Diyaeddine Abzi

Diyaeddine Abzi (born 23 November 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for York United as a left-back.

Diyaeddine Abzi
Abzi playing for York9 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Diyaeddine Abzi
Date of birth (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998
Place of birth Fez, Morocco
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 York United
Number 20
Youth career
2015–2017 Salaberry
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Salaberry 19 (10)
2018 Blainville 20 (2)
2019– York United 29 (1)
National team‡
2018– Canada Futsal 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 April 2019

Club career

Salaberry

In 2015, Abzi played for FS Salaberry at the U21 level, scoring one goal in three appearances.[1] The following year, he made his senior debut with Salaberry in LSEQ Division 2 and made a total of six appearances that season as Salaberry earned promotion to D1.[2] At the U21 level for Salaberry that year, he scored fourteen goals in thirteen appearances. In 2017, Abzi scored ten goals in thirteen appearances for Salaberry in D1, leading the club and finishing third in league scoring.[3] In U21 play, Abzi scored 26 goals in 15 appearances.

Blainville

In 2018, Abzi played for defending PLSQ champions Blainville, making twenty appearances and scoring two goals in league play.[4] In the Canadian Championship, Abzi scored the lone goal in Blainville's 1–0 win over Oakville Blue Devils in the second leg of the First Preliminary Round.[5] He then appeared as a substitute in both games of Blainville's Second Preliminary Round series against Ottawa Fury.[6]

York United

On 22 February 2019, Abzi signed with Canadian Premier League side York9 (later York United).[5] On 27 April 2019, he made his professional debut as a substitute in the inaugural CPL match against Forge FC.[6] Abzi scored his first goal for the club on 12 October 2019, against Forge.[7] That season, he made a total of 24 league appearances and six in the Canadian Championship.[6]

On 4 December 2019, Abzi re-signed with York for the 2020 season.[8] On 29 April 2020, he signed a further contract extension until at least 2022.[9]

International career

Canada Futsal

In January 2018, Abzi played futsal for Canada in a friendly against Costa Rica, netting a goal in a 4-5 defeat.[10]

Canada

Abzi was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[11]

Career statistics
As of 6 September 2020[6]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Salaberry 2015[12] LSEQ D2 00——1010
2016[12] LSEQ D2 60——0060
LSEQ D1 1310——231513
Total 19100000332213
Blainville 2018[12] PLSQ 202311000243
York9 2019 Canadian Premier League 24160—00301
2020 Canadian Premier League 5000—0050
Total 291600000351
Career total 68139110338117
  1. Includes appearances in the Canadian Championship.
  2. Includes appearances in the PLSQ Cup.
  3. Includes appearances in the Coupe du Québec.

Honours

Canadian Premier League
  • Nominated: 2019 U21 Canadian Player of the Year[13]

References
  1. "Diyaeddine Abzi 2015". TSI Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. "Diyaeddine Abzi 2016". TSI Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "Diyaeddine Abzi 2017". TSI Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. "Diyaeddine Abzi 2018". TSI Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. "York9 FC adds left fullback Diyaeddine Abzi". Canadian Premier League. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  6. "Diyaeddine Abzi". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  7. Wall, Jeff (October 13, 2019). "York9 get last laugh, dominate Forge 4-0 in final 905 Derby of the season".
  8. Armen Bedakian (4 December 2019). "York9 FC re-sign top fullback pairing Abzi, Doner for 2020". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  9. "Diyaeddine Abzi Signs Contract Extension With York9 FC". York9 FC. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  10. "Canada earns valuable experience in two-match Futsal series against Costa Rica". January 18, 2018.
  11. "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  12. "LESQ/PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  13. "RUNDOWN: Analyzing & comparing the 2019 CPL Awards nominees". Canadian Premier League. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
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