Eran Zahavi

Eran Zahavi
Personal information
Full name Eran Zahavi
Date of birth (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 (age 39)
Place of birth Rishon LeZion, Israel
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, striker
Team 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)
International career
2008 Israel U21 1 (0)
2010–2021 Israel 70 (33)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2023

Eran Zahavi (or Zehavi, 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.

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. 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

As of 15 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2006–07 Israeli Premier League 000020——20
2008–09 287107461—4212
2009–10 33115161110—5513
2010–11 3394211125—5017
Total 9427103166296—14942
Ironi Ramat HaSharon
(loan)		 2006–07 Liga Leumit 17210———182
2007–08 2872122——3210
Total 4593122——5012
Palermo 2011–12 Serie A 20200—20—222
2012–13 3010———40
Total 23210—20—262
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2012–13 Israeli Premier League 16721—00—188
2013–14 342911—115—4635
2014–15 3327554162—4835
2015–16 36356321118125649
Total 11998141062281512168127
Guangzhou R&F 2016 Chinese Super League 151146———1917
2017 302744———3431
2018 262032———2922
2019 282900———2829
2020 7400———74
Total 106911112———117103
PSV Eindhoven 2020–21 Eredivisie 251120—66—3317
2021–22 251141—168104620
Total 502261—2214107937
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2022–23 Israeli Premier League 3220441042—4126
2023–24 22002365—1010
Total 34224433107005136
Career total 47127149312713914222640359
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Israel 201030
201150
201230
201361
201462
201571
201652
201740
201832
20191011
202075
2021119
Total7033
Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zahavi goal.
List of international goals scored by Eran Zahavi
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 September 2013Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia15 Russia1–31–32014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.1 June 2014BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States20 Honduras1–04–2Friendly
3.16 November 2014Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel23 Bosnia and Herzegovina3–03–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
4.3 September 2015Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel27 Andorra1–04–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
5.31 May 2016Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia31 Serbia1–11–3Friendly
6.12 November 2016Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania32 Albania1–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.15 November 2018Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel41 Guatemala1–07–0Friendly
8.20 November 2018Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland42 Scotland2–32–32018–19 UEFA Nations League C
9.21 March 2019Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel43 Slovenia1–11–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
10.24 March 2019Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel44 Austria1–14–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
11.2–1
12.3–1
13.7 June 2019Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia45 Latvia1–03–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
14.2–0
15.3–0
16.5 September 2019Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva, Israel47 Macedonia1–01–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
17.9 September 2019Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia48 Slovenia2–12–3UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
18.10 October 2019Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria49 Austria1–01–3UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
19.15 October 2019Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva, Israel50 Latvia2–03–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
20.4 September 2020Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland53 Scotland1–11–12020–21 UEFA Nations League B
21.11 October 2020Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel56 Czech Republic1–21–22020–21 UEFA Nations League B
22.14 October 2020Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia57 Slovakia1–23–22020–21 UEFA Nations League B
23.2–2
24.3–2
25.31 March 2021Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova62 Moldova1–14–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
26.5 June 2021City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro63 Montenegro1–03–1Friendly
27.1 September 2021Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands65 Faroe Islands1–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
28.2–0
29.4–0
30.4 September 2021Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel66 Austria3–05–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
31.5–2
32.9 October 2021Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland68 Scotland1–02–32022 FIFA World Cup qualification
33.12 October 2021Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva, Israel69 Moldova1–02–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Hapoel Tel Aviv

Maccabi Tel Aviv

PSV Eindhoven

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "ערן זהבי לקראת סכנין: "הגביע זה משהו אחר לגמרי"". israelhayom.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. ↑ ""אני הקפטן". הוויכוח של ערן זהבי עם השופט". Sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 20 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Ori (11 April 2016). "Maccabi Tel Aviv's Zahavi breaks six-decade Israeli league record". Reuters. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Eran Zahavi at Soccerway
  7. 1 2 "Israel Football Association – Eran ZEHAVI". football.org.il. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Eran Zahavi". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  9. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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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