List of Maccabi Haifa F.C. players

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Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli association football club based in Haifa. The club was formed in 1913 as a local branch of the Maccabi movement, and played their first competitive matches before the establishment of the State of Israel. Since then, more than 300 players have made a competitive first team appearance for the club, of whom almost 100 players have made at least 100 appearances (including substitute appearances); those players are listed here, as well as those who have played fewer matches but have made significant contributions to the club's history (e.g. Haim Revivo and Yakubu).

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For a list of all Maccabi Haifa players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Maccabi Haifa F.C. players. For the current Maccabi Haifa first-team squad, see the First-team squad section of the club's main article.

Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut for the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; friendly matches are excluded.

List of players

Alon Harazi has made more than 700 appearances for Maccabi Haifa. He is also one of only three Haifa players to have featured in both of the club's only appearances in the UEFA Champions League. Harazi.png
Alon Harazi has made more than 700 appearances for Maccabi Haifa. He is also one of only three Haifa players to have featured in both of the club's only appearances in the UEFA Champions League.
Alon Mizrahi is one of Maccabi Haifa's highest all-time goalscorers. Alon Mizrahi.jpg
Alon Mizrahi is one of Maccabi Haifa's highest all-time goalscorers.
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Positions key
GK Goalkeeper RB Right back RM Right midfielder OR Outside right
CB Central back LB Left back LM Left midfielder OL Outside left
DF Defender FB Full back MF Midfielder W Winger
FW Forward HB Half back CM Central midfielder

