Oz Blayzer ( he, עוז בלייזר; born December 29, 1992) is an Israeli professional

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player for

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...

of the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

Biography

Oz Blayzer was born in

Kfar Tavor Kfar Tavor ( he, כְּפַר תָּבוֹר, ar, كفر تافور) is a village in the Lower Galilee region of Northern Israel, at the foot of Mount Tabor. Founded in 1901, it was awarded local council status in 1949. In it had a population of ...

, Israel. He played with the Hapoel Gilboa-Afula youth team.

Sports career

On August 16, 2011, Blayzer started his professional career with Hapoel Afula of the

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

. On July 3, 2013, Blayzer signed a two-year deal with

Bnei Herzliya Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in the Sharon district in Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball. It ...

. In his first season with Herzliya, Blayzer was named co- Israeli League Rising Star, alongside his teammate

Aviram Zelekovits Abiram, also spelled Abiron ( he, אֲבִירָם "my father is exalted"), is the name of two people in the Old Testament. One was a member of the Tribe of Reuben, the son of Eliab, who, along with his brother Dathan, joined Korah in the conspir ...

. On June 20, 2015, Blayzer signed a two-year contract with

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

. On May 9, 2016, Blayzer signed a two-year contract extension with Haifa. That season, Blayzer helped Haifa to reach the 2017 Israeli League Finals where they eventually lost to

. On March 26, 2018, Blayzer recorded a season-high 25 points without missing a single shot (shooting 6-of-6 from the field and 9-of-9 from the free throw line), along with 3 rebounds and 2 assists in a 98–95 win over

Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250 ...

. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 21 MVP. On July 18, 2018, Blayzer signed a two-year deal with Maccabi Rishon LeZion. On August 11, 2020, Blayzer signed with

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

of the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

. On June 26, 2022, he signed with

of the

Israeli national team

Blayzer played for the Israeli National Team at the

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tournament. Blayzer was also a member of the Israeli Under-18 and Under-20 national teams.

References

External links

RealGM.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blayzer, Oz 1992 births Living people Bnei Hertzeliya basketball players Hapoel Afula players Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Israeli men's basketball players Maccabi Haifa B.C. players Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players People from Kfar Tavor Power forwards (basketball) Small forwards