Eran Zahavi
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]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eran Zahavi | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 July 1987||
Place of birth | Rishon LeZion, Israel | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | 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
Club
Hapoel Tel Aviv[6]
Maccabi Tel Aviv[6]
PSV Eindhoven[6]
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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 | FYR 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
Individual
- Israeli Premier League Most Assists: 2010–11
- Footballer of the Year in Israel: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Israeli Premier League Top Goalscorer: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Israeli Premier League Player of the Month: December 2014
- 2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase Top Scorer: 7 goals
- Chinese Super League MVP: 2017[10]
- Chinese Super League Top Scorer: 2017,[11] 2019[12]
- Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2017,[13] 2019[12]
Eran Zahavi Media
Zahavi playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv in 2010
Zahavi (left) playing for and captains Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 2015–16 Champions League match against Chelsea.
Zahavi (in white) playing for Israel in 2016 Euro qualifiers against Andorra
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Eran Zahavi – Israel – UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ↑ "Sheran Yeini: "Eran Zehavi's a true winner"". 24 March 2015.
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. - ↑ Lewis, Ori (11 April 2016). "Maccabi Tel Aviv's Zahavi breaks six-decade Israeli league record". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-israel-record-idUKKCN0X82K5. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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. - ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Eran Zahavi". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Eran Zahavi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 12.0 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.
- ↑ "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.
Other websites
- Eran Zahavi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Eran Zahavi at Soccerway