Eitan Tibi

Eitan Tibi (or Eytan,[1] Hebrew: איתן טיבי‎; born 16 November 1987) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a centre-back for Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Eitan Tibi
Tibi playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2015
Personal information
Full name Eitan Tibi
Date of birth (1987-11-16) 16 November 1987
Place of birth Jerusalem, Israel
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Number 18
Youth career
Beitar Haifa
Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Beitar Jerusalem 23 (0)
2007–2008 → Hapoel Ra'anana (loan) 33 (2)
2008–2009 → HaKoach Ramat Gan (loan) 28 (4)
2010–2011 Charleroi 9 (0)
2011–2012 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 31 (0)
2012– Maccabi Tel Aviv 204 (2)
National team‡
2012– Israel 38 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 September 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2018

Early life

Tibi was born in Jerusalem, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family.[2]

Career

Tibi started his career in the youth teams of Beitar Haifa and Maccabi Netanya. In 2006–07 he signed for Beitar Jerusalem for four years at the age of 19. On his senior year with the club he could not break into the first team and in 2007–08 he was loaned to Hapoel Ra'anana. In 2008–09 he was loaned again to HaKoach Ramat Gan.

In 2009–10 Tibi returned to Beitar Jerusalem and played 21 league games with the club, before signing a two-years contract with the Belgian side Charleroi.[3] After just 9 games with the club and his inability to find a place in the starting lineup, he decided to return to Israel.

In January 2011 Tibi signed a three-and-a-half years contract with Ironi Kiryat Shmona.[4] In 2011–12 he was a key part in the historic championship title win of Ironi Kiryat Shmona, together with the Toto Cup Al win. At the end of that season he made his debut for the Israeli national football team against Czech Republic.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On 29 August 2012, Tibi signed a three-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv,[5] after long negotiations with Ironi Kiryat Shmona owner Izi Sheratzky about the release-clause in his contract. With arbitration advice, it appeared the €300,000 release-clause was valid and Tibi was allowed to join Maccabi. He made his debut for the club on 3 September 2012, in the first gameweek of the season, against Maccabi Netanya. His remarkable form in 2012–13 made Tibi a vital part in the middle of defense for Maccabi, together with Carlos García, and he was lined-up 34 times in the league.[6] He scored his first goal for Maccabi on 2 March 2013 in an away match against Bnei Sakhnin. In that season he won his second consecutive championship title and his first one with Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 17 July 2013, he made his first appearance in a European match, in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League against Győri ETO FC.[7] Maccabi eventually qualified to the Europa League.

Tibi started 2013–14 season extremely well, leading the club to a new Israeli Premier League record, after Maccabi Tel Aviv conceded its first goal of the season only in the 45th minute of the 7th gameweek. The previous record was held by Hapoel Haifa F.C. in 1998–99. He won the 2013–14 season's championship with Maccabi. In 2014–15, he won with Maccabi the third consecutive championship, this season he also won the State Cup and Toto Cup.

In 2015–16, he qualified with Maccabi to the UEFA Champions League group stage. In the 2015–16 season in the Israeli Premier League, Tibi lost with Maccabi the championship to Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. He signed a contract extension with Maccabi for three years in the end of the season.

International career

In 2012 Tibi made his debut for the national team in a friendly match against Czech Republic. His form at his club, Maccabi Tel Aviv, has made him a first-team regular, playing steadily for the national team under the lead of Eli Guttman and maintaining good performances.

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 November 2016.

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
2006–07Beitar JerusalemLiga Al20008000100
2007–08Hapoel Ra'ananaLiga Leumit332108000422
2008–09Hakoah Amidar Ramat GanLiga Al284402000344
2009–10Beitar Jerusalem210108000300
Belgium League Belgian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2010–11Charleroi1st Division9000000090
Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
2010–11Ironi Kiryat ShmonaLigat ha'Al80003000110
2011–12230206000310
2012–13Maccabi Tel Aviv341202000381
2013–143100000120430
2014–15340004160441
2015–16310101090420
2016–172600050130440
Total Israel 27171104714003488
Belgium 9000000090
Career total 27971104714003578

National team

As of 11 September 2018.

National team Year Total
AppsGoals
Israel
2012 70
2013 80
2014 30
2015 50
2016 50
2017 41
2018 20
Career Total 361

International goals
Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first.[8]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 October 2017Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Liechtenstein1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Beitar Jerusalem

Ironi Kiryat Shmona

Maccabi Tel Aviv

References
  1. http://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/teams/players/106179--eytan-tibi/
  2. https://www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en/2017/01/eitan-tibi-eli-dasa-package-food-holocaust-survivors/
  3. Eitan Tibi signs a two-year contract with FC Charleroi, on Walla! (Hebrew)
  4. Eitan tibi signs a three-and-a-half year contract with Ironi Kiryat Shmona, on ynet (Hebrew)
  5. Eitan Tibi agreed terms with Maccabi Tel Aviv Archived 5 August 2013 at Archive.today, on Maccabi Tel Aviv website, 5 August 2012
  6. Eitan tibi 2012–13 statistics Archived 8 September 2013 at Archive.today, on Maccabi Tel Aviv website
  7. Gyori FC vs Maccabi Tel Aviv match summary, on UEFA.com
  8. "Tibi, Eitan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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