Lisav Eissat

Lisav Eissat
Personal information
Full name Lisav Naif Eissat
Date of birth (2005-01-13) 13 January 2005
Place of birth Haifa, Israel
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 2
Youth career
2012–2024 Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2026 Maccabi Haifa 26 (1)
2024–2025 → Hapoel Hadera (loan) 26 (3)
2026– Bristol City 2 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Israel U15 4 (0)
2022 Israel U18 3 (0)
2023–2024 Israel U19 5 (0)
2025 Israel U21 1 (0)
2026– Romania U21 2 (0)
2025– Romania 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2026

Lisav Naif Eissat (Arabic: ليساف عيسات, Hebrew: ליסב עיסאת; born 13 January 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Bristol City. Born in Israel, he plays for the Romania national team.

Club career

Maccabi Haifa

Lisav Eissat is a product of Maccabi Haifa’s youth academy, where he developed through the club’s junior teams and won national titles with the under-16 and under-19 squads. In 2024 he was promoted to the senior team and loaned to Hapoel Hadera, where he became a regular starter and scored three goals before returning to Maccabi Haifa.

Bristol City

On 10 July 2026, Eissat signed with Bristol City on a 4-year deal.[1][2] The EFL Championship club decided to trigger the player's €2.5 million release clause.[3]

International career

On October 9, 2025, 20-year-old Lisav Eissat made his senior debut for Romania under Mircea Lucescu in the 2–1 friendly win over Moldova.[4]

Personal life

Eissat was born in Haifa to an Arab-Israeli father and Romanian mother.[5]

The decision to represent the Romanian national team was entirely his choice, inspired by his great-grandmother’s from Dorohoi, Romania wish when he was 15. He feels connected to Romania and has previously attracted interest from Dinamo București.[6]

Career statistics

As of 23 August 2026[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maccabi Haifa 2024–25 Israeli Premier League ——000000
2025–26 Israeli Premier League 261304[a]02[b]0341
Total 261304020351
Hapoel Hadera (loan) 2024–25 Israeli Premier League 26320—3[b]0313
Bristol City 2026–27 Championship 2000—0020
Career total 544504050674
  1. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Toto Cup

International

As of match played 6 June 2026.
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
202520
202620
Total40

References

  1. ↑ "Eissat Signs for City". Bristol City F.C. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Lisav Eissat: Romania defender joins Bristol City from Maccabi Haifa". BBC Sport. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "E gata! Lisav Eissat a fost anunțat de clubul din Championship" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 10 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "„Eissat, fundaș stânga cu Austria" Ilie Dumitrescu, impresionat de apărătorul de 20 de ani" (in Romanian). golazo.ro. 10 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Cine este Lisav Naif Eissat, fundașul israelian convocat de Mircea Lucescu la naționala României". sport.ro (in Romanian). 22 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Aviv Eissat, despre convocarea fiului: "Este decizia lui și am susținut-o"". gsp.ro. 10 October 2025.
  7. ↑ Lisav Eissat at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
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