Shai Haddad

Shai Haddad
Haddad with Beitar Jerusalem in 2012
Personal information
Full name Shai Haddad
Date of birth (1987-07-02) 2 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Ma'ale Adumim, West Bank
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Ashdod
Youth career
0000–2007 Beitar Jerusalem
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Beitar Jerusalem 106 (3)
2008–2010 → Hapoel Ramat Gan (loan) 56 (5)
2014 Petrolul Ploiești 1 (0)
2015 F.C. Ashdod 7 (0)
2015–2017 Hapoel Katamon 55 (6)
2017–2020 Hapoel Ashkelon 71 (3)
2020– Hapoel Ashdod 0 (0)
International career
2007 Israel U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2020

Shai Haddad (Hebrew: שי חדד; born 2 July 1987 in Ma'ale Adumim) is a Tunisian-Jewish Israeli footballer who currently plays for Hapoel Ashdod. He plays mainly as a right back, but can also be utilized as a midfielder.

Club career

Beitar Jerusalem

Haddad started his career in Beitar Jerusalem's youth program. On 16 August 2004, he made his senior debut in a Toto Cup match against Hapoel Haifa.[1] In the 2006–07 season, he participated in the youth's team double win.

Haddad signed a senior contract with the club in the 2007–08 season. He made his premier league debut on 30 May 2008, coming on as a substitute in a match against Bnei Sakhnin. In the same season he also played in 3 Toto Cup matches.-

Hapoel Ramat Gan

Haddad was loaned to Hapoel Ramat Gan from the Liga Leumit for the 2008–09 season to let him play more matches, and he helped the team get promoted to the premier league. He then signed an extra year extension of his loan at Hapoel Ramat Gan.[2] On 22 August 2009, he scored his debut goal in the premier league, equalizing the scores in a match against Maccabi Petah Tikva.[3]

Back to Beitar

In 2010, Haddad returned to Beitar Jerusalem at the end of his loan contract. On 23 April 2011, he scored his debut goal with Beitar Jerusalem, in a 5–1 victory over Hapoel Ramat Gan.[4]

In the 2012–13 season, he was moved by Eli Cohen from the midfield to a right back position.[5]

At the end of the 2013–14 season, Haddad's contract ended and was not extended.[6]

Petrolul Ploiești

On 16 October 2014, Haddad signed with Romanian side Petrolul Ploiești where his Israeli national teammate Toto Tamuz has been playing for half a season already.[7] His contract was terminated only 2 months later.

Hapoel Ashdod

On 31 August 2020, Haddad signed in the Liga Alef club Hapoel AshdodAhvan, Liav (31 August 2020). "פרסום ראשון: שי חדד ועופר ורטה חתמו בהפועל אדומים אשדוד" (in Hebrew). Kan Darom. Retrieved 1 September 2020..

Career statistics

As of 1 August 2020[8][9]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Beitar Jerusalem 2004–05 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2007–08 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 0
2010–11 22 1 2 0 3 0 27 1
2011–12 31 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
2012–13 26 0 0 0 4 0 30 0
2013–14 26 2 2 0 – – 28 2
Total 106 3 4 0 11 0 121 3
Hapoel Ramat Gan (loan) 2008–09 24 1 1 0 3 0 28 1
2009–10 32 4 2 0 5 0 39 4
Total 56 5 3 0 8 0 67 5
Petrolul Ploiești 2014–15 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1
Total 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1
F.C. Ashdod 2014–15 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Hapoel Katamon 2015–16 33 5 1 0 0 0 34 5
2016–17 22 1 0 0 0 0 22 1
Total 55 6 1 0 0 0 56 6
Hapoel Ashkelon 2017–18 23 0 1 0 0 0 24 0
2018–19 28 2 0 0 0 0 28 2
2019–20 20 1 2 0 2 1 24 2
Total 71 3 3 0 2 1 76 4
Hapoel Ashdod 2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 296 17 12 1 21 1 329 19

References

  1. ^ Shaked, Assaf (16 August 2004). "1–0 Victory with a lot of Sacrifice and Gist" (in Hebrew). Beitar.Net.
  2. ^ Artzi, Shai (3 August 2009). "Shai Haddad signed for one season with Hapoel Ramat Gan". ynet (in Hebrew).
  3. ^ "Maccabi Petah Tikva vs. Hapoel Ramat Gan". Soccerway. 22 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Beitar Jerusalem vs. Hapoel Ramat Gan". Soccerway. 23 April 2011.
  5. ^ Saar, Ofir (13 January 2013). "A Breach through the Wing: The Rise of Shai Haddad in Beitar Jerusalem" (in Hebrew). Walla!.
  6. ^ Pashketzki, Motti (8 September 2014). "Home Alone: An impressive resume doesn't promise anything" (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
  7. ^ Ben Ziv, Guy (16 October 2014). "Toto's partner: Shai Haddad signed for a season with Petrolul Ploiești" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  8. ^ Shai Haddad at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  9. ^ Shai Haddad at Soccerway