Eran Zahavi
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Eran Zahavi is an Israel
i football midfielder. He currently plays for Serie A
club Palermo
and Israel national football team
.
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. This interest may increase in the months to come as Zahavi scored two goals against Portuguese team S.L. Benfica in a glorious 3-0 victory in the group stage of the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League
on November
24th, 2010, and scored a bicycle kick
goal against Olympique Lyonnais
on December
7th, 2010.
Zahavi is known for his exaltation on the important and big games (Such as goal for Irony Nir that saved them at the second division at the last minute of the league; championship goal at the last minute of the league; a goal against Red Bull Zalsburg that gave hapoel the card for the Champions League; a winner in 2 Derbis and at the "game of the season" against Macabee Haifa; a Bycicle kick goal at the Israeli Cup semi final), he is a true winner and also known for his great finishing.
Zahavi scored 27 goals and assisted 20 more while playing 91 games for Hapoel Tel Aviv.
In the 2010/2011 season became the top assister of the Israeli championship, giving 13 assists during the season.
Serie A
club, Palermo
, for €1.675 million. It is the second Israeli footballer history in Italy after Tal Banin
; the first of Sicilian. He debuted with the rosanero on 28 July against Thun
in Europa League. He made his debut in Serie A
against Atalanta
on 18 September, and scored his first goal three days later, only 15 seconds after the kick-off in a home game against Cagliari
where he was included as a starter for the first time under new head coach Devis Mangia
.
|2006||Hapoel Tel Aviv||Ligat ha'Al||0||0||0||0||2||0||0||0||2||0
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|2007||rowspan="2"|Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon
||rowspan="2"|Liga Leumit
||17||2||1||0||0||0||0||0||18||2
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|2007–08||28||7||2||1||2||2||0||0||32||10
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|2008–09||rowspan="3"|Hapoel Tel Aviv||rowspan="3"|Ligat ha'Al||28||7||1||0||7||4||0||0||36||11
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|2009–10
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|2010–11
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136||36||13||3||18||8||21||5||171||49
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|2011–12
||Palermo
||Serie A
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Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i football midfielder. He currently plays for Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
club Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
and Israel national football team
Israel national football team
The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate...
.
Hapoel Tel Aviv
In the 2009-10 season, Hapoel Tel Aviv won the Israel State Cup2009–10 Israel State Cup
The 2009–10 Israel State Cup was the seventy-seventh season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the fifty-sixth after the Israeli Declaration of Independence...
and the championship title
2009–10 Israeli Premier League
The 2009–10 Israeli Premier League was the 11th season since its introduction in 1999 and the 68th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 22 August 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010 with the last matches of the playoff round....
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
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
during the 2009-10 season
2009–10 Israeli Premier League
The 2009–10 Israeli Premier League was the 11th season since its introduction in 1999 and the 68th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 22 August 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010 with the last matches of the playoff round....
. Zahavi has a French passport
French passport
French passports are issued to French citizens for the purpose of international travel. Besides serving as indication of French citizenship , they facilitate the process of securing assistance from French consular officials...
which would mean that he would not count as a foreigner in many European leagues. This interest may increase in the months to come as Zahavi scored two goals against Portuguese team S.L. Benfica in a glorious 3-0 victory in the group stage of the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
on November
November
November is the 11th month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of four months with the length of 30 days. November was the ninth month of the ancient Roman calendar...
24th, 2010, and scored a bicycle kick
Bicycle kick
A Bicycle kick or Scissor kick is a physical move made by throwing the body up into the air, making a shearing movement with the legs to get one leg in front of the other without holding on to the ground. The move can either be done backwards or sideways...
goal against Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...
on December
December
December is the 12th and last month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.December starts on the same day as September every year and ends on the same day as April every year.-Etymology:...
7th, 2010.
Zahavi is known for his exaltation on the important and big games (Such as goal for Irony Nir that saved them at the second division at the last minute of the league; championship goal at the last minute of the league; a goal against Red Bull Zalsburg that gave hapoel the card for the Champions League; a winner in 2 Derbis and at the "game of the season" against Macabee Haifa; a Bycicle kick goal at the Israeli Cup semi final), he is a true winner and also known for his great finishing.
Zahavi scored 27 goals and assisted 20 more while playing 91 games for Hapoel Tel Aviv.
In the 2010/2011 season became the top assister of the Israeli championship, giving 13 assists during the season.
Palermo
In June 2011, it was reported that Zahavi have signed a 5-years deal with the ItalianItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
club, Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
, for €1.675 million. It is the second Israeli footballer history in Italy after Tal Banin
Tal Banin
Tal Banin is a former Israeli football player and currently the manager of Hapoel Haifa. Banin played as a defensive midfielder...
; the first of Sicilian. He debuted with the rosanero on 28 July against Thun
FC Thun
FC Thun 1898 is a Swiss football team from the Bernese Oberland town of Thun. The club currently plays in the Swiss Super League after being promoted in the 2009/10 season. The club plays at the Arena Thun which accommodates a total of 10,300 supporters, both seated and standing...
in Europa League. He made his debut in Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
against Atalanta
Atalanta B.C.
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...
on 18 September, and scored his first goal three days later, only 15 seconds after the kick-off in a home game against Cagliari
Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. The club was formed in 1920 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, having spent a large part of recent years mainly in Serie A and Serie B....
where he was included as a starter for the first time under new head coach Devis Mangia
Devis Mangia
Devis Mangia is an Italian association football manager, currently in charge as head coach of Serie A club Palermo.-Early years:...
.
Honours
- Israel State CupIsrael State CupThe State Cup , is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israeli Football Association.The State Cup was first held in 1927–28 as the Palestine Cup...
(2):- 2010, 2011
- Israeli Premier League (1):
- 2009-10
Statistics
|-|2006||Hapoel Tel Aviv||Ligat ha'Al||0||0||0||0||2||0||0||0||2||0
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|2007||rowspan="2"|Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon
Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C.
Hapoel Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon Football Club is an Israeli football based in Ramat HaSharon. They are currently plays in Israeli Premier League at the Winter Stadium, Ramat Gan.-History:...
||rowspan="2"|Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit is the second tier in the Israeli football league system below the Premier League.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the lowest-placed team are relegated to Liga Alef while the highest-placed team from Liga Alef are promoted in their place...
||17||2||1||0||0||0||0||0||18||2
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|2007–08||28||7||2||1||2||2||0||0||32||10
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|2008–09||rowspan="3"|Hapoel Tel Aviv||rowspan="3"|Ligat ha'Al||28||7||1||0||7||4||0||0||36||11
|-
|2009–10
2009–10 Israeli Premier League
The 2009–10 Israeli Premier League was the 11th season since its introduction in 1999 and the 68th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 22 August 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010 with the last matches of the playoff round....
||33||11||5||1||6||1||9||0||53||13
|-
|2010–11
2010–11 Israeli Premier League
The 2010–11 Israeli Premier League was the twelfth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 69th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 21 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. Hapoel Tel Aviv were the defending champions....
||30||9||4||1||1||1||12||5||46||15
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136||36||13||3||18||8||21||5||171||49
|-
|-
|2011–12
2011–12 Serie A
The 2011–12 Serie A is the eightieth season since its establishment, and the second under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 9 September 2011 and will end on 13 May 2012. The league was originally scheduled to start on 27 August, but this was delayed due to a strike by the players...
||Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
||Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
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