Sheran Yeini

Sheran Yeini

Sheran Yeini in Maccabi Tel Aviv press conference
Personal information
Full name	Sheran Yeini
Date of birth	(1986-12-08) December 8, 1986
Place of birth	Tel Aviv, Israel
Height
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder/Right Back
Team information
Current team	Vitesse Arnhem
Number	21
Youth career
1993–2004	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2015	Maccabi Tel Aviv	134	(9)
2015–	Vitesse	26	(1)
International career‡
2007–2008	Israel U21	10	(0)
2013–	Israel	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 November 2015

Sheran Yeini (or Sherran Yeini, Hebrew: שרן ייני‎; born December 8, 1986) is an Israeli footballer who currently plays for Eredivisie side Vitesse. Throughout his career he played in several defensive positions including defensive midfielder, right back and centre back.

Club career

Sheran Yeini began his football career with Maccabi Tel Aviv's youth ranks. He made his professional debut with the senior squad under the guidance of coach Nir Klinger for an Israeli Premier League match against Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 2004\2005.

In 2006/2007, Yeini served on the opening squad for 10 matches due to injuries faced by the team's star midfielder at the time : Avi Nimni . Yeini showed great ability, which lead then Israel national under-21 football team coach Guy Levi to summon him for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship campaign, where Yeini appeared in 10 games.

In 2012–13, Yeini was named team captain. He played mostly at right back and has become one of the most influential players on a team that won the Israeli Premier League championship after a ten-year drought. On June 26, 2013, Sheran Yeni's contract was extended for an additional four years.

In the 2013/14 season, he continued to take a significant role with the team while participating in 29 league games and 42 official games in total, en route to winning a second consecutive state championship. During that season, Yeini reached his 200th Israeli Premier League game with the senior squad, and has also become Maccabi Tel Aviv's record holder for most caps played in European Competition. By the end of the 2014/2015 season, Yeini was part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv team that has won a 3rd straight Israeli Premier League championship along with Israel State Cup as well as the Toto Cup.

In the summer of 2015, Yeini transferred to Dutch side Vitesse.

International career

Yeini made his first international appearance for Israel on 22 March 2013 in the World Cup 2014 qualifier match against Portugal. In that match, he successfully guarded Cristiano Ronaldo and was elected as MVP.

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv

• Israeli Premier League: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
• Israel State Cup: 2004-05, 2014-15
• Toto Cup: 2008-09, 2014-15

External links

• UEFA profile