Dana Kerem (born 11 September 1986) is an Israeli football defender currently playing in the Ligat Nashim Rishona for ASA Tel Aviv University, with which she had also played in the Champions League.[2] She was a member of the Israeli national team during the 2007 World Cup qualifying. She made her debut on 21 August 2005 against Estonia.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dana Kerem | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ASA Tel Aviv University | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–2002 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| 2002–2006 | ASA Tel Aviv University | ||
| 2006 | Temple Owls | 18 [1] | (0) |
| 2006– | ASA Tel Aviv University | 172 | (30) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2005 | Israel U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2005–2014 | Israel | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 September 2015 | |||
Club career edit
Kerem started her career at the age of 14, joining Maccabi Tel Aviv.[4][5] In 2002, after Maccabi Tel Aviv had folded, Kerem joined ASA Tel Aviv University, where she played until 2006. In summer 2006, Kerem joined Temple Owls,[6] where she played for one season,[7] before returning to ASA Tel Aviv University.
In her second tenure at ASA Tel Aviv, Kerem won with the club five championships and three cups, and represented the club in UEFA Women's Champions League, playing a total of 17 matches for the team between 2010 and 2014.[2]
International career edit
Kerem made her debut in the Israel women's national football team in 2005 against Estonia and played two other matches in the 2007 World Cup qualification. On 19 June 2014, after 8 years of absence, Kerem made a return to the national team, in a match against Denmark.[8]
Kerem also played for the U-19 national team, making 12 appearances between 2002 and 2005.[9]
Honours edit
References edit
- ^ 2007 Temple Women's Soccer (p. 16 – 2006 Statistics) Aimee Cicero, Temple University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
- ^ a b Profile in UEFA's website
- ^ Profile in the Israel Football Federation's website
- ^ A League of Their Own Idi Uriel, 25 June 2006, nana10.co.il (in Hebrew)
- ^ Liga Leumit 2000/2001 Top Scorers Archived 2003-01-16 at the Wayback Machine 30 January 2001, Israeli Women's Football (in Hebrew)
- ^ 2006 Temple Women's Soccer Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine Aimee Cicero, Temple University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
- ^ 2008 Temple Women's Soccer (p. 19 – All-Time Roster) Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine Aimee Cicero, Temple University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
- ^ Women's National Team, Dana Kerem Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
- ^ Girls U-19, Dana Kerem Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
External links edit
- Dana Kerem – Israel Football Association national team player details
- Dana Kerem – UEFA competition record (archive)