Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tomer Hemed | ||
Date of birth | 2 May 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Kiryat Tiv'on, Israel | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Maccabi Haifa | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2011 | Maccabi Haifa | 49 | (16) |
2008 | → Maccabi Herzliya (loan) | 17 | (3) |
2008–2009 | → Bnei Yehuda (loan) | 28 | (1) |
2009–2010 | → Maccabi Ahi Nazareth (loan) | 33 | (9) |
2011–2014 | Mallorca | 90 | (20) |
2014–2015 | Almería | 35 | (8) |
2015– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 69 | (27) |
National team‡ | |||
2003–2004 | Israel U17 | 12 | (9) |
2005 | Israel U18 | 7 | (5) |
2005–2006 | Israel U19 | 22 | (24) |
2006–2008 | Israel U21 | 3 | (3) |
2011– | Israel | 25 | (15) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:59, 27 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2016 |
Tomer Hemed (Hebrew: תומר חמד; born 2 May 1987) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker for English Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Israel national team.
Hemed was called up to Maccabi Haifa's first-team in early 2006, after scoring regularly for the under-18 side. He appeared three times with the main squad, scoring once, before returning to the youth side. Hemed was again called up to Haifa's first team in 2007. He made his debut in the campaign on 3 March 2007, coming on as a substitute in a 1–2 home loss against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv. Hemed scored his first professional goals on 26 May, netting his side's both goals in a 2–0 win at Maccabi Herzliya. In 2007, he travelled with the Under-21 side to that year's Torneo di Viareggio; he scored once as Haifa was knocked-out in the group stage.
Hemed was subsequently loaned to Maccabi Herzliya,Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth (the latter being managed by John Gregory). Nazareth, however, finished last as Hemed scored nine goals.
Hemed eventually returned to Maccabi Haifa in the 2010 summer, and appeared in 45 matches during the 2010–11 campaign, also scoring 18 goals as the club was crowned champions.
On 21 June 2011, Hemed signed a three-year deal with Spanish La Liga club RCD Mallorca. He made his debut in the main category of the Spanish football on 28 August, starting and being booked in a 1–0 home success against RCD Espanyol.