Statistics correct as of match played 8 July 2023

NameNationalityPositionMaccabi Haifa
career
AppearancesGoals
Bondy Klein Flag of Israel.svg LB1947–19531143
Tibi Cohen Flag of Israel.svg CB1949–19601583
Yisha'ayahu Held Flag of Israel.svg FW1949–196428472
Jonny Hardy Flag of Israel.svg FW1951–196322191
Zekharia Ben-Tzvi Flag of Israel.svg LM1951–196622834
Avraham Menchel Flag of Israel.svg RM1952–196425783
Asher Almani Flag of Israel.svg LM1952–196830750
Aharon Amar Flag of Israel.svg FW1956–196614941
Shalom Vano Flag of Israel.svg RB1956–19701410
Itzhak Shapira Flag of Israel.svg FW1957–196211435
Danny Shmulevich-Rom Flag of Israel.svg FW1958–197132698
Yehezkel Gershoni Flag of Israel.svg GK1958–19732380
Shmuel Hednes Flag of Israel.svg HB1960–19702646
Didi Sasson Flag of Israel.svg FW1962–197112626
Hassan Bostoni Flag of Israel.svg FW1963–196911823
David Gozlan Flag of Israel.svg LM1963–19702217
Yisha'ayahu Schwager Flag of Israel.svg CB1963–197641017
Natan Hirsch Flag of Israel.svg FW1964–197013030
Mordechai Lubezki Flag of Israel.svg LB1964–19711753
Aharon Gershgoren Flag of Israel.svg CM1964–197837136
Karol Rotner Flag of Israel.svg RB1965–19872175
Haim Hazamos Flag of Israel.svg RB1968–19731277
Haim Forte Flag of Israel.svg FW1968–197520520
Yoav Levy Flag of Israel.svg LM1968–197614933
Moshe Adler Flag of Israel.svg FW1968–198026954
Motti Berger Flag of Israel.svg CB1969–19782315
Shlomo Benado Flag of Israel.svg HB1970–197411810
Itzhak Aharonovich Flag of Israel.svg FW1971–19801559
Oded Baloush Flag of Israel.svg CM1973–198113216
Aryeh Efroni Flag of Israel.svg LB1973–19811471
Menashe Mizrahi Flag of Israel.svg FW1973–198317744
Emmanuel Schwartz Flag of Israel.svg GK1974–19781340
Baruch Maman Flag of Israel.svg LM1974–198736453
Yossi Kramer Flag of Israel.svg W1974–19903719
Meir Ben-Shitrit Flag of Israel.svg FW1975–198216024
Ilan Luft Flag of Israel.svg LB1976–19821113
Yaron Persalani Flag of Israel.svg CB1977–198721519
Avraham Abukarat Flag of Israel.svg HB1977–199551813
Eli Cohen Flag of Israel.svg CB1979–198623111
Moshe Selecter Flag of Israel.svg FW1979–199024772
Eitan Aharoni Flag of Israel.svg RB1979–199447812
Ronny Rosenthal Flag of Israel.svg FW1980–198616447
Rafi Osmo Flag of Israel.svg FB1980–19922538
Avi Ran Flag of Israel.svg GK1981–19871910
Zahi Armeli Flag of Israel.svg FW1982–1992233119
Zadok Malka Flag of Israel.svg FW1983–198915224
Zion Merili Flag of Israel.svg LB1983–19902228
Nir Klinger Flag of Israel.svg RM1984–199018420
Lior Rosenthal Flag of Israel.svg CB1984–19921672
Yaron Givol Flag of Israel.svg LM1985–199120411
Offer Mizrahi Flag of Israel.svg FW1986–199319613
Itai Mordechai Flag of Israel.svg FW1986–199318761
Marco Balbul Flag of Israel.svg CB1986–20023313
Reuven Atar Flag of Israel.svg LM1986–2002375102
Tal Banin Flag of Israel.svg LM1989–199212124
Yaniv Cohen Flag of Israel.svg CM1990–199310813
Viktor Chanov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg GK1991–19931060
Eyal Berkovic Flag of Israel.svg CM1990–199627650
Alon Harazi Flag of Israel.svg CB1991–200971742
Moshe Glam Flag of Israel.svg LB1991–199718423
Arik Benado Flag of Israel.svg CB1991–201152213
Alon Hazan Flag of Israel.svg CB1992–199616024
Ronny Levy Flag of Israel.svg HB1992–199720421
Rafi Cohen Flag of Israel.svg GK1993–19961320
Haim Silvas Flag of Israel.svg RM1993–199711511
Serhiy Kandaurov Flag of Ukraine.svg HB1993–199717360
Haim Revivo Flag of Israel.svg LM1994–19967865
Alon Mizrahi Flag of Israel.svg FW1995–199912997
Avishai Jano Flag of Israel.svg RB1995–200435825
Nir Davidovich Flag of Israel.svg GK1995–20134600
Ofir Kopel Flag of Israel.svg HB1996–19991101
Adoram Keisi Flag of Israel.svg LB1991–200740228
Yossi Benayoun Flag of Israel.svg RM1998–2002, 2014–201621070
Yaniv Katan Flag of Israel.svg FW1998–2005, 2006–201455794
Serghei Cleşcenco Flag of Moldova.svg FW1999–20018830
Yakubu Flag of Nigeria.svg FW1999–20037339
Raimondas Žutautas Flag of Lithuania.svg HB1999–20031257
Rafi Cohen Flag of Israel.svg FW1999–200315356
Nenad Pralija Flag of Croatia.svg CM2000–200312133
Walid Badir Flag of Israel.svg HB2000–200520445
Đovani Roso Flag of Croatia.svg RM2001–200818138
Michael Zandberg Flag of Israel.svg LM2002–200617243
Idan Tal Flag of Israel.svg LM2003–200615342
Dekel Keinan Flag of Israel.svg CB2003–2010, 2012–201732121
Haim Megrelashvili Flag of Israel.svg LB2004–20071062
Xavier Dirceu Flag of Brazil.svg HB2004–20071356
Roberto Colautti Flag of Israel.svg FW2004–200713762
Gustavo Boccoli Flag of Brazil.svg MF2004–201536437
Shlomi Arbeitman Flag of Israel.svg FW2005–201015038
Lior Rafaelov Flag of Israel.svg LM2005–2011, 2023–17622
Beram Kayal Flag of Israel.svg CM2006–20101017
Eyal Meshumar Flag of Israel.svg RB2006–201728711
Tsepo Masilela Flag of South Africa.svg LB2007–2011882
Eyal Golasa Flag of Israel.svg CM2008–201412113
Jhon Culma Flag of Colombia.svg CM2008–2011981
Taleb Twatiha Flag of Israel.svg LB2009–2016, 2020–20222087
Vladimir Dvalishvili Flag of Georgia.svg CM2009–201210348
Idan Vered Flag of Israel.svg MF2010–201515318
Alon Turgeman Flag of Israel.svg FW2011–201513135
Weaam Amasha Flag of Israel.svg FW2011–201510139
Hen Ezra Flag of Israel.svg AM2012–201613630
Raz Meir Flag of Israel.svg RB2014–20231473
Neta Lavi Flag of Israel.svg CM2015–202224210
Sun Menahem Flag of Israel.svg LB2015–21311
Nikita Rukavytsya Flag of Australia (converted).svg FW2016–2021, 2022–202320975
Rami Gershon Flag of Israel.svg CB2017–1092
Ofri Arad Flag of Israel.svg CB2017–20231426
Ernest Mabouka Flag of Cameroon.svg RB2017–20211281
Mohammad Abu Fani Flag of Israel.svg CM2017–202310210
Josh Cohen Flag of the United States.svg GK2019–20231610
Tjaronn Chery Flag of Suriname.svg AM2019–18853
Dolev Haziza Flag of Israel.svg LM2019–17331
Omer Atzili Flag of Israel.svg RM2021–202312759
Dean David Flag of Israel.svg FW2021–11640
Ali Mohamed Flag of Niger.svg CM2021–1082
Sean Goldberg Flag of Israel.svg CB2021–951

Club First Captains

DatesNameNotes
1978–1979 Flag of Israel.svg Oded Baloush Had captain's armband taken away for getting into a dispute with management over wages
2000–2006 Flag of Israel.svg Arik Benado
2006–2014 Flag of Israel.svg Yaniv Katan
2014–2016 Flag of Israel.svg Yossi Benayoun
2016–2018 Flag of Israel.svg Dekel Keinan
2018–2022 Flag of Israel.svg Neta Lavi
2023–present Flag of Suriname.svg Tjaronn Chery

Club Vice Captains

DatesNameNotes
2000–2009 Flag of Israel.svg Alon Harazi 2nd Captain until retiring in December 2009.
2009–2013 Flag of Israel.svg Nir Davidovich 2nd Captain until retiring in June 2013.
2013–2014 Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Boccoli
2014–2016 Flag of Israel.svg Dekel Keinan
2016–2017 Flag of Israel.svg Eyal Meshumar

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