| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eliran Atar | ||
| Date of birth | February 17, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bnei Yehuda | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2010 | Bnei Yehuda | 112 | (26) |
| 2010- | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 46 | (24) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2006 | Israel U-19 | 8 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 July 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Eliran Atar (born 17 February 1987) is an Israeli professional footballer currently playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C..
On February 7, 2009, when playing for Bnei Yehuda, Atar scored from an overhead kick that was a candidate for the 2009 Puskás Award, though finishing fourth (i.e., the fourth most beautiful goal of that year).[1][2][3] He became the top scorer of the 2008–09 Israeli Premier League season with 14 goals.
On 23 May 2010 he moved to Maccabi Tel Aviv for $1.2 million and signed a four-year contract with the club.[4]
On 26 August 2010 he was selected to the Player Of The Match with 2 amazing goals on the win 4–3 on PSG in the Europa League. Atar completed his first season with Maccabi as club's Top Goalscorer with 18 league goals and 22 overall (all competitions) season goals.
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On August 28, 2010 Atar received his first[5] call-up for the Israeli National Team squad for UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers against Malta and Georgia but was forced to withdrew him self from the squad due to an eye injury received in a league match against Beitar Jerusalem.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | International | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bnei Yehuda | 2003–04 | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 1 | |
| 2005–06 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 5 | |
| 2008–09 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 29 | 14 | |
| 2009–10 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 44 | 13 | |
| Total | 112 | 26 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 147 | 34 | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2010–11 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 41 | 22 |
| 2011–12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 23 | 11 | |
| Total | 46 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - | - | 64 | 33 | |
| Total | 148 | 48 | 40 | 6 | 13 | 11 | - | - | 201 | 65 | |
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