Eden Avital (Hebrew: עדן אביטל; born 25 March 1997) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for the Israeli football club Hapoel Petah Tikva and for the Israeli national team. She has previously played in Israel for the Girls Football Academy, ASA Tel Aviv, and Kiryat Gat as well as in France for Albi and Soyaux.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | ||
| 2010–2013 | ASA Tel Aviv | ||
| 2013–2014 | Girls Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Girls Football Academy | 24 | (13) |
| 2015–2018 | ASA Tel Aviv | 70 | (52) |
| 2018–2019 | Kiryat Gat | 24 | (11) |
| 2019–2020 | Albi | 8 | (2) |
| 2021 | Kiryat Gat | 11 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Soyaux | 27 | (3) |
| 2023– | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 17 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Israel U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2015 | Israel U19 | 15 | (7) |
| 2014– | Israel | 42 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Girls Football Academy edit
ASA Tel Aviv edit
Avital grew up in ASA Tel Aviv, and was noticed when she scored 27 league goals for the club in the 2015–16 Ligat Nashim season.[1]
Kiryat Gat edit
In the summer before the 2018–19 Ligat Nashim season, Avital joined Ligat Nashim defending champion Kiryat Gat.[2] The club took part in the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, finishing 3rd in the group.[2] Avital took part in all three matches: a 1–0 loss to Spartak Subotica,[3] a 3–0 loss to Basel,[4] and a 4–4 draw with Breznica in which she scored the second goal.[5] The club ended the domestic season as runners-up to the title, finishing 3 points behind Avital's previous club ASA Tel Aviv,[6] with which they drew 1–1 three rounds before the end of the season.[7]
Albi edit
In October 2019, Avital joined French Division 2 Féminine club Albi.[8][9] She made her professional debut for the club against AS Domératoise in the first round of the 2019–20 Coupe de France Féminine and scored a penalty for the third goal of the 5–0 victory.[10][11] The next week, she made her first league appearance, playing 70 minutes in a 5–0 loss to Issy.[12] She scored her first league goals for the club a couple of months later, scoring a brace in a 2–1 victory over Toulouse.[13] During her season with the club, Avital scored two goals in eight league games and one goal in the two games she played in the Coupe de France.[14]
Return to Kiryat Gat edit
In January 2021, Avital returned to join Kiryat Gat in Israel's Ligat Nashim due to the stoppage of the European championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They won the double that season, placing first in the 2020–21 Ligat Nashim and winning the 2020–21 Israeli Women's Cup.[1] During the season, Avital scored 6 goals for the club: 3 in the league and 3 in the cup.[15]
Soyaux edit
In July 2021, after her successful season with Kiryat Gat and following offers from clubs in Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, and Iceland, Avital returned to France and joined Soyaux from the Division 1 Féminine.[1][16][17] In October 2021, she debuted for the club in the fifth round of the 2021–22 Division 1 Féminine, coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute of a 2–1 loss against Dijon.[18][19] The next month, she made her first start, playing the first half of a league match against Guingamp which ended in a 2–2 draw.[20][21] On 26 February 2022, Avital scored her first goal for the club, scoring a consolation goal in a 5–1 loss to Issy.[22] During her two years with Soyaux, she scored 3 goals in 27 league appearances.[23]
Hapoel Petah Tikva edit
In August 2023, after two years with Soyaux, Avital returned to Israel, joining Hapoel Petah Tikva.[23] She scored her first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory over Ramat HaSharon.[24]
Style of play edit
Avital is a quick attacking midfielder, who likes playing on the wing.[1]
International career edit
Avital made her debut for the Israeli senior national team in 2014, a month before her seventeenth birthday, against Switzerland.[1] She appeared for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[25]
International goals edit
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 June 2022 | Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria |  Bulgaria |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 1 September 2022 | Ness Ziona Stadium, Ness Ziona, Israel | Bulgaria |
1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3. | 23 November 2023 | Globall Football Park, Telki, Hungary |  Kazakhstan |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League C |
| 4. | 2 December 2023 | Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia |  Armenia |
4–0 | 6–1 | |
| 5. | 9 April 2024 | Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr, Hungary |  Serbia |
2–3 | 2–4 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
Honors edit
- Ligat Nashim Champion: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2020–21[1]
