Shimon Abuhatzira (2016)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shimon Abuhatzira | ||
Date of birth | 10 October 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Netanya, Israel | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Hapoel Raanana | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2003 | Beitar Nes Tubruk | ||
2003–2006 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2009 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 103 | (21) |
2009–2011 | Larissa | 19 | (3) |
2011 | → Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan) | 14 | (7) |
2011–2013 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 66 | (28) |
2013–2016 | Maccabi Haifa | 29 | (4) |
2015 | → Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Beitar Jerusalem | 11 | (3) |
2017– | Hapoel Raanana | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2004–2005 | Israel U19 | 7 | (1) |
2008 | Israel U21 | 3 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Israel | 3 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2016 |
Shimon Abuhatzira (or Shimon Abuhazira, Hebrew: שמעון אבו חצירא; born 10 October 1986) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a striker in Hapoel Raanana. He is related to the Baba Sali.
He started to play football as a kid when he was part of Beitar Nes Tubruk. In 2003, he moved to Hapoel Petah Tikva, and became a member of the senior side when he was 19 years old. In 3 years with the senior team he made 125 caps, 28 goals and 5 assists.
On 21 May 2009, it was said that Abuhatzira agreed to sign a 2-year contract with Greek club Larissa without of Hapoel Petah Tikva permission. On June 22, 2009 Larissa's official website named him as a newcomer on an article about the club's first training for the 2009–10 season. The official announcement about his transfer was made on July 1, 2009. he was released from the club after scoring 3 goals in 19 caps.
In January 2011, Abuhatzira returned to Israel and signed in Ironi Kiryat Shmona, after half a good season, he scored 7 goals and reached with the team to the Israeli State Cup semi final in the end of the season abuhatzira signed for three more years in the team.
In December 2011 Abuhatzira extended his contract in Ironi Kiryat Shmona for more four years, at the end of the season his team won the first championship in its history, and he finished as top scorer of the team with 13 goals and 6 assists in addition he help his team to win the Toto Cup 4–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw against Hapoel Tel Aviv.
In his third season with kiryat shmona abuhatzira scored 15 league goals including 4 goals against Hapoel Tel Aviv at the Bloomfield Stadium and 24 goals in all competitions he played with kiryat shmona in the Europa League and scored 3 goals including a brace against Lyon In addition he reach with his team to the Israeli State Cup final, and scored the advantage goal against Hapoel Ramat Gan, but eventually his team lost 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.