Samuel Scheimann

Samuel Scheimann
Personal information
Date of birth3 November 1987
Place of birthAfula, Israel
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing positionLeft back
Club information
Current team
Maccabi Haifa
Number18
Youth career
1993–2003Feyenoord
2003–2006NAC Breda
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008Kozakken Boys?(?)
2008–2011FC Den Bosch102(7)
2011–2012Excelsior30(1)
2012–Maccabi Haifa21(0)
National team
2012–Israel1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 15, 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:25, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Samuel Scheimann (born 3 November 1987) is an Israeli international footballer player who plays professionally for Maccabi Haifa in the Israeli Premier League, as a left back. He formerly played for Feyenoord, NAC Breda, Kozakken Boys, FC Den Bosch and SBV Excelsior.

Early life

Samuel Scheimann was born in Afula, Israel to a Jewish family.[1] He immigrated to the Netherlands with his family at the age of five.[2]

Playing career

Scheimann started playing football in the youth system of Feyenoord.[2] In 2003, Scheimann joined the youth system of NAC Breda.[3] At age 18, he represented the Netherlands at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in football.[4] Shortly thereafter, Scheimann was invited by Maccabi Tel Aviv for trials [1] but did not receive a contract.[4] Scheimann returned to the Netherlands and signed a 2-year contract with Kozakken Boys.[3] After an extensive trial at Jong AFC Ajax, coach Aron Winter wanted to sign Scheimann in 2008, but Martin van Geel vetoed the signing.[2] On 11 April 2008 he signed with FC Den Bosch from Kozakken Boys after rejecting an offer from Feyenoord because he wanted first team action.[2] Scheimann was voted 'Player of the Year' in his first season with Den Bosch.[5]

After the 2010-11 Eerste Divisie season ended, Scheimann left Den Bosch as a free agent. He joined Eredivisie club Excelsior Rotterdam on a two-year contract until July 2013.

Scheimann made his debut for Excelsior in a 2-0 loss against Feyenoord on August 5, 2011, playing 90 minutes.[6]

International career

On 16 May 2012, Scheimann received his first call up to the Israeli national team.[7] He made his international debut later that year.[8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yaniv Tuchman & Evyatar Lang (2006-02-22). שמואל שיימן, קשר יהודי-הולנדי, התאמן במכבי ת"א (in Hebrew). Ma'ariv. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Sagiv Baram (2008-04-11). שמואל שיימן חתם בדן בוש (in Hebrew). Walla. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Interview met Samuel Scheimann" (in Dutch). Soccer4u. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Sagiv Baram (2008-01-29). תראו מה פיספסתם (in Hebrew). Walla!. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  5. "Samuel Scheimann is 'Bosschenaar van het Jaar'" (in Dutch). FC Den Bosch. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  6. "Eredivisie: Excelsior 0 Feyenoord 2". Soccerway. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  7. "שיימן, בן בסט, מורי וצדק זומנו לסגל הנבחרת". One. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  8. Samuel Scheimann at National-Football-Teams.com

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