Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sarit Shenar | ||
Date of birth | 9 June 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Israel | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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ASA Tel Aviv University | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998 | Hapoel Ashkelon | ||
1999–2003 | ASA Tel Aviv University | ||
2003–2006 | West Texas A&M Buffaloes | (72) | |
2003–2006 | Maccabi Holon | 8 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Hamburger | 17 | (0) |
2008–2009 | SønderjyskE | (4) | |
2009– | ASA Tel Aviv | 108 | (141) |
National team‡ | |||
2000– | Israel | 39 | (14) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 January 2015 |
Sarit Shenar is an Israeli football midfielder, currently playing in the Israeli First League for ASA Tel Aviv University. She had also played for in the U.S., Germany and Denmark. She had played in the Champions League with Maccabi Holon and ASA Tel Aviv, and she has been a member of the Israeli national team since 2000, when she made her debut against Belarus.
Shenar started playing with a boys’ team in Kiryat Gat, but was barred from playing upon reaching 12. At the age of 15 she had joined the newly formed Hapoel Ashkelon, and moved shortly afterwards to ASA Tel Aviv University. In 2003, After completing her military service, Shenar began attending West Texas A&M University, where she played for the Lady Buffs for the next four years, scoring 72 goals. During the same period Shenar also played for Maccabi Holon in the UEFA Women's Champions League
Shenar played with the Lady Buffs until 2007, after which she applied for positions with a host of European clubs, finally signing with Hamburger, with whom she played for a year. The following season Shenar signed with SønderjyskE, where she played until January 2009, netting four goals, before she decided to return to Israel due to her mother’s illness. Shenar transferred to ASA Tel Aviv University, with which she played ever since, winning 5 Israeli championships and 3 cups, as well as twice being the league’s top scorer.