a Sudanese[4] footballer who last competed for Laos F.C. of the United Football League. He has a brother named Badreldin who's preferred position is central defender.[4]

Izzeldin El Habib
Personal information
Full name Izzeldin Elzaki Ibrahim Elhabib[1]
Date of birth 14 March 1987
Place of birth El-Obeid, Sudan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Attacker
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– La Salle University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2010 Kaya FC
2010[2]–2016[1] Global F.C.
2016– Laos F.C.
National team
– Sudan[3] 10
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Born in El-Obeid, Sudan, Elhabib grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, starting football aged 3.[5]

Career in the Philippines

A student of La Salle University, Elhabib played varsity football while studying there.[4]

Won the United Football League Top Goalscorer award with Kaya.[4]

Bagging 8 goals, he was pronounced top scorer of the 2010 UFL Cup.[4]

Seen as a threat to other teams in the 2013 Singapore Cup and known for taking advantage of disorganized defence,[6] Elhabib scored 10 goals in 14 matches for Global by mid-season 2013,[6] followed by a hat-trick versus Forza F.C. in the United Football League Cup that year.[7] At Global, the forward wore the number 10 jersey,[4] 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[5] and recorded 13 goals in the 2011 United Football League, two seasons before 2013.[5]

In 2012, Elhabib was considering giving up his Sudanese citizenship to get a Filipino passport in order to be naturalized and represent the Philippines internationally.[5]

Missed out on the 2013 AFC President's Cup on account of being dropped from Global's squad for the competition.[8]

Personal life

The former Kaya player favors Brazilian footballer Ronaldo as his favorite player.[5]

References
  1. "United Football League Philippines". www.facebook.com.
  2. Footballdatabase.eu Profile
  3. "Izzeldin El Habbib". 4 November 2017 – via Wikipedia.
  4. "Featured Player: Izzeldin Elhabbib". 31 March 2011.
  5. "Izo wants to be an Azkal". 19 July 2012.
  6. "S.League.com - Warriors FC". www.sleague.com.
  7. "Elhabib's hat-trick powers Global over Forza | Philstar.com". philstar.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  8. "Top scorer Izzo Elhabib dropped from Global lineup for AFC President's Cup - InterAKTV". 6 July 2013.
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