Ethan Azoulay

Ethane Azoulay
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Haifa
Number 19.5
Youth career
2010–2011 Beitar Tubruk
2011–2013 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2013–2017 Maccabi Netanya
2017–2018 Beitar Tubruk
2018–2021 Maccabi Petah Tikva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Maccabi Petah Tikva 55 (1)
2022–2024 Maccabi Netanya 48 (4)
2024– Maccabi Haifa 59 (6)
International career‡
2018–2019 Israel U18 11 (1)
2019 Israel U19 2 (0)
2021–2023 Israel U21 14 (0)
2024 Israel U23 3 (0)
2024– Israel 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:00, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Ethane Azoulay (Hebrew: איתן אזולאי; born 26 May 2002) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national team.

Early life

Azoulay was born in Paris, France.

Club career

Azoulay started his career in Beitar Tubruk, then played also for Maccabi Netanya, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Petah Tikva.

On 12 June 2020, 2019–20 season, he made his debut in a 0–2 loss to Hapoel Ramat HaSharon at HaMoshava Stadium.

On 21 August 2022 signed in Maccabi Netanya for 3 seasons with option of more one season. Netanya paid 2.3 Million Shekels and became the most expensive player in the club's history.

International career

Azoulay was the commander of Israel national under-21 football team. He was a part of the Israel squad that qualified to the UEFA European Under-21 Championship semi final. He was named in the squad to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Azoulay made his debut for the Israel national team on 10 October 2024 in a UEFA Nations League game against France at Bozsik Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. He sbustituted Mohammad Abu Fani in the 67th minute as France won 4-1.

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 June 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2019–20 Liga Leumit 601000–0070
2020–21 Israeli Premier League 1901030–00230
2021–22 3024050–00392
Total 55260800000692
Maccabi Netanya 2022–23 Israeli Premier League 2706010–00340
2023–24 2042152–00277
Total 47481620000617
Maccabi Haifa 2024–25 Israeli Premier League 3002220–00342
2025–26 29611104100358
Total 596333041006910
Career total 16112174172410019919

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "AZOULAY Ethane". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Brenovski, Ra'anan (6 May 2023). "איתן אזולאי בריאיון מיוחד: "אתן את החיים שלי בשביל לזכות בגביע"" (in Hebrew). Walla!. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Maccabi Petah Tikva vs. Hapoel Ramat HaSharon". soccerway. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Goldstein, Igal (21 August 2022). "תמורת 2.3 מיליון ש"ח: איתן אזולאי חתם במכבי נתניה" (in Hebrew). The Sport Channel. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "פריז, אנחנו באים!!!" [Paris, we are coming!!!]. Facebook (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. 23 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Israel v France game report". ESPN. 10 October 2024.
  7. ↑ Ethan Azoulay at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata