Zahi Armali (Arabic: زاهي أرملي, Hebrew: זאהי ארמלי; born 25 October 1957) is an Arab-Israeli former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1][2] He started his career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, and a holder of many records at Maccabi Haifa.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 October 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Shefa-'Amr, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Shefa-'Amr | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1977 | Maccabi Shefa-'Amr | ||
| 1977–1978 | Hapoel Sakhnin | ||
| 1978–1982 | Maccabi Shefa-'Amr | ||
| 1982–1989 | Maccabi Haifa | 179 | (90) |
| 1989–1990 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 32 | (6) |
| 1990–1992 | Hapoel Tzafririm Holon | 46 | (11) |
| 1992–1993 | Hapoel Haifa | 43 | (15) |
| 1993–1996 | Maccabi Shefa-'Amr | 78 | (23) |
| 1996–1997 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 24 | (5) |
| 1997–1998 | Maccabi Tamra | 28 | (8) |
| 1998–1999 | Maccabi Shefa-'Amr | 16 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1982–1986 | Israel | 28 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life and career edit
Armali was born and raised in Shefa-'Amr, Israel, to an Arab-Christian family. He started his professional career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr. After a few years he spent playing in the lower leagues he signed a contract with Maccabi Haifa in 1983.[5]
During his seven-season career at Maccabi Haifa, Zahi won three championships. He remains the club's record goalscorer with 90 league goals in 179 games.[6]
After the 1989 season Zahi left Maccabi Haifa and subsequently played for Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Haifa and his hometown club Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, where he finished his professional career as a player.
References edit
- ^ Borden, Sam (10 March 2016). "In Israel, an Arab Chooses Baskets Over Goals" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Meet the Chilestinians, the Largest Palestinian Community Outside the Middle East" – via Haaretz.
- ^ "Qashoa plays for Israeli national team". EgyptToday. 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Hakimi et les sifflets, révélateurs des coups de chaud au Proche-Orient ?". www.20minutes.fr. 14 September 2022.
- ^ Masters, James (18 June 2013). "A sporting push for peace in Israeli-Palestinian relations". CNN.
- ^ Younis, Rami (27 April 2016). "Israel's most racist soccer club isn't shouting 'death to Arabs'". +972 Magazine.
External links edit
- Zahi Armali Maccabi Haifa (in Hebrew)