Eli Zizov

Infobox Football biography
playername = Eli Zizov
אלי זיזוב


fullname = Eliyahu Zizov
אליהו זיזוב
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1991|01|30
cityofbirth = Flagicon|ISR Beersheba
countryofbirth = Israel
height = Height|m=1.78
position = Striker
currentclub = Flagicon|BUL Levski Sofia
clubnumber = 13
youthyears =
youthclubs = Flagicon|ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv
Flagicon|BUL Levski Sofia
years = 2006-
= 2008-
clubs = Levski Sofia
caps(goals) = 22 (3)
nationalyears = 2007-
nationalteam = Israel U19
nationalcaps(goals) = 05 (0)

Eli Zizov ( _he. אלי זיזוב; born 30 January 1991 in Beersheba) is an Israeli footballer currently playing for Bulgarian club PFC Levski Sofia as an attacker. Born in Beersheba, Zizov is of paternal Georgian Jewish descent.

Career

When he was nine, he joined the Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. academy. Zizov has briefly trained with FC Barcelona and was a target of Chelsea F.C., but eventually he joined Levski Sofia, with whom he has already played an official match in the A PFG: against PFC Rodopa Smolyan in September 2006 when he is 16 years, 2 month and 15 days old and thus he became the youngest foreign player making an appearance for the Bulgarian Championship. He has been likened to Lionel Messi.

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