Lee Sima Falkon (Hebrew: לי סימה פלקון; born 7 May 1992) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a forward for Maccabi Emek Hefer.
 Falkon (right) playing for MSV Duisburg in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Sima Falkon | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Mishmar HaEmek, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Emek Hefer | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | ASA Tel Aviv University | 35 | (24) |
| 2013–2014 | SC Sand | 23 | (11) |
| 2014–2015 | Brøndby IF | 23 | (12) |
| 2015–2017 | MSV Duisburg | 32 | (14) |
| 2017–2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 19 | (9) |
| 2018-2019 | Ramat HaSharon | ||
| 2019– | Maccabi Emek Hefer | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Israel U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Israel U19 | 17 | (4) |
| 2009– | Israel | 46 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2021 | |||
Club career
editASA Tel Aviv University
editAfter a few seasons training with Bnot Tiv'on Falkon started playing in the local senior league, where she joined ASA Tel Aviv University as she was attracted to their "eternal losers" tag. During her time at ASA Tel Aviv University, the club won 5 Ligat Nashim titles and 3 Israeli Women's Cup wins. At the age of 18, after receiving an "elite sportswoman" status from the army, Falkon decided to go to college in Kentucky to further her professional development, but returned to ASA Tel Aviv University when she discovered it wasn't what she expected.[1]
SC Sand
editAfter finishing her army service, Falkon was invited to join SC Sand in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga. She arrived after recovering from a nine-month injury and had a hard time fitting in, so after a few months she returned to Israel.[1]
Brøndby IF
editAfter scoring a goal in Israel's away match against Denmark in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Falkon received an offer to sign with local Danish club Brøndby IF.[2] She had a great season with them including making the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals, but left as she wasn't making enough money to function financially.[1]
MSV Duisburg
editIn August 2015, Falkon joined recently relegated MSV Duisburg together with Israeli teammate Mairav Shamir on one-year contracts with an extension option.[3] Falkon helped MSV Duisburg get promoted back to the Frauen-Bundesliga, and in April 2017 was the first Israeli footballer to be selected by Adidas to be sponsored.[4]
Western Sydney Wanderers
editFalkon joined Western Sydney Wanderers ahead of the 2017–18 season.[5]
International career
editAt the age of 13, Falkon joined Israel U19 team to give her a framework to play in, as there were no women's junior leagues functioning in Israel.[1]
Falkon became a leading player in the senior side too, having over 30 international caps.[1]
Honours
editASA Tel Aviv University
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Malach, Dotan (23 June 2017). "ליגה משלה: לי פלקון בועטת במוסכמות" [Her Own League: Lee Falkon Kicks at the Conventions]. nrg (in Hebrew).
- ^ Tzafrir, Irad (20 September 2014). "לי פלקון: "אפשר לעשות את מה שהגברים כרגע לא מצליחים"" [Lee Falkon: It is possible to do what the men are currently not managing to do]. Haaretz (in Hebrew).
- ^ Ackerman, Assaf (13 August 2015). "לי פלקון ומירב שמיר חתמו יחד בדואיסבורג" [Lee Falkon and Mairav Shamir signed together with Duisburg] (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
- ^ "לראשונה: אדידס תאמץ שחקנית כדורגל ישראלית" [For the first time: Adidas will sponsor an Israeli footballer]. ONE (in Hebrew). 6 April 2017.
- ^ Odong, Ann (8 September 2017). "Western Sydney Wanderers' Season 10 squad takes shape". The Women's Game. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
External links
edit- Lee Falkon at Soccerway
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