Yoav Pini Gerafi (sometimes Jarafi or Jerafi,[2][3] Hebrew: יואב פיני ג'ראפי; born 29 August 1993) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Haifa and the Israel national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yoav Pini Gerafi | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Tel Mond, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Haifa | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2023 | F.C. Ashdod | 180 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Hapoel Ra'anana (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2023– | Hapoel Haifa | 25 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Israel | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 | |||
Early life
editGerafi was born in Tel Mond, Israel, to a family of Mizrahi Jewish (Yemenite-Jewish) descent.[citation needed]
Club career
editGerafi made his professional debut for Hapoel Ra'anana in the Israeli Premier League on 14 February 2015, coming on as a substitute in the 14th minute for Shoval Gozlan after starting goalkeeper Daniel Lifshitz was sent off in the 11th minute. The match finished as a 2–1 win for Hapoel Ra'anana.[4]
On 11 June 2023 signed for two seasons in Hapoel Haifa.[5]
International career
editIn March 2019, Gerafi was first called up to the senior Israel national team ahead of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Slovenia and Austria.[6] He made his debut on 27 September 2022 in a friendly game against Malta.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Yoav Gerafi".
- ^ "Yoav Jarafi - - European Qualifiers".
- ^ "Yoav Pini Jerafi - Goalkeeper of Ironi Ashdod".
- ^ "Hapoel Ra'anana vs. Maccabi Netanya - 14 February 2015". Soccerway. Perform Group. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ Ben Dor, Doron (11 June 2023). "עולה לכרמל: גראפי חתם לשנתיים בהפועל חיפה" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Sidi, Moshe (12 March 2019). "יואב ג'ראפי זומן לסגל נבחרת ישראל" [Yoav Gerafi was invited to the Israeli national team]. ashdodonline.co.il (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Malta v Israel game report". ESPN. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
External links
edit- Yoav Gerafi at Soccerway
- Yoav Gerafi at National-Football-Teams.com
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