Alex Zahavi

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Alex Zahavi
Personal information
Full name Alexander Abraham Zahavi
Date of birth (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Los Angeles, California, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Youth career
1998–1999 Hapoel Haifa
1999–2002 Benfica
2002–2004 Arsenal
2005–2007 Barcelona
2007–2010 Sporting CP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Maccabi Haifa 0 (0)
2011 → Hapoel Acre (loan) 10 (0)
2011–2012 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 1 (0)
2012–2013 → Olhanense (loan) 0 (0)
International career
Portugal U16 7 (0)
2007 Portugal U17 8 (3)
Portugal U18 9 (2)
Portugal U19 3 (0)
2010 United States U20 2 (1)
2011 Israel U21 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander "Alex" Abraham Zahavi (born 21 January 1991) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger or forward.

Contents

Zahavi was born in the United States, the son of a Portuguese mother and Israeli father. He has represented Portugal at youth levels but considered switching federations so he can represent the United States. [1] He is the great nephew of football agent Pini Zahavi. Zahavi is a winger who plays on the left side of midfield, even though he is right-footed.

Club career

On 16 July 2010, Zahavi joined Maccabi Haifa on trial trying to impress Elisha Levy. On 26 July he was presented as a Maccabi Haifa player after he signed a contract with the club.

Zahavi joined Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Acre in February 2011 on loan for the remainder of the 2010–11 season. [2]

On 7 July, Maccabi Haifa announced that they extended Zahavi's contract through the 2015 season, and are loaning him to Primeira Liga team Vitória de Setúbal for the 2011–12 season. [3] Zahavi joined Portuguese top-flight side S.C. Olhanense for the 2012–13 season. [4]

International career

Zahavi represented Portugal at various youth levels but was never called into the senior team. Because he played in an official UEFA U17 [5] qualifying tournament for Portugal, he was cap tied to their national team under FIFA eligibility rules. [6] However, since he is also eligible to play for Israel or the United States, he was allowed to file for a one-time only switch with FIFA. [7]

Zahavi was called up to the United States U-20's team in November 2010 for the Torneo de las Americas. [8]

On 20 February 2011, Zahavi was called in for his first Israel U-21 camp. [9] Three days later Zahavi played in a friendly with the under-21 side against FC Arsenal Kyiv. [10] In March 2011, Zahavi was brought in for another training camp. [11] On 17 March 2011 Zahavi was named to the under-21 side for a tournament in Austria. [12] Zahavi made his debut for the side in a friendly against Georgia on 23 March 2011. [13] Zahavi scored his first goal for the under-21 side in a friendly against Romania on 26 March 2011 in Austria. [14] Zahavi floated the ball over the Romanian goalkeeper from 35 metres out after exchanging passes with Nes Zamir. [14]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [15]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maccabi Haifa 2010–11 Israeli Premier League 00005050
Hapoel Acre (loan) 2010–11 Israeli Premier League1000000100
Vitoria 2011–12 Primeira Liga 10000010
Olhanense 2012–13 Primeira Liga00000000
Career total1100050170

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  2. ↑ Sciaretta, Brian (10 February 2011). "ZAHAVI EXCITED FOR HAPOEL ACRE LOAN". Yanks Abroad. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "American Exports: US youth int'l Zahavi heads to Portugal | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 10 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Desperate times at Olhanense - the Portugal News". Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "The official website for European football – UEFA.com".
  6. ↑ Zahavi Close to US Switch [usurped]
  7. ↑ FIFA Amends International Eligibility Rule [usurped]
  8. ↑ "Private Site". Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  9. ↑ סגל הנבחרת הצעירה למשחק מול ארסנל קייב [Squad For Under-21 Friendly Against Arsenal Kyiv] (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. 20 February 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  10. ↑ הנבחרת הצעירה הפסידה 3:0 לארסנל קייב [The Under-21s Lose To Arsenal Kyiv 3:0] (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. 23 February 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  11. ↑ מחנה אימונים לנבחרת הצעירה [Training Camp For Under-21s] (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  12. ↑ סגל הנבחרת הצעירה לטורניר באוסטריה [Under-21 Side For Tournament In Austria] (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. 17 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  13. ↑ הנבחרת הצעירה ניצחה 0:2 את גיאורגיה [The National Under-21s defeat Georgia 2:0] (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  14. 1 2 Bahat, Dana (26 March 2011). "1:1 לצעירה עם רומניה, נס זמיר: זה עוזר להתחבר" [1-1 For The Under-21 With Romania, Nes Zamir: This Helps Our Connecting] (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  15. ↑ Alex Zahavi at Soccerway
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