Darren Ian Lurie (Hebrew: דארן איאן לורי; born 22 May 1992) is a South African-Israeli footballer who plays as a forward for Shimshon Tel Aviv.

Darren Lurie
Personal information
Full name Darren Ian Lurie
Date of birth (1992-05-22) 22 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Shimshon Tel Aviv
Youth career
Balfour Park
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Moroka Swallows 2 (0)
2014–2015 Cape Town City 2 (0)
2015–2016 Black Aces 0 (0)
2016–2017 Hapoel Afula 3 (1)
2019–2020 F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda 4 (0)
2020 Maccabi Yavne 3 (0)
2020– Shimshon Tel Aviv 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2021

Early life

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Lurie grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa, the grandson of a Holocaust survivor from Lithuania. At the age of 24, he made aliyah to Israel after being released by Black Aces of the South African Premiership.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "South African soccer star Lurie acclimates to new life in Israel".
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