Israel’s youth team recorded a great achievement last night (Tuesday), after qualifying for the European Championships for the third time in history. These young footballers have great potential to reach the highest levels and this is the opportunity to make a brief acquaintance with those who were part of the journey of success.
Ofir Haim’s team has deadly and fast attacking players, aggressive field center players and also high and fast brakes, a rather rare commodity in Israeli football. So who are the players who brought the youth team to the Euro for the third time in history and what is special about them?
Ofir Haim (Hagai Michaeli)Lior Glicklich
Position: Goalkeeper Age: 19 Group: Hapoel Tel Aviv
Comes from a family of sports, from the family of the late Tanhum Cohen-Mintz. Until the age of children B. was a field player, but then came in between the posts and became a goalkeeper. And not just coach Ophir Haim chose him to be the first goalkeeper in the youth team.
Lior Glicklich (Hagai Michaeli)Position: Left defender Age: 18 Group: Maccabi Tel Aviv
A descendant of a football family and the son of Haim Revivo. Although he scored the winning goal against Scotland in the 88th minute, a goal that determined that the youth team will play in the Euro tournament, he is first and foremost a defensive player who knows how to make forays ahead of the attack. From a young age he plays for Maccabi Tel Aviv and as you could see in the last game in the elite stage, this is a winner.
Roy Revivo (Reuven Schwartz)Position: Brake Age: 17 Group: Hapoel Tel Aviv
A defensive player who has already participated in four games in the Premier League in the senior team of Hapoel Tel Aviv. Brake with left foot, technical, fast and soaring to a height of 1.86 meters. Can sometimes also play in the left defensive position. Last summer he signed a three-year contract with the Red Club, after winning the national championship with the youth team A and being marked by the professional team as a player who can go far.
Or Israelov (Reuven Schwartz)Position: Right defender Age: 17 Group: Maccabi Tel Aviv
A game from the age of 11 in the youth department of Maccabi Tel Aviv and in a week’s time he will celebrate 18. Last season, when he was supposed to be in the youth team A, he was promoted to the youth team and received many minutes. The season has already become a much more significant player in the youth team and began training with the seniors despite his relatively young age. This is a fast, strong defender, who knows how to pass players and pick up balls from the wing.
Ilai Tomer (Hagai Michaeli)Position: Central Contact Age: 19 Group: Bnei Yehuda (on loan from Hapoel Beer Sheva)
The youth team has few players who play regularly in the senior teams, but Madmon is already making a third season in the seniors, so he is with the greatest experience among the roster players and is therefore appointed captain of the youth team. Madmon was born in Ein HaBesor in the Gaza Strip and plays for Bnei Yehuda, to which he moved in the loan deal from Hapoel Beer Sheva where he grew up. In the orange uniform he is a partner this season in 31 games and has scored three goals, despite her bad season in the National League. Prior to that, he made 29 appearances for Hapoel Beer Sheva, including in the Europa League, where he started against France. His goal is to return to the team from the South next season.
Eli Madmon vs. Ahmad Shaaban (Omri Stein)Position: Brake Age: 18 Group: Hapoel Tel Aviv
A brake that plays on the right foot and its obvious advantage is the speed. Was injured for three months, returned to one league game in his team, and from there was called directly to the youth team who did not give up on him in the decisive moments. He will soon be celebrating 19. He arrived about four years ago at the youth department of Hapoel Tel Aviv, to which he moved after crossing the road from Kiryat Shalom to Wolfson. Only recently signed for another three years at the club, where he is being built for the future.
Fall to Makin (Noam Moreno)To the Sea of Kanzapolsky
Position: Back contact Age: 18 Group: Hapoel Tel Aviv
The captain of the youth team at Hapoel Tel Aviv, has been a partner in the senior team for a few minutes now. Comes from a family of surfers so probably his name is El Yam. As a teenager he always played the role of a central midfielder, but was converted to a back-to-back midfielder because he is endowed with aggressive abilities, has a strong character and he plays with the heart.
El Yam Kanzapolski celebrates (Radad Jabara)Position: Offensive contact Age: 18 Group: Maccabi Tel Aviv
The key player of the youth team, the star of the youth team of Maccabi Tel Aviv and one of the great talents of this generation. A playmaker with an impressive game vision, who knows how to both deliver and score himself, he has great numbers of 16 goals since the start of the season in the Yellows’ youth team. There is no doubt that he is big on the Youth Premier League. Gluch has already won a bit to play in the senior team and may next season be part of its roster.
Oscar Gluch celebrates (Hagai Michaeli)Position: Pioneer Age: 18 Group: Betar Tel Aviv / Bat Yam (on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Grew up in Ashdod MS until the age of 14 and from there moved to Maccabi. The striker, who recently won a double against the Turkish national team, on the way to a 1: 3 victory of the Israeli national team, is marked as a potential candidate to join the Maccabi Tel Aviv senior team, currently playing for Betar Tel Aviv / Bat Yam, where he arrived on loan instead of a second season. He has three goals so far in the national league, in a team that does not play good football, but the move has helped him gain experience in the senior team. At several positions throughout the campaign, where he proved he has impressive technical abilities with the ball and displayed a deadly extension in front of goal.
Dor Turgeman (ONE system)Position: Left contact Age: 17 Group: Maccabi Petah Tikva
Arrived at a young age for Maccabi Petah Tikva. A player with talent that has developed over the years, and although he has been marked as a potential for the future, he still has a way to go until he starts starring in the club’s senior team. He mostly plays as a midfielder on the left wing, but is also able to play behind the striker. This is a very smart attacking player with high technical ability.
