Hen Ezra

Summary

Hen Ezra (Hebrew: חן עזרא, born 19 January 1989)[1] is an Israeli footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Maccabi Netanya.

Hen Ezra
Ezra with Maccabi Haifa in 2013
Personal information
Full name Hen Ezra
Date of birth (1989-01-19) January 19, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Be'er Sheva, Israel
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Beitar Tubruk
2007–2008 Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Maccabi Netanya 79 (16)
2008–2009Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan) 29 (4)
2012–2016 Maccabi Haifa 122 (26)
2016–2017 Hapoel Tel Aviv 13 (2)
2017–2018 Beitar Jerusalem 46 (10)
2018–2019 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 14 (0)
2019–2020 Omonia 8 (0)
2020–2022 Maccabi Netanya 64 (7)
International career
2006 Israel U17 3 (1)
2007 Israel U18 2 (0)
2007–2008 Israel U19 9 (0)
2012–2014 Israel 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2022

Career edit

Ezra played in the youth teams of Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Beitar Tubruk. In 2007, he moved to Maccabi Netanya, and the following season was loaned to Hapoel Kfar Saba to gain experience in that season he finished with 4 goals and 3 assists in summer 2009 he returned to Maccabi Netanya.

Breakthrough season: 2011–12 edit

In summer 2011 Ezra was closed in Maccabi Haifa, but eventually stayed in Netanya. under the guidance of Reuven Atar Ezra excelled in all games playing in the left winger position He scored his first goal of the new season in a 6–2 win against Hapoel Rishon LeZion in which he added another goal and had a terrific match Ezra then continued his fine season by scoring another 10 goals and assists 3 Ezra was heavily praised by the Israeli media this season.

Maccabi Haifa edit

In June 2012 he moved to Maccabi Haifa for a fee of $1,000,000 and a four years contract worth approximately $700,000[2] In 2012/2013 season he played for Maccabi Haifa Ezra excelled under the guidance of coach Arik Benado (that replaced Reuven Atar) finishing the season with 9 goals and 14 assists and was selected "Team of the season" of Ma'ariv.

International edit

He has played for the Israel national side at U17, U18, U19, and senior level, and was a part of the U21 squad (although he never won a cap). On September 7, 2012 Ezra made his debut on the national team, when he played in the game against Azerbaijan in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. On June 2, 2013 he scored his debut goal, in a friendly match against Honduras.

Club career statistics edit

(correct As of 1 June 2022)[3]
Club Season League Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maccabi Netanya 2007–08 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 0
Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan) 2008–09 29 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 34 4
Maccabi Netanya 2009–10 10 1 0 0 5 1 3 1 18 3
2010–11 28 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 35 3
2011–12 37 12 3 1 2 0 0 0 42 13
Maccabi Haifa 2012–13 36 9 4 0 4 0 0 0 44 9
2013–14 24 5 1 0 0 0 10 3 35 8
2014–15 36 8 2 1 8 1 0 0 46 10
2015–16 26 4 5 1 5 1 0 0 36 6
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2016–17 13 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 16 3
Beitar Jerusalem 15 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 19 3
2017–18 31 8 4 0 3 0 4 2 42 10
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2018–19 14 0 0 0 2[4] 0 6 2 22 2
AC Omonia 2019–20 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
Maccabi Netanya 2019–20 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
2020–21 28 5 2 0 4 1 0 0 34 6
2021–22 24 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 30 0
Total Career 375 65 35 5 49 5 23 8 482 83

Honours edit

Club edit

Maccabi Haifa

Individual edit

International goals edit

Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 June 2013 Citi Field, New York City, USA   Honduras 1–0 2–0 Friendly

References edit

  1. ^ "Hen Ezra". Uefa.com.
  2. ^ "חן עזרא סיכם לארבע שנים במכבי חיפה - ספורט 5".
  3. ^ http://www.one.co.il/Player/10-11/1,1,8,38927/%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A1_%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%92%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%99
  4. ^ One apps in the 2018 Israel Super Cup, a stage in the 2018–19 Toto Cup Al