Eddy Pascual

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pascual and the second or maternal family name is Israfilov.
Not to be confused with Eddy Sylvestre.
Eddy Pascual
Eddy with Eibar in 2016
Personal information
Full name Eddy Silvestre Pascual Israfilov
Date of birth (1992-08-02) 2 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Roquetas de Mar, Spain[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 23
Youth career
2005–2007 Milan schools in Spain
2007–2008 La Mojonera
2008–2010 Poli Ejido
2010–2011 Real Murcia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Real Murcia B 26 (1)
2011–2016 Real 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)
2019–2021 Albacete 63 (3)
2022–2024 Neftçi 55 (5)
2024– Johor Darul Ta'zim 0 (0)
International career‡
2015– Azerbaijan 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024

Eddy Silvestre Pascual Israfilov[note 1] (Azerbaijani: Eddi Silvestr Paskual İsrafilov; born 2 August 1992), or simply Eddy, is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim, and the Azerbaijan national team.

He spent most of his professional career in Spain, playing 11 La Liga games for Granada and Eibar, as well as 189 games and 7 goals in Segunda División for six clubs, mainly Real Murcia and Albacete.

Born in Spain to an Angolan father and an Azerbaijani mother, Eddy has represented Azerbaijan internationally since 2015.

Club career

Early life and career

Born in Roquetas de Mar, Almería, through an Angolan father and an Azerbaijani mother, Eddy entered football schools in Spain affiliated with Milan in 2005, when he was 13.[2] After his release, his mother's partner advised him to play for La Mojonera CF in El Ejido as something to do.[3] At the age of 16, he spent some months in a youth detention center.[3] In the summer of 2010, he joined Real Murcia.[4]

Real Murcia

Eddy made his first-team debut for Real Murcia on 8 May 2011, starting in a 2–1 home success against Jumilla CF in the Segunda División B championship;[5] 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.[6] On 26 January 2014 he scored his first goal, netting his side's second in a 2–2 home draw against RCD Mallorca.[7]

Loans

On 1 September 2014 Eddy moved to La Liga side Granada CF, in a season-long loan deal with a buyout clause.[8] 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.[9]

On 12 July 2015, Eddy was loaned to fellow league team SD Eibar, for one year.[10] 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[11] and featured more regularly as the side made the play-offs.

Cádiz and Gimnàstic

On 18 August 2016, Eddy signed a permanent two-year contract with Cádiz CF, newly promoted to the second division.[12] 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.[13]

Alcorcón

On 29 January 2018, after cutting ties with Nàstic, Eddy signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with AD Alcorcón.[14] Initially a backup option, he became a regular starter in 2018–19.

Albacete

On 12 August 2019, Eddy agreed to a four-year deal with fellow second division side Albacete.[15] He and 17 others left in May 2021, following the team's relegation to the Primera División RFEF.[16]

Neftçi

On 5 January 2022, Eddy signed for Azerbaijan Premier League champions Neftçi on a 2.5-year contract.[17] With the team, he competed in the UEFA Europa Conference League, scoring in a home qualifying wins over Aris Limassol on 28 July 2022[18] and against Željezničar Sarajevo on 3 August the following year.[19] On 21 June 2024, Neftçi announced the departure of Eddy.[20]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 10 August 2024, Israfilov signed for Malaysia Super League side Johor Darul Ta'zim.[21] [22]

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 of Spain.[23]

In May 2013, Eddy was called up by Azerbaijan for a friendly match against Qatar.[24] However, he refused to link up with the national squad, alleging club obligations.[2]

On 8 January 2015, Azerbaijan's manager Robert Prosinečki declared that Eddy opted to represent the country.[25] 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.[26]

Personal life

Eddy was indicted in court over an explicit video recorded by his Eibar teammates Sergi Enrich and Antonio Luna in 2016 without the consent of the woman in the video. He was accused by the other two of diffusing the video, which he denied, and was acquitted in 2021.[27]

Honours

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 April 2021[28][29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Murcia 2010–11 Segunda División B 1 0 — — 1 0
2012–13 Segunda División 16 0 1 0 — 17 0
2013–14 35 2 1 0 2[b] 0 38 2
Total 52 2 2 0 2 0 56 2
Real Murcia B 2011–12 Tercera División 23 0 — — 23 0
Granada (loan) 2014–15 La Liga 5 0 3 0 — 8 0
Eibar (loan) 2015–16 6 0 3 0 — 9 0
Córdoba (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Cádiz 2016–17 20 1 1 0 0 0 21 1
Gimnàstic 2017–18 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
Alcorcón 2017–18 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2018–19 29 1 2 0 — 31 1
Total 30 1 2 0 — 32 1
Albacete 2019–20 Segunda División 29 1 2 0 — 31 1
2020–21 31 2 1 0 — 32 2
Total 60 3 3 0 — 63 3
Neftçi PFK 2021–22 Azerbaijan Premier League 12 2 3 0 0 0 15 2
2022–23 21 3 4 0 4 1 29 4
2023–24 22 0 4 0 2 1 28 1
2024–25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 55 5 11 0 6 2 72 7
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2024–25 Malaysia Super League 1 0 0 0 1[c] 0 2 0
Career total 221 7 14 0 2 0 237 7
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 24 March 2023.[30]

Azerbaijan
Year Apps Goals
2015 4 0
2016 3 0
2017 1 0
2018 0 0
2019 5 0
2020 0 0
2021 0 0
2022 8 0
2023 1 0
Total 22 0

Notes

  1. ^ Commonly known as Eddi İsrafilov in Azerbaijan, and Eddy Silvestre in Spain

References

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  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Athletic Bilbao 0–1 Granada". ESPN FC. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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  24. ^ 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.
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  27. ^ Carabias, José Carlos (20 January 2021). "Enrich-Luna, condena pionera contra el exhibicionismo en la élite" [Enrich-Luna, landmark sentence against elite exhibitionism]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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  29. ^ Eddy Pascual at WorldFootball.net
  30. ^ Eddy Pascual at National-Football-Teams.com