Eran Zahavi

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Eran Zahavi
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Zahavi celebrating after scoring against Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Tel Aviv derby in March 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Rishon LeZion, Israel
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Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Number 7
Youth career
1993–2003 Hapoel Tel Aviv
2003–2005 Ironi Rishon LeZion
2005–2006 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Hapoel Tel Aviv 94 (30)
2007–2008 → Ironi Ramat HaSharon (loan) 45 (9)
2011–2013 Palermo 23 (2)
2013– Maccabi Tel Aviv 117 (98)
International career‡
2008 Israel U21 1 (0)
2010– Israel 31 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2016

Eran Zahavi (or Eran Zehavi, Hebrew: ערן זהבי‎; born 25 July 1987) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.

Zahavi was named the Israeli Footballer of the Year twice (2013 and 2014) and finished as the top goalscorer in the Israeli Premier League in 2013–14 (29 goals, all-time club record). In December 2014, Zahavi broke the Israeli Premier League record for scoring in consecutive appearances after he scored for an 18th game in a row. He has been a senior international since 2010, earning over 25 caps.

Early life

Zahavi is Israeli, and was born in Rishon Le Zion, Israel.[1][2] Zahavi started his youth career with Hapoel Tel Aviv. At the age of 16 he went to Ironi Rishon LeZion, in his hometown. Two years later, in 2005 he returned to Hapoel, he managed to get to the state cup final with his team but lost to Beitar Jerusalem F.C. after a penalty shootout, he scored the equalizer that led to extra time.

Club career

Hapoel Tel Aviv

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Zahavi before the match with Hapoel Tel Aviv 2010

A Hapoel Tel Aviv youth product, he was promoted into the first team in 2006 and won the Israel State Cup and the championship title after a dramatic match against the fierce rival Beitar Jerusalem in which Zahavi scored at the 92nd minute of extra time. Zahavi was reported to have garnered interest from clubs in Belgium during the 2009–10 season. Zahavi has a French passport which would mean that he would not count as a foreigner in many European leagues.[3]

In the 2010–11 season Zahavi became the top assister of the Israeli Premier League, providing 13 assists during the season.[4]

Palermo

It was reported that Zahavi signed a five-year deal with the Italian Serie A club, Palermo.[5]

Maccabi Tel Aviv

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Zahavi celebrating a goal for Maccabi.

In December 2012, towards the winter transfers window opening, Zahavi showed signs of returning to Israel.[6] Following an agreement made by Palermo and Maccabi Tel Aviv, his former club Hapoel Tel Aviv was given 7 days to make a bid on him due to a first-option clause in his contract,[7] but it was not exploited. On 21 January 2013, after over a month of speculations in the media, Maccabi Tel Aviv announced his arrival, signing him on a three-and-a-half year contract[8] for €250,000.[9]

In a Tel Aviv derby on 3 November 2014, Zahavi scored a penalty to equalise the score at 1–1 in the first half, but was then attacked by a pitch invader. On retaliating, he was sent off, prompting more pitch invasions which led to the match being abandoned.[10]

2015–16 season

In the beginning of the season, Zahavi was appointed as Maccabi's new captain after former captain Sheran Yeini signed at Dutch football club Vitesse Arnhem.

On 5 August 2015, Zahavi scored two goals against Czech team Viktoria Plzeň in a 2-0 away victory on the second leg of the third qualifying round after Maccabi lost at home 2-1.

On 19 August 2015, Zahavi scored a brace, including a 96th-minute equaliser, in a 2–2 draw against Swiss side FC Basel at St. Jakob-Park in the first leg of the Champions League playoffs.[11] On 25 August, the second leg at Bloomfield, he scored a 24th-minute equaliser and the match ended 1-1, a result that sent Maccabi to the Champions League group stage due to the away goals rule.[12] Zahavi finished the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round as the top goalscorer with 7 goals in 5 games.[13]

International career

Zahavi made his international debut on 2 September 2010 against Malta in Ramat Gan Stadium, in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match. He scored his first goal for the national team on 10 September 2013 against Russia.[14] On 2 June 2014, he scored his second goal in a friendly match against Honduras.[15]

International goals

As of match played 31 May 2016. Israel score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zahavi goal.[16]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 September 2013 Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia 15  Russia 1–3 1–3 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 1 June 2014 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States 20  Honduras 1–0 4–2 Friendly
3 16 November 2014 Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel 23  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
4 3 September 2015 Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel 27  Andorra 1–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
5 31 May 2016 Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia 31  Serbia 1–1 1–3 Friendly

Career Statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2006-07 0 0 0 0 2 0 — — 2 0
Total 0 0 0 0 2 0 — — 2 0
Ironi Ramat HaSharon (loan) 2006-07 14 2 0 0 — — — 14 2
2007-08 31 7 0 0 — — — 31 7
Total 45 9 0 0 — — — 45 9
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2008-09 26 7 0 0 5 4 0 0 — 31 11
2009-10 29 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 34 11
2010-11 32 9 3 2 4 2 10 4 — 49 17
Total 87 27 8 2 9 6 10 4 — 114 39
Palermo 2011–12 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
2012–13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 2
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2012-13 16 7 2 1 — 0 0 0 0 18 8
2013-14 34 29 1 0 — 11 4 0 0 46 33
2014-15 34 28 5 5 4 1 6 2 0 0 49 36
2015-16 36 35 6 3 1 0 11 8 1 2 55 48
Total 117 98 14 9 5 1 28 14 1 2 168 125
Career total 270 135 19 9 16 7 38 18 1 2 345 170

Honours

Club

Hapoel Tel Aviv[17]
Maccabi Tel Aviv[17]

Individual

Records

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Israeli Sports", Jewish Sports Review, Vol. 9, No. 11, Issue 107, p. 21, January/February 2015.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  4. ↑ 2010/11 IPL top assisters on one.co.il (Hebrew)
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Eran Zahavi claims return to Israel, nrg, 14 December 2012
  7. ↑ Palermo: Hapoel Tel Aviv got a first-option on Eran Zahavi, ynet, 2 January 2013
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Eran Zahavi moves to Maccabi Tel Aviv, walla!, 21 January 2013
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  13. ↑ [1]
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  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Eran Zahavi at Soccerway
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Eran Zahavi at Soccerway

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. captain
2015–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Israel national football team captain
2016–present		 Succeeded by
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