Sheran Yeini

Sheran Yeini

Sheran Yeini in Maccabi Tel Aviv press conference
Personal information
Full nameSheran Yeini
Date of birthDecember 8, 1986
Place of birthTel Aviv, Israel
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing positionDefensive Midfielder/Right Back
Club information
Current team
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Number21
Youth career
1993–2004Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–Maccabi Tel Aviv333(16)
National team
2007–2008Israel U2110(0)
2013–Israel14(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 November 2014

Sheran Yeini (or Sherran Yeini, Hebrew: שרן ייני; born December 8, 1986) is an Israeli footballer who currently plays for Maccabi Tel Aviv and serves as the team captain. Sheran is a one-club man.[1] Throughout his career he played in several defensive positions for Maccabi, including defensive midfielder, right back and centre back.

Club career

On 2012–13 Sheran captained the Maccabi Tel Aviv team that won the Israeli Premier League championship after a ten-year drought.

In the 2013/14 season he continued to take a significant group with partners in 29 league games and 42 official games in total en route to winning a second consecutive state championship.

In the summer of 2015 Yeini will transfer to Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem.

International career

Sheran made his first international appearance for Israel on 22 March 2013 in the World Cup 2014 qualifier match against Portugal. In that match he successfully guarded Cristiano Ronaldo and was elected as MVP.

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv

References

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