Tomer Tzarfati

Tomer Tzarfati
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Pardes Hanna-Karkur, Israel
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[2]
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Netanya
Number 18
Youth career
2013–2014 F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur
2014–2016 Maccabi Barkai
2016–2017 Hapoel Hadera
2017–2019 Maccabi Haifa
2019–2020 Maccabi Netanya
2020–2021 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2021–2023 Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Maccabi Netanya 16 (0)
International career‡
2022 Israel U19 6 (0)
2023– Israel U20 3 (0)
2023– Israel U21 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Israel U-19
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2022 Slovakia Team
Representing  Israel U-20
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Third place 2023 Argentina Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:19, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023

Tomer Tzarfati (or Zarfati,[3] Hebrew: תומר צרפתי; born 16 October 2003) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya.[4]

Early life

Tzarfati was born and raised in Pardes Hanna-Karkur, Israel, to an Israeli family of Jewish descent.[5][6] His father Ilan Tzarfati is a former footballer who currently manages a team, and he is a Baal Tshuva who observes the Jewish Sabbath.[5] His uncle Israel Zarfati is also a football coach.[5]

Club career

Tzarfati began playing for his hometown's club F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur's youth academy. During his latter youth he also played for Maccabi Barkai, Hapoel Hadera, Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, and Maccabi Netanya.

On 7 May 2023 made his senior debut in the Israeli Premier League 4–1 victory over Hapoel Jerusalem.[citation needed]

International career

He has represented Israel at both the under-20[4] and under-21 levels.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 June 2024.[2]
Club Season League State Cup Toto Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maccabi Netanya 2022–23 Israeli Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 1 0
2023–24 15 0 1 0 2 0 – 0 0 18 0
2024–25 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Career total 16 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 0

See also

References

  1. ^ https://azscore.com/football/players/zarfati-tomer
  2. ^ a b Tomer Tzarfati at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/u20worldcup/argentina-2023/teams/israel/squad
  4. ^ a b c "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Tomer Tzarfati". Israel Football Association.
  5. ^ a b c https://citynews.co.il/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%9F-%D7%A6%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%AA%D7%99-%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%92-%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%93-%D7%A9%D7%9C-%D7%90%D7%91%D7%90/
  6. ^ https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=813021

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