- Israeli Women's Cup Winner: 2011–12, 2016–17, 2020–21[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g Bartal, Lior (27 July 2021). "כדורגל: עדן אביטל חתמה בסויו מהליגה הראשונה בצרפת" [Football: Eden Avital signed with Soyaux of the First Division in France]. Davar (in Hebrew). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b Bartal, Lior (14 August 2018). "כדורגל נשים / מ.ס. קרית גת מסיימת הופעה מכובדת במוקדמות ליגת האלופות נשים" [Women's Football / S.C. Kiryat Gat ends a respectable performance in the Women's Champions League Qualifiers]. Davar (in Hebrew). Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Spartak Subotica-Qiryat Gat | UEFA Women's Champions League". UEFA. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Qiryat Gat-Basel | UEFA Women's Champions League". UEFA. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Breznica-Qiryat Gat | UEFA Women's Champions League". UEFA. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Nof, Lee (5 May 2019). "אס"א ת"א זכתה באליפות המדינה בכדורגל נשים" [ASA TA won the State Championship in Women's Football]. One (in Hebrew). Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Pasternack, Sefi (19 April 2019). "נשים: 1:1 במשחק העונה בין אס"א ת"א וקריית גת" [Women: 1:1 in the game of the season between ASA TA and Kiryat Gat]. ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Colombié, Loïc (24 October 2019). "#Football – D2F / ASPTT FA : "Une internationale israélienne en renfort."" [#Football - D2F / ASPTT FA: "An Israeli international in reinforcement."]. Le Mag Sport (in French). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ Weisserman, Michael (31 October 2019). "דניאל שולמן עברה מקריית גת לקבוצת הנשים המקומית. עדן אביטל עזבה לצרפת" [Daniel Shulman transferred from Kiryat Gat to the local women's club. Eden Avital left for France]. Blinker (in Hebrew). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Coupe de France 2019-2020 - Premier tour fédéral - Domérat-Albi (D2) 0-5" [Coupe de France 2019-2020 - First federal round - Domérat-Albi (D2) 0-5]. Footofeminin.fr (in French). 24 November 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "L'ASPTT Albi se qualifie avec facilité" [ASPTT Albi qualifies with ease]. La Dépêche (in French). 25 November 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "ASPTT Albi : une nouvelle défaite amère à l'extérieur" [ASPTT Albi: another bitter defeat in an away game]. La Dépêche (in French). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "L'ASPTT Albi a une revanche à prendre" [ASPTT Albi has revenge to take]. La Dépêche (in French). 29 February 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Eden Avital - 2019-2020". Footofeminin.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "עדן אביטל - נתוני השחקן בקבוצה: מועדון ספורט קרית גת (ליגת העל לנשים), עונה: 2020/2021" [Eden Avital - player statistics for club: F.C. Kiryat Gat (Women's Premier League), Season: 2020/2021] (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Nouvelle recrue : Eden Avital rejoint l'ASJ Soyaux" [New recruit: Eden Avital joins ASJ Soyaux] (in French). Soyaux. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Foot: Eden Avital, première joueuse israélienne professionnelle à intégrer un club français" [Football: Eden Avital, the first professional Israeli player to join a French club]. i24 News (in French). 20 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Championnat de France de D1 2021-2022 - 5e journée - Soyaux-Dijon 1-2" [French D1 Championship 2021-2022 - Day 5 - Soyaux-Dijon 1-2]. Footofeminin.fr (in French). 2 October 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "A Soyaux, le DFCO décroche un deuxième succès cette saison" [In Soyaux, the DFCO scores a second success this season]. Le Bien Public (in French). 2 October 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Championnat de France de D1 2021-2022 - 8e journée - Guingamp-Soyaux 2-2" [French D1 Championship 2021-2022 - Day 8 - Guingamp-Soyaux 2-2]. Footofeminin.fr (in French). 13 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "D1 féminine. Dans leur course au maintien, Guingamp et Soyaux s'accordent sur un nul" [D1 female. In their race to maintain, Guingamp and Soyaux agree on a draw]. Ouest-France (in French). 13 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "D1 (15e journée) : Issy se relance face à Soyaux, le Paris FC conforte sa troisième place" [D1 (15th day): Issy revives against Soyaux, Paris FC consolidates its third place]. Coeurs de foot (in French). 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b Kashy, Itai (15 August 2023). "שבה לארץ: עדן אביטל חתמה בהפועל פ"ת" [Returned to Israel: Eden Avital signed with Hapoel PT]. N12 (in Hebrew). mako.
- ^ Bartal, Lior (8 September 2023). "ליגת העל לנשים בכדורגל: קטמון ירושלים הביסה את חדרה, אס"א ת"א ניצחה בנתניה" [Women's Football Premier League: Katamon Jerusalem beat Hadera, ASA TA won in Netanya]. Davar (in Hebrew).
- ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Israel)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
External links edit
- Eden Avital – Israel Football Association league player details
- Eden Avital – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Eden Avital at WorldFootball.net
- Eden Avital at Soccerway