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Suf Podgoreanu

Suf Podgoreanu (Hebrew: סוף פודגוראנו; born 20 January 2002) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a winger or as a forward for Dutch Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo, on loan from Maccabi Haifa, and the Israel national team.[5][2][3][4][6][7][8][9][10]

Suf Podgoreanu
Personal information
Full name Suf Podgoreanu[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Hadera, Israel
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[citation needed]
Position(s) Winger, forward[citation needed]
Team information
Current team
 Heracles Almelo
Number 29 [2][3][4]
Youth career
2010–2013 Hapoel Hadera
2013–2020 Maccabi Haifa
2020–2021 → Roma (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Maccabi Haifa 5 (0)
2020–2021 Roma 0 (0)
2021–2024 Spezia 5 (0)
2022–2023 → Maccabi Haifa (loan) 1 (0)
2023– Maccabi Haifa 17 (1)
2024– → Heracles Almelo (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Israel U16 3 (1)
2018–2019 Israel U17 14 (2)
2019 Israel U18 4 (2)
2021–2023 Israel U21 7 (1)
2021– Israel 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 May 2023

Early and personal life

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Podgoreanu was born and raised in Hadera, Israel, to an Israeli family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, and is of Romanian-Jewish descent on his father's side.[11][12] Both his father Danny Podgoreanu and his grandfather played for the local Hapoel clubs as well.[12][13]

He also holds a Romanian passport, on account of his Ashkenazi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[11][14][12][13]

Club career

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Maccabi Haifa

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Podgoreanu came through the youth ranks of Maccabi Haifa, where he was a prolific goalscorer for the under-19s, before joining the first team during the 2019–20 season.[15][16][17] Podgoreanu made his debut for Maccabi Haifa on 3 June 2020 in a game against Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. in a league match of the 2019-2020 season.[18]

Italy

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Podgoreanu moved to Italian side Roma at the beginning of the 2019–20 season, initially joining their youth team.[15] After a season under Alberto De Rossi's management with 27 games, 3 goals and 6 assists, where he even joined the bench of the first team for a few games,[19] he was transferred to their Serie A rival of Spezia Calcio.[20][21]
Podgoreanu made his debut for Italian side Spezia on 19 September 2021, replacing Janis Antiste in a 2-1 Serie A away win.[22][23][24]

Return to Maccabi Haifa

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On 2 September 2022, Podgoreanu returned to Maccabi Haifa on loan with an option to buy.[25] On 16 May 2023, he won his first adult title, as winning the Israeli Premier League championship.[citation needed]

Loan to Heracles Almelo

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On 22 August 2024, Podgoreanu was loaned by Heracles Almelo in the Netherlands.[26]

International career

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He has been a youth international for Israel since 2017.[27][15][16][17]

He also plays for the Israel U-21 since 2021.[28]

He was called up for the senior Israel national team in October 2021, during their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA.[29] Podgoreanu debuted for a full match with the senior team in a 3–2 home win for Israel against Faroe Islands on 15 November 2021, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA,[30] where he had an assist as well.[31]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 1 June 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National cup League Cup Other Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maccabi Haifa 2023-24 Israeli Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[citation needed]
National team Year Apps Goals
Israel 2023 0 0
Total 0 0

Honours

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Maccabi Haifa

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Maccabi Haifa official". Maccabi Haifa. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Football Database - Suf Podgoreanu". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Play Maker Stats - Suf Podgoreanu". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b Suf Podgoreanu at WorldFootball.net
  5. ^ a b "Israel Football Association - Suf Podgoreanu" (in Hebrew).
  6. ^ Suf Podgoreanu at FBref.com
  7. ^ Suf Podgoreanu – UEFA competition record (archive)
  8. ^ Suf Podgoreanu at Soccerbase
  9. ^ Suf Podgoreanu at Soccerway
  10. ^ "bdfutbol - Suf Podgoreanu". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Suf Podgoreanu, în vizorul FRF! Atacantul, foarte aproape de AS Roma". GSP.
  12. ^ a b c "מכבי חיפה - האתר הרשמי | הקבוצה | סוף פודגוראנו".
  13. ^ a b "מתחיל מהסוף: למה רומא רוצה את פודגוראנו? - ספורט 5".
  14. ^ "מכבי חיפה: ברומניה רוצים שסוף פודגוראנו ייצג את הנבחרת המקומית - וואלה! ספורט". 15 June 2020.
  15. ^ a b c "Chi è Suf Podgoreanu, il colpo in prospettiva della Roma per l'attacco". Goal (in Italian). 10 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Presa din Italia, entuziasmată de românul Suf Podgoreanu transferat de AS Roma. "Seamănă cu Dzeko!"". Digi Sport (in Romanian). 12 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Suf Podgoreanu, atacant român de la Maccabi Haifa, ajunge la AS Roma". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Game debut". IFA.
  19. ^ Negri, Simone (21 November 2020). "Roma, Fonseca convoca quattro Primavera: prima chiamata per Feratovic". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  20. ^ "Podgoreanu, attaccante israeliano per le Aquile". La Nazione (in Italian). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Roma Primavera, Podgoreanu ceduto allo Spezia". Il Romanista. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  22. ^ "Venezia 1-2 Spezia: results, summary and goals". Diario AS. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  23. ^ Mangini, Lorenzo (20 September 2021). "Ecco come Motta rivolta lo Spezia ed esce dalle secche". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  24. ^ Parenti, Niccolò (19 September 2021). "Spezia, esordio in prima squadra per Podgoreanu". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  25. ^ "ברוך השב הביתה, סוף" (in Hebrew). Maccabi Haifa. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  26. ^ "Heracles Almelo huurt Suf Podgoreanu van Maccabi Haifa" [Heracles Almelo loans Suf Podgoreanu from Maccabi Haifa] (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  27. ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Suf PODGORANU".
  28. ^ "Hristov e Podgoreanu brillano in Nazionale". La Nazione (in Italian). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  29. ^ "אצילי וגוטליב בפנים: פורסם סגל הנבחרת - ספורט 5". October 2021.
  30. ^ "Match Report of Israel vs Faroe Islands - 2021-11-15 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  31. ^ "סיקור משחק ישראל נגד איי פארו, 15/11/2021 - ערוץ הספורט".
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