Name Eddy Pascual Role Footballer | Number 6 Height 1.91 m 2005–2007 Milan Weight 75 kg | |
Full name Eddy Silvestre Pascual Israfilov Date of birth (1992-08-02) 2 August 1992 (age 23) Current teams SD Eibar (#6 / Midfielder), Azerbaijan national football team (Midfielder, Forward) Profiles | ||
Place of birth Roquetas de Mar, Spain Playing position | ||
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Eddy Silvestre Pascual Israfilov (born 2 August 1992), known as Eddy Silvestre, Eddi İsrafilov or simply Eddy, is an Azerbaijani footballer who plays for Spanish club Gimnàstic de Tarragona as an attacking midfielder. Born in Spain, he made his debut for Azerbaijan in 2015.
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- How to pronounce eddy silvestre pascual israfilov spanish spain pronouncenames com
- Club career
- International career
- Career statistics
- References
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. In the 2010 summer he joined Real Murcia.
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; 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. On 26 January 2014 he scored his first goal, netting his side's second in a 2–2 home draw against RCD Mallorca.
On 1 September 2014 Eddy moved to La Liga side Granada CF, in a season-long loan deal with a buyout clause. 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.
On 12 July 2015 Eddy was loaned to fellow league team SD Eibar, for one year. 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, 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. 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.
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.
In May 2013, Eddy was called up by Azerbaijan for a friendly match against Qatar. However, he refused to link up with the national squad, alleging club obligations.
On 8 January 2015, Azerbaijan's manager Robert Prosinečki declared that Eddy opted to represent the country. 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.