Omer Golan

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Personal information
Omer Golan עומר גולן

Date of birth	April 10, 1982 (1982-04-10) (age 26)
Place of birth	Holon, Israel
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	K.S.C. Lokeren
Number	31
Youth clubs
	Maccabi Petah Tikva
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2007 2008-present	Maccabi Petah Tikva K.S.C. Lokeren	161 (49) 00150(5)
National team²
2002-2003 2004-present	Israel U21 Israel	005 0(2) 022 0(2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:17, 3 February 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 18:39, 27 December 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Omer Golan (Hebrew: עומר גולן‎; born 4 October 1982) is an Israeli footballer. He plays as a striker for Jupiler League club K.S.C. Lokeren and for the Israeli national team.

On 17 November 2007, Omer Golan scored the winning goal for Israel against Russia, handing England a lifeline in their qualification group for Euro 2008, meaning England could still qualify; if Russia had won, England would be realistically out at that stage, with qualification being nearly impossible. Golan was, for a short period, proclaimed a hero by English football fans,^[1] but England lost the match to Croatia meaning they did not qualify for Euro 2008.

In December 2007 Omer Golan got his transfer to Europe when the Belgian club Sporting Lokeren OV paid an estimated $1 million to his former club, Maccabi Petah Tikva. One of his demands in the contract is that he could leave the club if a bigger club offers him a contract. Several Belgian top clubs such as Anderlecht and Standard as well as some English clubs, were reportedly wanting to sign him but he finally signed in Lokeren, most likely due to the significantly higher wages which were offered to him.