Sheran Yeini
Sheran Yeini in Maccabi Tel Aviv press conference | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sheran Yeini | ||
Date of birth | December 8, 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Defensive Midfielder/Right Back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–2004 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2004– | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 333 | (16) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Israel U21 | 10 | (0) |
2013– | Israel | 14 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2014. † Appearances (Goals). |
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
- ↑ Ein Dor, Izzy (June 4, 2007). "he is there highest ever goal scorer. שרן ייני, הנבחרת הצעירה: "זה טורניר של פעם בחיים"" (in Hebrew). Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved June 9, 2007.
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