Gil Blumstein (Hebrew: גיל בלומשטיין; born 20 May 1990) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays for Hapoel Rishon LeZion. Blumstein plays as a forward and as an attacking midfielder. He also holds a Polish passport.

Gil Blumstein
גיל בלומשטיין
Personal information
Full name Gil Blumstein
Date of birth (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Kfar Yona, Israel
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Hapoel Rishon LeZion
Number 70
Youth career
1999–2004 Beitar Tubruk
2004–2006 Villarreal
2006–2007 Ironi Rishon leZion
2007 Gent
2007–2008 Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Maccabi Petah Tikva 0 (0)
2009–2010 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 14 (0)
2010–2011 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 5 (0)
2012 Ironi Ramat HaSharon 0 (0)
2012–2014 Hapoel Ashkelon 44 (12)
2014 Bnei Lod 6 (1)
2014–2015 Hapoel Ra'anana 2 (0)
2015–2016 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 15 (2)
2017 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 6 (0)
International career
2006 Israel U17 2 (0)
2007 Israel U18 2 (2)
2011 Israel U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:56, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:56, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Playing career

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Blumstein signed his first professional contract with Maccabi Petah Tikva in July 2008, but he could not get minutes and he moved lately to Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

Blumstein made his debut for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in a league match against his former club, Maccabi Petah Tikva on 26 September 2009.

On 5 July 2010, Blumstein signed at Inverness. He made his debut against Celtic on 14 October 2010. He moved off the bench on 61st minute, but he injured and replaced 17 minutes later. For the 2012–13 season He signed with Hapoel Ashkelon in Liga Leumit. He played at Ashkelon for two seasons.

At June 2014 moved to Hapoel Ra'anana. The next season, he returned to play in Liga Leumit, this time for Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla.

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