Omri Gandelman
 Gandelman playing for Maccabi Netanya in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Hod HaSharon, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Gent | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Hapoel Hod HaSharon | ||
| 2011–2014 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| 2014–2017 | Hapoel Ra'anana | ||
| 2017–2018 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| 2018 | Wehen Wiesbaden | ||
| 2018–2020 | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Maccabi Netanya | 100 | (9) |
| 2023– | Gent | 31 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Israel U21 | 14 | (4) |
| 2021– | Israel | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 July 2023 | |||
Omri Gandelman (
KAA Gent and the Israel national team
.
Early and personal life
Gandelman was born and raised in
Sephardi Jewish descent.[3] His father is Israeli former basketball player Shmuel "Shmulik" Gandelman,[4] and grandson of Rami Gandelman who was a basketball manager and a sports personality in Jerusalem.[5]
He also holds Portuguese passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish ancestors,[3][2] which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[3]
Club career
Gandelman is a youth product of the academies of the Israeli clubs
Arsenal FC of the Premier League.[6] He made his professional debut with Maccabi Netanya in a 3–1 Israeli Premier League win over Ironi Kiryat Shmona on 2 June 2020.[7]
International career
He has been a crucial member of the Israel U21, ever since the debut of his in 2021.
Coming on as a substitute within the first half, Gandelman debuted with the seniors' Israel national team in a 4–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification away loss against Austria on 12 November 2021.[8]
Honours
Maccabi Netanya
See also
- List of Jewish footballers
- List of Jews in sports
- List of Israelis
- List of Israel international footballers
References
- ^ a b Omri Gandelman at Soccerway
- ^ a b https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=784141
- ^ a b c Omri Gandelman at WorldFootball.net
- ^ https://basket.co.il/player.asp?PlayerId=6713
- ^ https://www.one.co.il/Article/394965.html
- ^ ""מתאים לאירופה": גאנדלמן הוא היהלום בנתניה". ONE - מספר אחד בספורט. 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Maccabi Netanya vs. Ironi Kiryat Shmona - 2 June 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Austria-Israel | European Qualifiers". UEFA.com.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Omri Gandelman.
- Omri Gandelman at PlaymakerStats.com
- Omri Gandelman – Israel Football Association national team player details
- Omri Gandelman – Israel Football Association league player details
- Omri Gandelman at Soccerway
- Omri Gandelman at WorldFootball.net
- Omri Gandelman at ESPN FC
- Omri Gandelman – UEFA competition record (archive)