Eden Kartsev

Eden Kartsev
Kartsev playing for Maccabi Netanya in 2022
Personal information
Full name Eden Vadimovich Kartsev
Date of birth (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Afula, Israel
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder[citation needed]
Team information
Current team
 Shenzhen Peng City
(on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir)
Youth career
2008–2009 Maccabi Haifa
2009–2012 Hapoel Asi Gilboa
2012–2014 Maccabi Netanya
2014–2018 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Maccabi Tel Aviv 14 (1)
2018 → Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla (loan) 12 (4)
2019 → Hapoel Hadera (loan) 13 (2)
2019–2020 → Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan) 26 (1)
2021–2023 Maccabi Netanya 39 (4)
2023– İstanbul Başakşehir 14 (0)
2024 → Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) 16 (0)
2024– → Shenzhen Peng City (loan) 11 (2)
International career‡
2015–2016 Israel U16 8 (5)
2015–2017 Israel U17 30 (4)
2016–2017 Israel U18 5 (1)
2017–2019 Israel U19 16 (5)
2018–2023 Israel U21 19 (2)
2020– Israel 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2024

Eden Vadimovich Kartsev (or Kartzev,[1] Hebrew: עדן ואדימוביץ' קארצב, Belarusian: Эдэн Вадзімавіч Карцаў, Russian: Эден Вадимович Карцев; born 11 April 2000) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen Peng City, on loan from Turkish Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir, and the Israel national team.

He also holds a Belarusian passport.[2]

Club career

Kartsev made his professional debut for Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel's Toto Cup Al on 12 August 2017, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Shlomi Yosef Azulay against fellow Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Ra'anana.[3] He made his first appearance in the Israeli Premier League on 9 February 2018 while on loan at Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam, starting in the away match against Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon.[4]

On 12 August 2022, Kartsev agreed on a transfer with Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow, on loan with an option to buy.[5] On 23 August 2022, the deal between Dynamo Moscow and Maccabi Netanya was cancelled due to the sanctions imposed on the Russian banks after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Dynamo Moscow payment did not reach Maccabi Netanya's account by the deadline specified in the contract, and then Kartsev returned to Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya.[6]

On 30 January 2023, Kartsev signed a 4.5-year contract worth €2.25 million with Turkey's Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir after the Turkish side agreed to pay Maccabi Netanya the €2.3 million transfer fee (highest transfer fee in the history of Maccabi Netanya).[7]

In January 2024, Kartzev faced a disciplinary investigation by his club over a social media post.[citation needed] According to Turkish broadcaster TRT Haber, the player re-posted an image with the hashtag "#BringThemHomeNow" in apparent support of Israeli hostages being held in the Gaza Strip during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.[8][9] The Turkish Football Federation referred Kartsev to the Professional Football Disciplinary Board for potential breaches of Article 42 of the Football Disciplinary Instruction, citing "ideological propaganda", for which an eight-match ban could be imposed.[10] While Kartzev was discussing leaving Başakşehir in a loan deal away from Turkey, an eight-match ban may apply worldwide.[10]

On 18 January 2024, Kartsev returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv, on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir, until the end of the season, with an option to finalise it as a permanent transfer.[11]

International career

Kartsev made his senior international debut for Israel on 11 October 2020 in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B match, coming on as a 88th-minute substitute in the 1–2 home loss against the Czech Republic.[12]

He also plays for Israel U21 since 2018.[13]

Personal life

Kartsev was born in Afula, Israel, to parents from Minsk, Belarus who immigrated to Israel in 1996.[14][15] His father Vadim Kartsev is a former footballer who played in Belarus for FC Vitebsk and in Israel for Sektzia Ness Ziona and Hapoel Afula.[14] He has an older sister who also resides in Israel.[14] Kartsev and his family also speak fluent Russian.[16][15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 November 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2017–18 Israeli Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 – 1 0
2018–19 Israeli Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
2020–21 Israeli Premier League 14 1 2 0 1 0 5[c] 1 2[d] 0 24 2
2021–22 Israeli Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[e] 0 0 0 1 0
Total 14 1 3 0 2 0 6 1 2 0 27 2
Hapoel Hadera (loan) 2018–19 Israeli Premier League 13 2 3 0 0 0 – – 16 2
Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan) 2019–20 Israeli Premier League 26 1 1 0 0 0 – – 27 1
Maccabi Netanya 2021–22 Israeli Premier League 22 2 1 0 1 0 – – 24 2
2022–23 Israeli Premier League 17 2 2 0 2 0 2[e] 0 – 23 2
Total 39 4 3 0 3 0 2 0 – 47 4
İstanbul Başakşehir 2022–23 Süper Lig 3 0 1 0 – 1[e] 0 – 5 0
2023–24 Süper Lig 11 0 1 0 – – – 12 0
Total 14 0 2 0 – 1 0 – 17 0
Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) 2023–24 Israeli Premier League 16 0 3 0 1 0 1[e] 0 – 21 0
Shenzhen Peng City (loan) 2024 Chinese Super League 11 2 1 0 – – – 12 2
Career total 125 10 15 0 6 0 10 1 2 0 158 11
  1. ^ Includes Israel State Cup, Turkish Cup, Chinese FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Toto Cup
  3. ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in Israel Super Cup
  5. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 1 July 2023[12][1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps[a] Goals
Israel 2020 1 0
2022 4 0
Total 5 0
  1. ^ Includes the UEFA Nations League, the FIFA World Cup qualification, and the UEFA Euro qualifying

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Maccabi Netanya

References

  1. ^ a b "Israel Football Association - Eden KARTZEV".
  2. ^ Eden Kartsev at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Hapoel Ra'anana vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv – 12 August 2017". Soccerway. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Hapoel Ramat HaSharon vs. Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam – 9 February 2018". Soccerway. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  5. ^ ""Динамо" договорилось о переходе Эдена Карцева" (in Russian). Dynamo Moscow. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Отменен трансфер Карцева в "Динамо". Клуб РПЛ не смог перевести деньги в срок, хотя 12 августа объявил об аренде" (in Russian). Sports. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. ^ "תמורת 2.3 מיליון יורו: עדן קארצב עוזב את מכבי נתניה ועובר לבשאקשהיר | ישראל היום".
  8. ^ "Israeli soccer player detained in Turkey after protest in support of hostages held in Gaza". CNN. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Turkey frees Israeli footballer detained over Gaza war reference in match". AlJazeera. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Two Israeli players in Turkey facing eight-match bans for 'ideological propaganda' relating to Israel-Gaza war". The Athletic. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  11. ^ "קארצב מצטרף למכבי בהשאלה מבשאקשהיר" [Karsev joins Maccabi on loan from Basaksehir]. www.maccabi-tlv.co.il (in Hebrew). 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Eden Karzev". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  13. ^ a b c d e f Eden Kartsev at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ a b c "כשתגדל תהיה כוכב על: הבטחה בשם עדן קארצב". 15 March 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Новичок «Динамо» Карцев: «Мои папа и мама – белорусы. Дома я научился говорить по-русски»".
  16. ^ "Шестой: русскоязычный израильский футболист станет игроком московского "Динамо"". 3 August 2022.