Maharan Radi

Summary

Maharan Radi (Arabic: مهران راضي, Hebrew: מהראן ראדי; born 1 July 1982) is an Israeli footballer who plays for Hapoel Nof HaGalil.[2] He was capped 10 times by the Israel national team between 2012 and 2014.

Maharan Radi
Radi playing for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 2015
Personal information
Full name Maharan Radi
Date of birth (1982-07-01) July 1, 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Sulam, Israel
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hapoel Nof HaGalil
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)
2021–2023 F.C. Kafr Qasim 51 (9)
2023– Hapoel Nof HaGalil 15 (1)
International career
2012–2014 Israel 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2023

Club career edit

An Arab citizen of Israel,[3] 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.[3] 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 edit

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 edit

Club edit

Individual edit

International goals edit

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 12 October 2012 Stade Josy Barthel, City of Luxembourg, Luxembourg   Luxembourg 1–0 6–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

References edit

  1. ^ "הזידאן של סכנין". הארץ.
  2. ^ "RADI Maharan". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b Racists curse Mac. TA's new Arab player – Haaretz, 10 July 2012
  4. ^ Maharan Radi Player Profile – UEFA.com, retrieved 22 March 2012
  5. ^ "One - מספר 1 בספורט".