Sagiv Yehezkel
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sagiv Shalom Yehezkel[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 21 March 1995||
Place of birth | Rishon LeZion, Israel | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
winger[2] | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2010 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
2010–2013 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
2013–2014 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 39 | (7) |
2016–2019 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 9 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2019 | → MS Ashdod (loan) | 9 | (3) |
2019–2021 | MS Ashdod | 51 | (15) |
2021–2023 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 58 | (12) |
2023–2024 | Antalyaspor | 13 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Israel U17 | 2 | (1) |
2012 | Israel U18 | 5 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Israel U19 | 15 | (2) |
2015 | Israel U21 | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Israel | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:08, 15 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 |
Sagiv Shalom Yehezkel
Early and personal life
Yehezkel was born and raised in
He married his Israeli fiancée Elian (née Yosef) on 23 June 2022, in moshav Shoresh, Israel.[11][12] Their firstborn son was born in June 2023.[13]
Club career
During his early career, Yehezkel played for Hapoel Tel Aviv and then Maccabi Tel Aviv, and had loan spells at Ironi Kiryat Shmona, Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv and MS Ashdod before joining the latter in 2019.[1]
On 11 February 2021, Yehezkel transferred to Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[14] He made his debut for the side on 13 February 2021, when he was in the starting line-up in a 2–2 league draw away at Hapoel Haifa.[15]
Yehezkel signed with Turkish
'100 days' incident
On 14 January 2024, Yehezkel scored a 68th minute goal in Antalyaspor's Süper Lig match against
On 15 January 2024, after being detained overnight, Yehezkel appeared in court charged with incitement to hatred.[21] After being released pending trial, Yehezkel and his family flew to Israel,[21][22] arriving at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.[23] According to The Guardian, Antalyaspor sacked Yehezkel, accusing him of having "acted against the values of our country";[17] the BBC confirmed Antalyaspor had sacked him, noting it was unclear if he faced prosecution if he returned to Turkey.[23] The TFF had referred Yehezkel to the Professional Football Disciplinary Board for potential breaches of Article 42 of the Football Disciplinary Instruction, citing "ideological propaganda", for which an eight-match ban could be imposed and applied worldwide.[24]
Honours
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
See also
- List of Jewish footballers
- List of Jews in sports
- List of Israelis
- List of Israel international footballers
References
- ^ a b c S. Yehezkel, Soccerway. Retrieved: 15 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Sagiv Yehezkel at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ a b Global, Haber (15 September 2023). "Antalyaspor'a İsrailli sağ bek". HaberGlobal.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/bio/_/id/246798/sagiv-yehezkal
- ^ "Sagiv Jehezkel | Israel | European Qualifiers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "חג גדול לדרומיים!". ONE - מספר אחת בספורט. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/ChSYi0QsQcX/
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/BO7BVCvB_Rh/
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CqIxbjrsJ1I/
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd-7PETM-1h/
- ^ "פעם שלישית גלידה..." ONE - מספר אחת בספורט. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ https://mazaltov.walla.co.il/article/daily-bride/8075/
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CyDd9D4sEZy/
- ^ "רשמית: שגיב יחזקאל חתם ל-3.5 עונות בב"ש". ONE. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Hapoel Haifa vs. Hapoel Be'er Sheva - 13 February 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Fenerbahce vs. Antalyaspor - 17 September 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Israeli footballer reportedly arrested after displaying hostage message during match in Turkey". The Guardian. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Sagiv Jehezkel: Israel footballer in Turkey facing sack for hostage plea". BBC News. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Israeli footballer censured in Turkey for October 7 tribute to be flown home". Financial Times. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Israeli soccer player detained in Turkey after protest in support of hostages held in Gaza". CNN. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Israeli footballer leaves Turkey after being detained for Gaza message". Turkish Minute. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Turkey frees Israeli footballer detained over Gaza war reference in match". AlJazeera. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Sagiv Jehezkel: Israel footballer leaves Turkey after hostage plea row". BBC Sport. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Two Israeli players in Turkey facing eight-match bans for 'ideological propaganda' relating to Israel-Gaza war". The Athletic. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
External links
- Sagiv Yehezkel – Israel Football Association national team player details
- Sagiv Yehezkel – Israel Football Association league player details
- Sagiv Yehezkel at Soccerway
- Sagiv Yehezkel at ESPN FC
- Sagiv Yehezkel – UEFA competition record (archive)