Zsolt Azari

The native form of this personal name is Azari Zsolt. This article uses the Western name order.
Zsolt Azari
Born (1986-08-30) 30 August 1986
Dunaújváros, Hungary
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PHL team
Former teams		 Ciarko PBS Bank STS Sanok
HK Ruzinov 99 Bratislava
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
National team  Hungary
Playing career 2002–present

Zsolt Azari (born 30 August 1986 in Dunaújváros, Hungary) is a professional Hungarian ice hockey player. He is currently playing as a winger for Ciarko PBS Bank STS Sanok in the Polska Hokej Liga.

Personal

A product of the local youth system, Azari plays for his hometown club since the age of 6. He made his senior debut in 2002.

In the same year he made five appearances for the Hungarian U18 national team on the U18 World Championships, collecting a total of 5 points. Next year he was selected both for the U18 and U20 World Cup. He later represented his country on further two U20 World Cups, having won the gold medal on the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Spent a short spell at Slovakian second-tier team HK Ruzinov 99 Bratislava in the 2005-06 season, playing mostly in the junior team.

From 2006-07 until 2015, he was a regular first team player of the Acélbikák. He transferred to Ciarko PBS Bank STS Sanok in Poland in November 2015.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák IEL 4 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák OB I 17 1 4 5 8
2004–05 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák IEL 17 0 2 2 27
2004–05 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák OB I 16 2 3 5 4
2005–06 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák IEL 14 1 3 4 8
2005–06 HK Ruzinov 99 Bratislava Slovakian First League 1 0 0 0 0
2005–06 HK Ruzinov 99 Bratislava U20 Slovakian Junior League 10 3 7 10 14
2006–07 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák OB I 40 13 17 30 —
2007–08 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák OB I 36 5 7 12 40
2008–09 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák OB I 36 19 23 42 50 18 6 12 18 16
2009–10 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák OB I 26 8 31 39 42 25 9 14 23 40
Career totals 207 52 97 149 193 43 15 26 41 56

International statistics

Year Team Comp   GP G A Pts PIM
2003 Hungary WJC-18 D2 5 3 2 5 10
2004 Hungary WJC-18 D2 5 4 6 10 16
2004 Hungary WJC-20 D1 5 0 0 0 6
2005 Hungary WJC-20 D2 5 3 6 9 8
2006 Hungary WJC-20 D1 5 0 0 0 14
Junior int'l totals 25 10 14 24 54

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