Eliran Atar
 Atar training with Maccabi | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eliran Atar | ||
| Date of birth | February 17, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Stade de Reims | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bnei Yehuda | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2010 | Bnei Yehuda | 112 | (26) |
| 2010–2013 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 95 | (53) |
| 2013– | Stade de Reims | 13 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2006 | Israel U-19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2012– | Israel | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Eliran Atar (born 17 February 1987) is an Israeli professional footballer currently playing for the French side Stade de Reims.
Club career
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 May 7, 2010, Eliran signed a four-years contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv for a transfer fee of $1.2 million.[4]
On 26 August 2010 he was selected to the Player Of The Match with 2 amazing goals on the win 4–3 over 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. He attracts interest from VfL Wolfsburg, 1. FC Nuremberg, Parma and Betis. After speculation over Atar's future, on June 24 Atar signed a four-year deal with Ligue 1 side Stade de Reims.
International career
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. On October 2012 Atar was called up again to Israeli squad before a double header 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg but yet again was released from the squad due to a lower back injury without making a national appearance.
Honours
Club
Individual
- Israeli Premier League - 2012-13 Top Goalscorer
- FIFA Puskas Award 4th place: 2009
Club statistics
- As of 14 January 2013
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | International | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Bnei Yehuda | 2003–04 | 6 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004–05 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | - | |
| 2005–06 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | - | |
| 2006–07 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 1 | - | |
| 2007–08 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 5 | - | |
| 2008–09 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | – | – | 44 | 13 | 3 | |
| Total | 112 | 26 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 4 | – | – | 147 | 34 | 5 | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2010–11 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | - | 43 | 22 | 8 |
| 2011–12 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | – | – | 44 | 20 | 7 | |
| 2012–13 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 35 | 25 | 4 | |
| Total | 95 | 53 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | - | 123 | 67 | 19 | |
| Stade de Reims | 2013–14 Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | - | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 207 | 77 | 17 | 44 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 1 | - | 270 | 97 | 25 | |
References
- ↑ FIFA Puskás Award results
- ↑ "Jest luty, a już mamy gola ROKU!". Sportfan (in Polish). o2.pl. 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ↑ "Take a bow son: Eliran Atar (Bnei Yehuda) & Simon Cox (Swindon)". 101greatgoals.com. 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ↑ מעריבnrg
- ↑ UEFA.com – UEFA EURO 2012 – Israel-Malta
External links
- Statistics at Bnei Yehuda's official website
- Player profile - Bnei Yehuda's website
- Eliran's Bicycle kick on YouTube.com
- Eliran Atar at National-Football-Teams.com
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