Mairav Shamir
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mairav Shamir | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Netanya, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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MSV Duisburg | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Boston College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | ASA Tel Aviv | ||
| 2012–2014 | Telstar | 30 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | 1. FC Lübars | 20 | (0) |
| 2015– | MSV Duisburg | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Israel | 32 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 September 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2016 |
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Mairav "Merav" Shamir (Hebrew: מירב שמיר; born 18 January 1988 in Israel) is an Israeli American soccer goalkeeper currently playing for the German 2nd Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg and is the starting goalkeeper for the Israel women's national football team.
Shamir was born in Israel and grew up in the city of Netanya until she moved to the United States when she was two years old. Shamir started playing soccer when she was just four years old and as a young child her dream was "to play soccer collegiately and eventually play for the national team."
After competing with the United States side at the 2009 Maccabiah Games, Shamir was approached by the staff of the national team about joining them in their campaign to qualify for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. Shamir subsequently left Boston College to join the national team and complete her degree at Tel Aviv University while playing for ASA Tel Aviv domestically. After 3 years in ASA Tel Aviv, taking three top league Championships and Israeli Cup, Mairav joined Telstar of the Eredivisie (First League) in the Netherlands. After a successful two seasons with Telstar, Shamir made the move to Germany and signed with the 2nd Bundesliga club, 1. FC Lübars, also known as the club Hertha BSC.
By FC Lübars, Shamir had a successful season. Her first 10 games, Shamir kept the 0, beating Manuel Neuer's record with most games without conceding a goal. She finished the season with 15 clean sheets in 20 games, and helping Lübars finish in first place and win the league. Unfortunately, due to financial problems, FC Lübars could not move up to the first league.
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