Eddy Silvestre Pascual Israfilov

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. After his release, his mother's partner advised him to play for La Mojonera CF in El Ejido as something to do. At the age of 16, he spent some months in a youth detention center. In the summer of 2010, he joined Real Murcia.

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; 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.

Loans

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…

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. 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.

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.

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