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Eran Zahavi (or Zehavi, , / ɛ ˈ r ɑː n z ə ˈ h ɑː v ɪ / err-AHN zə-HAH-vi ; born 25 July 1987) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv , which he also captains.1 Zahavi was named Israeli Footballer of the Year twice (2013–14 and 2014–15), and finished as the top goalscorer of the Israeli Premier League for three consecutive seasons, in 2013–14 (29 goals), 2014–15 (27 goals) and 2015–16 (35 goals, all-time league record). In December 2014, Zahavi broke the Israeli Premier League record for scoring in consecutive appearances after he scored for the 18th game in a row. In 2016, he broke the Israeli league six-decade-old season scoring record, beating the 1954–55 record. He was named the 2017 Chinese Super League MVP , and broke the league's single-season scoring record in 2019. Zahavi had played for the Israel national team from 2010 to 2021, making 70 appearances.2He is also a former national team captain , and the current all-time top scorer for Israel with 33 goals.3 The Jerusalem Post . 27 June 2022 . The Rishon Lezion native led... "Sheran Yeini: "Eran Zehavi's a true winner" " . 24 March 2015.
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Eran Zahavi ( ; born 25 July 1987 in Rishon LeZion ) is an Israeli footballer playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv .
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Eran Zahavi (also spelt Zehavi ; born 25 July 1987) is an Israeli footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Hapoel Tel Aviv and the Israel national team .Zahavi was named the Israeli Footballer of the Year twice (2013 and 2014) and finished as the top goalscorer in the Israeli Premier League in 2013/2014 (29 goals, all-time club record).In December 2014, Zahavi broke the Israeli Premier League record for scoring in consecutive appearances after he scored in the 18th game in a row.Zahavi is widely regarded as Israel's best footballer currently, in part due to his prolific goalscoring for Maccabi Tel Aviv in recent years.
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Eran Zahavi (or Zehavi, ; born 25 July 1987) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a striker for Guangzhou R&F and the Israel national team .Zahavi was named the Israeli Footballer of the Year twice (2013 and 2014), and finished as the top goalscorer three seasons in a row in the Israeli Premier League , in 2013–14 (29 goals, all-time club record), in 2014–15 (27 goals), and in 2015–16 (35 goals, all-time club and league record). In December 2014, Zahavi broke the Israeli Premier League record for scoring in consecutive appearances after he scored for the 18th game in a row. In 2016, he broke the Israeli league six-decade-old season scoring record, beating the 1954–55 record.He was named the 2017 Chinese Super League MVP and broke the league's single season scoring record in 2019.
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Israeli association footballer (born 1987) Eran Zahavi (also spelled Zehavi, Hebrew : ערן זהבי , / ɛ ˈ r ɑː n z ə ˈ h ɑː v ɪ / err-AHN zə-HAH-vi ; born 25 July 1987) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward . Zahavi was named Israeli Footballer of the Year twice (2013–14 and 2014–15), and finished as the top goalscorer of the Israeli Premier League for three consecutive seasons, in 2013–14 (29 goals), 2014–15 (27 goals) and 2015–16 (35 goals, all-time league record). In December 2014, Zahavi broke the Israeli Premier League record for scoring in consecutive appearances after he scored for the 18th game in a row. In 2016, he broke the Israeli league six-decade-old season scoring record, beating the 1954–55 record. He was named the 2017 Chinese Super League MVP , and broke the league's single-season scoring record in 2019. Zahavi made his debut for the Israel national team in 2010.He was a national team captain and is the current all-time top scorer for Israel with 35 goals. The Jerusalem Post . 27 June 2022 . The Rishon Lezion native led... "Maccabi Tel Aviv qualifies for Champions League group stage" . i24NEWS . 26 August 2015 . "Sheran Yeini: "Eran Zehavi's a true winner" " . 24 March 2015.
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israeli footballer playing for hapoel tel aviv
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israeli former professional footballer who played as a forward
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