Ariel Lugassi (Hagai Michaeli)Position: Pioneer Age: 18 Group: Hapoel Jerusalem
A resident of Beit Safafa whose two family members previously played for Hapoel Jerusalem. Already at the age of boys he was discovered as a prodigy in the department, after scoring 21 league goals in boys C. A year later, in the 2019/20 season, he played in the boys’ and boys’s A, and helped the team advance to the first league. Since then, he has jumped to the seniors and this season is playing for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Premier League, where he scored one goal and cooked two more.
Ahmed Salman (Itzik Blanitzky)Position: Right contact Age: 19 Group: Hapoel Tel Aviv
Recorded 6 Premier League appearances. A native of Tel Aviv who came from a home of scientists and medical people, he started his career at Maccabi Tel Aviv and at the age of 15 he moved to Hapoel. A nimble and fast winger, who comes mostly from the right wing, has an impressive dribbling ability and a high-level finishing ability. This is one of the future players of the Reds and a wide beast.
Omar Senor (Shahar Gross)Toklomati era
Position: Pioneer Age: 17 Group: Maccabi Petah Tikva
The son of Tony Tokulomati, a former footballer who came to Maccabi Netanya in the summer of 2003 and was deported from the country after he was suspected of lying about his age when he claimed he was 20 and was found to be 31. Idan stayed in Israel with his mother Iris Giorno, grew up in Maccabi Netanya, moved to Betar Ness Tobruk From there, he moved to Maccabi Petah Tikva with the help of a release he received from the committee for player status. 19 and only in the summer will he be 18, so there is no doubt that this is an outstanding talent.
Toklomati era opposite Khamis al-Mansuri (Hagai Michaeli)Position: Central Contact Age: 18 Group: MS Ashdod
Defined as “Gadi Kinda Next” at Ashdod CBS. Playing at the center of the link, and although relatively small in size, is technical, constantly on the move and playing with a lot of intensity in his game. This is a humble player who works hard during games, and has a variety of defensive and offensive abilities. He regularly plays in the Youth Premier League and in the summer signed a five-year contract with the club, with the intention of joining the senior team in the near future.
Noam Mocha. the next thing (Toto Photo, Ashdod)Position: Brake / left defender Age: 18 Group: Maccabi Tel Aviv
He plays for the youth team of Maccabi Tel Aviv, but is already a partner in the state cup game against Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa and managed to impress. He is built like an adult player, he has impressive physical abilities for his age, and when he got the opportunities he played with confidence. He originally braked, but is also able to play as a defender when needed and it seems that this is the position in which the Yellows will want him to play in the future.
Sean Herd. Maccabi Tel Aviv were pleased with his minutes (Radad Jabara)Position: Wing Contact Age: 18 Group: Hapoel Tel Aviv
Can play in any front position, especially on both wings and sometimes as a striker. This is a technical player, strong and fast, with breaking power, good dribble and great delivery, so he can take advantage of his range of abilities especially when coming from the wings. In keeping with the trend at the club, he is a partner in four games of the senior team in the Premier League.
Sagi Genis (Rafi Ben Hakon)Position: Back contact Age: 18 Group: Hapoel Tel Aviv
In the youth team A of Hapoel Tel Aviv, he swung between the bench and the team, until in the youth team came his big break, the one that made him a significant and prominent team player. Therefore, only in the summer of 2021 was he first called up to the Israeli team, when he joined the youth team. Archel is an intelligent player who plays in the back position in the center of the link.
Meron Tal vs. Tal Archel (Radad Jabara)Position: Brake Age: 18 Group: Valladolid
Arrived at the youth department of Maccabi Haifa from Hapoel Raanana and last January moved to the Spanish Valladolid, where Sean Weissman plays. He played for the boys team and also for the youth team. This is a brake that rises to a height of 1.93 meters, which is quite rare for a defensive player in Israeli football, and he is also one who knows how to score goals. Although he did not play in the elite stage, he contributed his share in the qualifiers.
Gilad Katsav and Yonatan Lish (Valladolid)Position: Contact Age: 17 Group: PSV Eindhoven
He grew up in the youth department of Maccabi Tel Aviv, from where he moved to Hapoel Tel Aviv. Aroused interest from teams in Europe, so we will look at Italian Napoli and PSV Eindhoven, and eventually closed out Eran Zehavi’s Dutch team. Although he did not play in the elite stage, he was a partner in the youth team games in the Euro qualifying campaign and scored three goals, so he contributed to the team.
Thai slave celebrates (Reuven Schwartz)Eli Feingold
Position: Right defender Age: 17 Group: Maccabi Haifa
He started his career at Maccabi Netanya and also played for Hapoel Raanana, from where he came to the Greens from the north. He got a chance to play and took it with both hands, so he became the leading defender in the youth team. Left a positive impression with good performances in the Champions League, so he made significant progress and was called up to the elite stage of the European Championship qualifiers.
Eli Feingold vs. Carlos Rivera (Omri Stein)Maor Yashilirmak
Position: Brake Age: 17 Group: MS Ashdod
A game in the Ashdod youth department, which has become a star habitat, and is also expected to reach the senior team in about two years. This is a fast, smart, physical brake, with a good head game and game wisdom. He has played for the Israeli national team since the age of 15. Despite his young age, he has already been trained in the senior team of MS Ashdod.
Maor Yashilirmak (Hagai Michaeli)Position: Right defender Age: 17 Group: Hapoel Beer Sheva
Was among the players called up for the extended roster. Although he did not start in the team in the last games with Ofir Haim, Hapoel Beer Sheva marked him as a potential to become the team’s next defender.
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