Arava Shahaf
Arava Shahaf (or Schahaf, Hebrew: ערבה שחף; born 28 April 1990) is an Israeli football Forward, currently playing in the Israeli First League for F.C. Ramat HaSharon (on loan). Shahaf has been a member of the Israeli national team since 2013, when she made her debut against Malta.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arava Shahaf | ||
Date of birth | 28 April 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Be'er Sheva, Israel | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | F.C. Ramat HaSharon | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2013 | Maccabi Be'er Sheva | 120 | (63) |
2013– | → F.C. Ramat HaSharon (loan) | 43 | (32) |
2014 | → ASA Tel Aviv University (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2007 | Israel U-19 | 1 | (0) |
2013– | Israel | 17 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2016 |
Club career
Born in Be'er Sheva, Shahaf joined Maccabi Be'er Sheva at the age of 15, making her debut on 12 December 2006 against ASA Tel Aviv University. She played with the club until the beginning of the 2013–14 season, when she was loaned to F.C. Ramat HaSharon, to which she was loaned ever since. On 17 November 2015, in a match against her old club, Shahaf scored her 100th league goal. Shahaf was also loaned for a brief period to ASA Tel Aviv University and played with the club in the 2014–15 Champions League qualifying round,[2] getting sent off against Atlético Ouriense.[3]
International career
Shahf made her international debut with the Israel women's national football team at the age of 23, in a match against Malta,[4] and as of December 2015, played 10 matches for the national team. Shahaf also played a single match for the U-19 national team in 2007, in a 1–5 loss to Italy.[5]
References
- Shahaf Arava – National Player Details IFA (in Hebrew)
- Arava Shahaf UEFA.com
- Ouriense-ASA Tel Aviv UEFA.com
- Meet: The Negev Footballers in the Women's National Team Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Shai Mugilevski, 27 October 2013, Eyoya (in Hebrew)
- Israel - Italy IFA (in Hebrew)
External links
- Arava Shahaf – Israel Football Association national team player details
- Arava Shahaf – Israel Football Association league player details