Maharan Radi (Arabic: مهران راضي, Hebrew: מהראן ראדי; born 1 July 1982) is an Israeli footballer who plays for Hapoel Nof HaGalil.[2] He was capped 10 times by the Israel national team between 2012 and 2014.
 Radi playing for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maharan Radi | ||
| Date of birth | July 1, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Sulam, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Hapoel Majd al-Krum | ||
| 2003–2004 | Maccabi Kafr Kanna | ||
| 2004–2006 | Hapoel Ashkelon[1] | ||
| 2006–2008 | Maccabi Herzliya | 65 | (8) |
| 2008–2010 | Bnei Yehuda | 59 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Hapoel Acre | 29 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Bnei Sakhnin | 30 | (13) |
| 2012–2015 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 83 | (14) |
| 2015–2018 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 100 | (17) |
| 2018–2020 | Bnei Sakhnin | 62 | (10) |
| 2021–2023 | F.C. Kafr Qasim | 51 | (9) |
| 2023– | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 15 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Israel | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2023 | |||
Club career
editAn Arab citizen of Israel,[3] Radi started his career at the Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team. In 2006, he was promoted with his team Maccabi Herzliya to the Israeli Premier League and won the Toto Cup in the next season. In 2011–12 Radi played for Bnei Sakhnin, ending the season with 13 goals and 10 assists, being one of the major factors making his team reach the top playoff. In 2012–13 he joined his youth club, Maccabi Tel Aviv, where a small group of youths chanted racist slogans towards him during his first training session.[3] Radi scored eight goals and made 11 assists as Maccabi Tel Aviv won the championship that season. In 2013–14, he participated in the Europa League group stage and the round of 32 with Maccabi.
International
editOn 2 September 2012 Radi received his first call-up to the Israeli national team from coach Eli Guttman. The following month he scored on his second appearance for the national team in a qualifier against Luxembourg.[4]
Honours
editClub
edit- Israeli Premier League (6): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Toto cup top Division (3): 2006–07, 2014–15, 2016–17
- Israel State Cup (1): 2014–15
- Toto Cup Artzit (1): 2004–05
- Israel Super Cup (1): 2016
Individual
edit- Israeli Premier League – 2011–12 Most assists (10)[5]
- Israeli Premier League – 2012–13 Most assists (11)
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 October 2012 | Stade Josy Barthel, City of Luxembourg, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg |
1–0 | 6–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
edit- ^ "הזידאן של סכנין". הארץ.
- ^ "RADI Maharan". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ a b Racists curse Mac. TA's new Arab player – Haaretz, 10 July 2012
- ^ Maharan Radi Player Profile – UEFA.com, retrieved 22 March 2012
- ^ "One - מספר 1 בספורט".