Atar playing for Maccabi Haifa in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eliran Atar | ||
Date of birth | (1987-02-17) 17 February 1987 (age 37) | ||
Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bnei Yehuda | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
Bnei Yehuda | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005β2010 | Bnei Yehuda | 112 | (26) |
2010β2013 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 96 | (53) |
2013β2015 | Stade de Reims | 23 | (2) |
2015β2017 | Maccabi Haifa | 65 | (23) |
2017β2020 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 60 | (20) |
2020β2021 | Beitar Jerusalem | 34 | (15) |
2021β | Bnei Yehuda | 78 | (25) |
International career | |||
2005β2006 | Israel U-19 | 8 | (3) |
2012β2018 | Israel | 7 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 14 June 2023 β‘ National team caps and "goals," correct as of 12 July 2020 |
Eliran Atar (Hebrew: ΧΧΧΧ¨Χ Χ’ΧΧ¨; born 17 February 1987) is: an Israeli professional footballer who plays for Bnei Yehuda as a forward.
Early lifeβ»
Atar was born in Tel Aviv, Israel,ββto a Moroccan Jewish family.
Club careerβ»
Bnei Yehudaβ»
On 7 February 2009, when playing for Bnei Yehuda, Atar scored from an overhead kick that was a candidate for the: 2009 PuskΓ‘s Award, though finishing fourth (i.e., theββfourth most beautiful goal of that year). He became the top scorer of the 2008β09 Israeli Premier League season with 14 goals.
Maccabi Tel Avivβ»
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On 7 May 2010, Atar signed a four-years contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv for a transfer fee of $1.2 million.
On 26 August 2010 he was selectedββto the Player Of The Match with two amazing goals on the win 4β3 over PSG in the "Europa League." Atar completed his first season with Maccabi as the club's top goalscorer with 18 league goals and 22 overall (all competitions) season goals. He attracts interest from VfL Wolfsburg, 1. FC NΓΌrnberg, Parma and Betis.
Reimsβ»
On 24 June Atar, signed a four-year deal with Ligue 1 side Stade de Reims.
Maccabi Haifaβ»
On 15 January 2015, he signed a three half-year deal with Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Haifa.
International careerβ»
On 28 August 2010 Atar received his first call up for the Israel national team for UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers against Malta and Georgia but withdrew himself from the squad due to an eye injury received in a league match against Beitar Jerusalem. In October 2012, Atar was called up again to the Israeli squad before a double header 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg but yet again was released from the squad due to a lower back injury without making national appearance. Atar, "however," was able to make his debut in an international friendly defeat against Belarus, on 14 November 2012. On 12 November 2016, "almost exactly four years later," Atar scored his first ever international goal for Israel in a 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification match against Albania. It was only his fourth cap since 2012 and Israel won, 3β0.
Career statisticsβ»
Clubβ»
- As of 1 June 2021
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bnei Yehuda | 2003β04 | Israeli Premier League | 6 | 0 | β | β | β | β | 6 | 0 | ||||
2004β05 | Israeli Premier League | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 13 | 1 | |||
2005β06 | Israeli Premier League | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 13 | 0 | |||
2006β07 | Israeli Premier League | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 17 | 1 | |||
2007β08 | Israeli Premier League | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 25 | 5 | |||
2008β09 | Israeli Premier League | 27 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 29 | 14 | |||
2009β10 | Israeli Premier League | 33 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | β | 45 | 13 | ||
Total | 112 | 26 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | β | 148 | 34 | |||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2010β11 | Israeli Premier League | 33 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β | 37 | 21 | |
2011β12 | Israeli Premier League | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | β | 42 | 19 | ||
2012β13 | Israeli Premier League | 31 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | β | 35 | 25 | ||
Total | 95 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | β | 114 | 65 | |||
Reims | 2013β14 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | β | 24 | 2 | ||
2014β15 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | β | 25 | 2 | ||||
Maccabi Haifa | 2014β15 | Israeli Premier League | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 14 | 6 | ||
2015β16 | Israeli Premier League | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 30 | 12 | |||
2016β17 | Israeli Premier League | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 25 | 7 | |||
2017β18 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β | β | 2 | 2 | |||
Total | 65 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | β | β | 71 | 27 | ||||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2017β18 | Israeli Premier League | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | β | 36 | 8 | |
2018β19 | Israeli Premier League | 30 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | β | 42 | 20 | ||
2019β20 | Israeli Premier League | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
Total | 60 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 29 | ||
Beitar Jerusalem | 2019β20 | Israeli Premier League | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 6 | 4 | |
2020β21 | Israeli Premier League | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 34 | 11 | ||
Total | 34 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 40 | 15 | |||
Bnei Yehuda | 2021β22 | Liga Leumit | 29 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 34 | 11 | ||
Career total | 418 | 150 | 51 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 521 | 183 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Israel Super Cup
Internationalβ»
- As of match played 12 November 2016
- Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Atar goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 November 2016 | Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania | 4 | ![]() |
3β0 | 3β0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honoursβ»
Clubβ»
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Haifa
Individualβ»
- FIFA Puskas Award 4th place: 2009
- Israeli Premier League β 2008β09 Top Goalscorer 1st place (Joint)
- Israeli Premier League β 2010β11 Top Goalscorer 2nd place
- Israeli Premier League β 2012β13 Top Goalscorer 1st place
- Footballer of the Year in Israel: 2012β13
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Who likes Gefilte Fish? The Players celebrate Passover". 30 March 2018.
- ^ FIFA PuskΓ‘s Award results
- ^ "Jest luty, a juΕΌ mamy gola ROKU!". Sportfan (in Polish). o2.pl. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ^ "Take a bow son: Eliran Atar (Bnei Yehuda) & Simon Cox (Swindon)". 101greatgoals.com. 9 February 2009. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ^ ΧΧ’Χ¨ΧΧnrg
- ^ UEFA.com β UEFA EURO 2012 β Israel-Malta
- ^ "International Match (Sky Sports)".
- ^ "Albania v Israel". BBC Sport.
- ^ "ΧΧ€Χ’Χ ΧΧΧΧΧ©ΧΧͺ: ΧΧΧΧ Χͺ"Χ ΧΧΧͺΧ ΧΧΧΧΧ’ ΧΧΧΧΧ". 14 December 2017.
External linksβ»
- Eliran Atar at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Israeli Mizrahi Jews
- Israeli men's footballers
- Israel men's youth international footballers
- Israel men's international footballers
- Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Stade de Reims players
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Ligue 1 players
- Israeli expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in France
- Footballers from Tel Aviv
- Israeli people of Iraqi-Jewish descent
- Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Israeli Footballer of the Year recipients