Eran Levi (Hebrew: ערן לוי, born 4 August 1985) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a striker for F.C. Or Akiva.

Eran Levi
Levi with Beitar Jerusalem in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-08-04) August 4, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Or Akiva, Israel
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
F.C. Or Akiva
Youth career
Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Maccabi Haifa 18 (0)
2005 Maccabi Tel Aviv 11 (3)
2005–2006 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 28 (11)
2006 Maccabi Netanya 2 (0)
2006–2007 Hapoel Acre 11 (2)
2007–2010 Hapoel Haifa 86 (29)
2010–2011 Hapoel Ashkelon 11 (5)
2011 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 12 (3)
2011–2012 Hapoel Haifa 13 (2)
2012–2013 Beitar Jerusalem 38 (8)
2013–2018 Maccabi Netanya 122 (49)
2018–2019 Beitar Jerusalem 14 (0)
2019 Hapoel Katamon 11 (1)
2019 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 1 (0)
2019–2020 Hapoel Afula 18 (4)
2020–2021 Hapoel Marmorek 21 (11)
2021–2022 Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa 24 (8)
2022 Hapoel Ra'anana 1 (0)
2022–2023 F.C. Kiryat Yam 8 (4)
2023–2024 Hapoel Ashdod 6 (0)
2024– F.C. Or Akiva 0 (0)
International career
2001 Israel U16 4 (2)
2001–2005 Israel U17 8 (8)
2008–2009 Israel (beach soccer) 2 (2)
2018 Israel 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2023

Career

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Born in Or Akiva, Levi's professional career began with Maccabi Haifa, where he made his first-team debut in 2002, aged 17. He continued playing for Maccabi Haifa until the middle of 2004/05 season when he moved to Maccabi Tel Aviv for the rest of the season. In 2005, Levi played for Hapoel Kiryat Shmona, but he left in 2006 to play for Maccabi Netanya under the new management of Daniel Jammer and Eyal Berkovic.

Levi left Maccabi Netanya after having disciplinary issues with head coach Eli Guttman. Later that year, he transferred to Hapoel Akko from the Liga Haleumit and signed a 2-year contract with Hapoel Haifa a year later.

On June 26, 2013, Levi returned to Maccabi Netanya, signing a 3-year contract worth $370,000. His return also marked the first time in his career that he was appointed team captain.[1] Levi was injured for the entire 2015–16 season as the club got relegated. On June 30, 2016, Levi signed a one-year contract for the 2016–17 season. Levi agreed to cut close to 70% from his salary in order to help the club get back on its feet.[2][3] On July 29, 2018, Levi was released from his contract with Netanya after on going tension between him and the owner of the club.[4] In 5 years with the club, Levi scored 55 goals and made 47 assists in a total of 142 games in all club competitions. Levi is placed at number 12th in the all time goalscorers of Maccabi Netanya.

In August 2018 Levi returned to Beitar Jerusalem and signed a one-year contract. After a poor half a season with Beitar in which he didn't get along with the manager, Levi moved to Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem on January 17, 2019.

On November 16, 2019, Levi joined Hapoel Umm al-Fahm, but left the club on December 27, 2019, and joined Hapoel Afula for the rest of the season.

On August 11, 2020, Levi joined Liga Alef side Hapoel Marmorek.

On July 5, 2021, Levi joined Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa, and took part in the team's promotion to the Liga Leumit at the end of the 2021/22 season. On June 1, 2022, he extended his contract for another year.

On October 3, 2022, Levi signed for Liga Alef side Hapoel Ra'anana.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "חדשות ספורט: סיקור כל הליגות המובילות בארץ ובעולם | ספורט 1". sport1.maariv.co.il. Archived from the original on 2017-01-04.
  2. ^ "ערן לוי ודיא סבע סיכמו לעונה נוספת בנתניה". sport5.co.il. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  3. ^ "ערן לוי: "הייתי צריך להיות בטופ של הכדורגל הישראלי" - סגור לי ת'פינה - הארץ". הארץ. haaretz.co.il. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  4. ^ "רעידת אדמה במכבי נתניה: ערן לוי סיים את דרכו במועדון". 29 July 2018.
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