Maharan Radi
Maharan Radi (Arabic: مهران راضي, Hebrew: מהראן ראדי; born 1 July 1982) is an Arab-Israeli[2] footballer who plays for F.C. Kafr Qasim.[3] he has been capped by the Israel national football team 10 times since 2012.
Radi playing for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maharan Radi | ||
Date of birth | July 1, 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Sulam, Israel | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | F.C. Kafr Qasim | ||
Youth career | |||
2001 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2003 | Hapoel Majd al-Krum | ||
2003–2004 | Maccabi Kafr Kanna | ||
2004–2006 | Hapoel Ashkelon[1] | ||
2006–2008 | Maccabi Herzliya | 65 | (8) |
2008–2010 | Bnei Yehuda | 59 | (3) |
2010–2011 | Hapoel Acre | 29 | (5) |
2011–2012 | Bnei Sakhnin | 30 | (13) |
2012–2015 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 83 | (14) |
2015–2018 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 100 | (17) |
2018–2020 | Bnei Sakhnin | 62 | (10) |
2021– | F.C. Kafr Qasim | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012– | Israel | 10 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 June 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 November 2014 |
Club career
An Arab citizen of Israel,[2] Radi started his career at the Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team. In 2006, he was promoted with his team Maccabi Herzliya to the Israeli Premier League and won the Toto Cup in the next season. In 2011–12 Radi played for Bnei Sakhnin, ending the season with 13 goals and 10 assists, being one of the major factors making his team reach the top playoff. In 2012–13 he joined his youth club, Maccabi Tel Aviv, where a small group of youths chanted racist slogans towards him during his first training session.[2] Radi scored eight goals and made 11 assists as Maccabi Tel Aviv won the championship that season. In 2013–14, he participated in the Europa League group stage and the round of 32 with Maccabi.
International
On 2 September 2012 Radi received his first call-up to the Israeli national team from coach Eli Guttman. The following month he scored on his second appearance for the national team in a qualifier against Luxembourg.[4]
Honours
Club
- Israeli Premier League (6): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Toto cup top Division (3): 2006–07, 2014–15, 2016-17
- Israel State Cup (1): 2014–15
- Toto Cup Artzit (1): 2004–05
- Israel Super Cup (1): 2016
Individual
- Israeli Premier League – 2011–12 Most assists (10)[5]
- Israeli Premier League – 2012–13 Most assists (11)
International goals
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
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1. | 12 October 2012 | Stade Josy Barthel, City of Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0–1 | 0–6 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- http://www.haaretz.co.il/sport/israel-soccer/1.1481407
- Racists curse Mac. TA's new Arab player – Haaretz, 10 July 2012
- "RADI Maharan". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- Maharan Radi Player Profile – UEFA.com, retrieved 22 March 2012
- http://one.co.il/Cat/Leagues/ExtendedStatisticTable.aspx?tableType=3&categoryid=1&tableid=1&season=11-12