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Eran Zahavi

Israeli association footballer

Eran Zahavi (or Zehavi,[2] Hebrew: ערן זהבי, /ɛˈrɑːn zəˈhɑːvɪ/ err-AHN zə-HAH-vi; born 25 July 1987) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv, which he also captains.[3][4]

Eran Zahavi
Personal information
Full name Eran Zahavi
Date of birth (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Rishon LeZion, Israel
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, striker
Club 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 (27)
2007–2008 → Ironi Ramat HaSharon (loan) 45 (9)
2011–2013 Palermo 23 (2)
2013–2016 Maccabi Tel Aviv 119 (98)
2016–2020 Guangzhou R&F 106 (91)
2020–2022 PSV Eindhoven 50 (22)
2022– Maccabi Tel Aviv 34 (22)
National team
2008 Israel U21 1 (0)
2010–2021 Israel 70 (33)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 September 2023

Zahavi won Israeli Footballer of the Year twice (2013 and 2014), and finished as the top goalscorer of the Israeli Premier League for three seasons in a row (2013–14 29 goals, 2014–15 27 goals and 2015–16 35 goals, all-time league record). In 2016, he broke the Israeli league sixty-year-old record, scoring the most goals in a single season, beating the 1954–55 record.[5] He was named the 2017 Chinese Super League MVP, and broke the league's single-season scoring record in 2019. Zahavi has played for the national team since 2010, earning over 65 caps.

Career statistics change

Club change

As of 15 September 2023[6][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2006–07 Israeli Premier League 0 0 0 0 2 0 — — 2 0
2008–09 28 7 1 0 7 4 6[a] 1 — 42 12
2009–10 33 11 5 1 6 1 11[b] 0 — 55 13
2010–11 33 9 4 2 1 1 12[c] 5 — 50 17
Total 94 27 10 3 16 6 29 6 — 149 42
Ironi Ramat HaSharon
(loan) 		2006–07 Liga Leumit 17 2 1 0 — — — 18 2
2007–08 28 7 2 1 2 2 — — 32 10
Total 45 9 3 1 2 2 — — 50 12
Palermo 2011–12 Serie A 20 2 0 0 — 2 0 — 22 2
2012–13 3 0 1 0 — — — 4 0
Total 23 2 1 0 — 2 0 — 26 2
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2012–13 Israeli Premier League 16 7 2 1 — 0 0 — 18 8
2013–14 34 29 1 1 — 11[d] 5 — 46 35
2014–15 33 27 5 5 4 1 6[e] 2 — 48 35
2015–16 36 35 6 3 2 1 11[c] 8 1[f] 2 56 49
Total 119 98 14 10 6 2 28 15 1 2 168 127
Guangzhou R&F 2016 Chinese Super League 15 11 4 6 — — — 19 17
2017 30 27 4 4 — — — 34 31
2018 26 20 3 2 — — — 29 22
2019 28 29 0 0 — — — 28 29
2020 7 4 0 0 — — — 7 4
Total 106 91 11 12 — — — 117 103
PSV Eindhoven 2020–21 Eredivisie 25 11 2 0 — 6[b] 6 — 33 17
2021–22 25 11 4 1 — 16[g] 8 1[h] 0 46 20
Total 50 22 6 1 — 22 14 1 0 79 37
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2022–23 Israeli Premier League 32 20 4 4 1 0 4[i] 2 — 41 26
2023–24 2 2 0 0 2 3 6[i] 5 — 10 10
Total 34 22 4 4 3 3 10 7 0 0 51 36
Career total 471 271 49 31 27 13 91 42 2 2 640 359
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearance in Israeli Super Cup
  7. ↑ Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
  8. ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year[7][8][9]
National team Year Apps Goals
Israel 2010 3 0
2011 5 0
2012 3 0
2013 6 1
2014 6 2
2015 7 1
2016 5 2
2017 4 0
2018 3 2
2019 10 11
2020 7 5
2021 11 9
Total 70 33
Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zahavi goal.[8][9]
List of international goals scored by Eran Zahavi
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
6. 12 November 2016 Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania 32   Albania 1–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 15 November 2018 Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel 41   Guatemala 1–0 7–0 Friendly
8. 20 November 2018 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 42   Scotland 2–3 2–3 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C
9. 21 March 2019 Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel 43   Slovenia 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
10. 24 March 2019 Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel 44   Austria 1–1 4–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
11. 2–1
12. 3–1
13. 7 June 2019 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia 45   Latvia 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
14. 2–0
15. 3–0
16. 5 September 2019 Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva, Israel 47   Macedonia 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
17. 9 September 2019 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia 48   Slovenia 2–1 2–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
18. 10 October 2019 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 49   Austria 1–0 1–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
19. 15 October 2019 Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva, Israel 50   Latvia 2–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
20. 4 September 2020 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 53   Scotland 1–1 1–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
21. 11 October 2020 Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel 56   Czech Republic 1–2 1–2 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
22. 14 October 2020 Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia 57   Slovakia 1–2 3–2 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
23. 2–2
24. 3–2
25. 31 March 2021 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova 62   Moldova 1–1 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
26. 5 June 2021 City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro 63   Montenegro 1–0 3–1 Friendly
27. 1 September 2021 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 65   Faroe Islands 1–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
28. 2–0
29. 4–0
30. 4 September 2021 Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel 66   Austria 3–0 5–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
31. 5–2
32. 9 October 2021 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 68   Scotland 1–0 2–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
33. 12 October 2021 Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva, Israel 69   Moldova 1–0 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours change

Club change

Hapoel Tel Aviv[6]

Maccabi Tel Aviv[6]

PSV Eindhoven[6]

Individual change

References change

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Eran Zahavi – Israel – UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sheran Yeini: "Eran Zehavi's a true winner"". 24 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference captainJanuary2023 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  4. ↑ Cite error: The named reference captainFebruary2023 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  5. ↑ Lewis, Ori (11 April 2016). "Maccabi Tel Aviv's Zahavi breaks six-decade Israeli league record". Reuters. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Cite error: The named reference Soccerway was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Israel Football Association – Eran ZEHAVI". football.org.il. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Eran Zahavi". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Eran Zahavi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  10. ↑ 新浪体育 (11 November 2017). "扎哈维当选2017中超MVP 拉维奇冯潇霆遗憾落选". sports.sina.com.cn.
  11. ↑ "2017中超颁奖典礼:扎哈维MVP+金靴 卡帅最佳教练". sports.sina.com.cn. 11 November 2017.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Paulinho wins MVP, Li takes best coach at Chinese Super League awards ceremony". Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  13. ↑ "中超最佳阵容:武磊领衔上港4将 富力恒大各3人". sports.sina.com.cn. 11 November 2017.

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