Lisav Naif Eissat ( Arabic : ليساف عيسات , Hebrew : ליסב עיסאת ; born 13 January 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or as a full-back for EFL Championship club Bristol City . Born in Israel, he plays for the Romania national team . 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. 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 9 October 2025, 20-year-old Eissat made his senior debut for Romania under Mircea Lucescu in the 2–1 friendly win over Moldova. [ 4 ] Eissat was born in Haifa , Israel, to a Muslim-Arab father and a Romanian-Jewish mother. [ 5 ] The decision to represent the Romanian national team was entirely his choice, inspired by his maternal 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 ↑ Includes Toto Cup , EFL Cup ↑ Appearance in UEFA Conference League ↑ "Eissat Signs for City" . Bristol City F.C. 10 July 2026 . Retrieved 10 July 2026 . ↑ "Lisav Eissat: Romania defender joins Bristol City from Maccabi Haifa" . BBC Sport . 10 July 2026 . Retrieved 11 July 2026 . ↑ "E gata! Lisav Eissat a fost anunțat de clubul din Championship" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor . 10 July 2026. ↑ "„Eissat, fundaș stânga cu Austria" Ilie Dumitrescu, impresionat de apărătorul de 20 de ani" (in Romanian). golazo.ro. 10 October 2025. ↑ "Cine este Lisav Naif Eissat, fundașul israelian convocat de Mircea Lucescu la naționala României" . sport.ro (in Romanian). 22 September 2025. ↑ "Aviv Eissat, despre convocarea fiului: "Este decizia lui și am susținut-o" " . gsp.ro . 10 October 2025. ↑ Lisav Eissat at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2025. ↑ "Eissat, Lisav" . National Football Teams . Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann . Retrieved 5 October 2026 . Lisav Eissat at Soccerway 6 De Keersmaecker Manager: Skubala Footballers from Haifa Romanian men's footballers Romania men's under-21 international footballers Romania men's international footballers Israeli men's footballers Israel men's youth international footballers

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