Ofir Marciano
 Marciano playing for Israel in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ofir Meir Marciano | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashdod, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2008 | Ashdod | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2017 | Ashdod | 123 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Royal Excel Mouscron (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Hibernian (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2017– | Hibernian | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | Israel | 11 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:27, 12 August 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:40, 29 April 2017 (UTC) | |||
Ofir Meir Marciano (or Martziano, Hebrew: אופיר מרציאנו; born 7 October 1989)[1] is an Israeli footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian.[2] Marciano has also played for Ashdod and Royal Excel Mouscron He has played 11 times for the Israel national team.
Career
Club career
Marciano signed for Ashdod in 2008, and has made over 120 league appearances for the Israeli club. On 7 July 2015, he signed a season-long loan deal with Belgian club Royal Excel Mouscron.[3]
In August 2016, he signed for Scottish club Hibernian on loan for the 2016–17 season,[4] although red tape held up his eligibility to play for the club.[5] Marciano said that he was sold on the move by fellow Israeli Nir Bitton, who plays for Celtic.[6] Following a three-week delay, it was announced on 26 August that Marciano had obtained his work permit after passing an English test.[7] He made his debut for the club on the following day, in a 4–0 win against Greenock Morton.[8] Marciano made 21 league appearances as Hibernian won the 2016–17 Scottish Championship, earning promotion to the Scottish Premiership.[9]
In June 2017, he signed a four-year deal with Hibernian.[10]
International career
He made his international debut on 10 October 2014, as Israel won 2–1 against Cyprus in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[11] Marciano was recalled to the Israel squad in November 2016,[12] but had to withdraw after suffering a knee injury in training.[13] He played in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Spain in March 2017, but was at fault for the second goal of a 4–1 defeat.[14]
Personal life
Marciano is married to Israeli model Shelly Marciano (née Revev). They reside in Musselburgh[15] and are currently expecting their first child.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19:27, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ashdod | 2009–10[17] | Ligat HaAl | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[17] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12[17] | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13[17] | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14[17] | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15[17] | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| Ashdod total | 139 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | ||
| Royal Excel Mouscron | 2015–17[17] | Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hibernian | 2016–17[18] | Scottish Championship | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2017–18[19] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hibs total | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 168 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 190 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
Honours
- Hibernian
References
- ↑ "Israeli Sports", Jewish Sports Review, Vol. 9, No. 11, Issue 107, p. 21, January/February 2015.
- ↑ Ofir Marciano at Soccerway
- ↑ "New Ligioner: Marciano signed to Mouscron-Péruwelz". One. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ↑ Temple, Alan (3 August 2016). "Hibs snap up Israel international goalkeeper Ofir Marciano ahead of Championship curtain-raiser". Deadline News. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ Hardie, David (16 August 2016). "Ross Laidlaw: I won’t give up Hibs gloves without a fight". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ Haggerty, Anthony (27 August 2016). "Hibs stopper Ofir Marciano: Celtic star Nir Bitton sold me on a move to Scotland". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ Johnstone, Darren (26 August 2016). "Hibs keeper Ofir Marciano passes English test - but admits he cannot understand his team-mates". Deadline News. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ Mitchell, Paul (27 August 2016). "Hibernian 4-0 Greenock Morton". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Hibernian 3–0 Queen of the South". BBC. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ↑ "MARCIANO JOINS ON PERMANENT DEAL". www.hibernianfc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Cyprus 1-2 Israel". European Football. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ Pilcher, Ross (7 November 2016). "Hibs’ Ofir Marciano to miss Falkirk clash due to Israel call". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ Brown, Anthony (10 November 2016). "Hibs keeper Ofir Marciano sent for MRI scan after knee injury". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ Bell, Arch (24 March 2017). "Spain continue the reconquest". Marca. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ "Supermodel wife of Hibs keeper Ofir Marciano has fallen in love with Edinburgh". Edinburgh Evening News. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ↑ Revev Marciano, Shelly (9 June 2017). "MODEL❤️️ SHELLY REGEV MARCIANO on Instagram: “Feeling blessed 👼🏻It's a BOY 💙🙌🏻”". Instagram. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ofir Marciano at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Ofir Marciano in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Ofir Marciano in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
External links
- Ofir Marciano at Soccerbase