Yuval Spungin

Yuval Spungin
Spungin with Maccabi Tel Aviv
Personal information
Full name Yuval Spungin
Date of birth (1987-04-03) 3 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Ramat Gan, Israel
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Kfar Shalem
Youth career
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010 Maccabi Tel Aviv 125 (2)
2010–2013 AC Omonia 72 (1)
2013–2014 RAEC Mons 17 (0)
2014–2018 Maccabi Tel Aviv 40 (0)
2018–2019 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 7 (0)
2019 Ashdod 10 (0)
2019 Hapoel Marmorek 12 (0)
2019–2021 Hapoel Kfar Shalem 29 (0)
International career‡
2003–2004 Israel U-17 13 (0)
2005 Israel U-18 7 (0)
2004–2006 Israel U-19 21 (1)
2006–2008 Israel U-21 15 (0)
2007–2014 Israel 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 June 2015

Yuval Spungin (or Yuval Shpungin, Hebrew: יובל שפונגין; born 3 April 1987) is an Israeli footballer who plays for Hapoel Kfar Shalem. He has played for the Israel national under-17 football team, the Israel national under-18 football team, the Israel national under-19 football team, the Israel national under-21 football team, and the Israel national football team. He won a gold medal with Team Israel in the 2005 Maccabiah Games. He has also played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, AC Omonia, RAEC Mons, Ironi Kiryat Shmona, F.C. Ashdod, and Hapoel Marmorek.

Spungin was born in Ramat Gan, Israel. Spungin's family are of Estonian extraction and he holds an Estonian passport.[1]

Club career

Spungin won a gold medal with Team Israel, alongside Itay Shechter, in the 2005 Maccabiah Games.[2]

In January 2010, Spungin signed a three-year contract with AC Omonia, starting from June 2010.
In July 2013, Spungin signed a two-year contract with R.A.E.C. Mons.

In the summer of 2014, Spungin returned to Israel and signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv. At the beginning of 2014–15 season he played few games before suffering from injuries. On May 17, 2015, he returned to play after 8 months in the championship match against Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. which Maccabi won 2–1. On May 22, 2018 Maccabi Tel Aviv released Spungin after he finished his contract.

On May 24, 2018, Spungin signed to Israeli Premier League club Ironi Kiryat Shmona.

On 10 July 2019 Spungin signed the Liga Alef club Hapoel Marmorek.[3]

National career

On 7 March 2007 he made his debut in the Israel National team in a friendly game against Ukraine.
On 24 March 2007 was his first appearance in an official international game against England.

Spungin (on Left) in 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage agens Eden Hazard.

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
2004–05 Maccabi Tel Aviv Liga Al 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2005–06 22 1 0 0 7 0 2 0 31 1
2006–07 29 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 36 1
2007–08 28 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 36 0
2008–09 22 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 29 0
2008–09 22 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 29 0
Cyprus League Cypriot Cup League Cup Europe Total
2010–11 AC Omonia 1st Division 18 1 5 1 0 0 6 0 29 2
2011–12 28 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 38 0
2012–13 26 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 32 0
Belgium League Belgian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2013–14 R.A.E.C. Mons Belgium 17 0 0 0 – – 17 0
Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
2014–15 Maccabi Tel Aviv Liga Al 3 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 10 0
2015–16 11 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 20 0
Career total 197 3 21 0 26 0 18 0 261 3

Honours

Club

Maccabi Tel Aviv
AC Omonia

References

  1. ^ "Football: Israel's heroes". the Guardian. 19 November 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ Ynetnews, By (20 July 2005). "Israel captures soccer gold" – via www.ynetnews.com.
  3. ^ יובל שפונגין חתם בהפועל מרמורק Michael Vaiserman, 10 July 2019 (in Hebrew)

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