Goni Naor (Hebrew: גוני נאור; born 23 April 1999) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maccabi Haifa in the Israeli Premier League.

Goni Naor
Personal information
Full name Goni Naor
Date of birth (1999-04-23) 23 April 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Har Adar, Israel
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Maccabi Haifa
Number 18
Youth career
2008–2015 Beitar Jerusalem
2015–2017 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2017–2018 Hapoel Katamon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Hapoel Katamon 51 (2)
2020–2023 Hapoel Jerusalem 54 (3)
2023– Maccabi Haifa 23 (1)
International career
2015 Israel U17 3 (0)
2016 Israel U18 3 (0)
2022– Israel 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 September 2022

Early life edit

Naor was born in Har Adar, Israel, to a Jewish family.[1][2][3]

Club career edit

Naor grew up in the Beitar Jerusalem youth academy. In 2015, signed for the Maccabi Tel Aviv. Two years later, signed to Hapoel Katamon. He made his debut with the senior team on 3 August 2017.[4]

On 31 July 2021, Naor scored the only goal in the 1-0 win against Beitar Jerusalem, which was the first Jerusalem derby match in 21 years.

International career edit

Naor has been a youth international since 2015.

He was called up for the senior Israel national team in October 2021, during their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA.[5]

Honours edit

Maccabi Haifa

References edit

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  4. ^ בית"ר תל אביב רמלה 1 : 1 הפועל קטמון ירושלים
  5. ^ "אצילי וגוטליב בפנים: פורסם סגל הנבחרת - ספורט 5".

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