Ilay Madmon

Ilay Madmon[2] (or Madmoun,[3][4] Hebrew: איליי מדמון; born 23 February 2003) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a center-midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem and captains the Israel national under-19 team.[5][3][4]

Ilay Madmon
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-23) 23 February 2003
Place of birth Ein HaBesor, Israel[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Center-midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Beitar Jerusalem
Youth career
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Hapoel Be'er Sheva 23 (0)
2021–2022 → Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (loan) 34 (2)
2022– → Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 21 (1)
International career‡
2018 Israel U16 6 (0)
2019–2020 Israel U17 16 (1)
2021– Israel U19 13 (1)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Israel
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2022

Early life

Madmon was born in moshav Ein HaBesor, Israel, to a family of Mizrahi Jewish (Yemeni-Jewish) and Sephardic Jewish descent.[1][6][7] His father Moshe Madmoun hails from a local agricultural family who mainly specializes in growing tomatoes.[1]

He also holds a Spanish passport, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[6][7]

Club career

Hapoel Beer Sheva

Madmon made his senior debut with Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva on 4 July 2020, as well as in the opening line-up against Hapoel Haifa, in a home match that ended in a 3–1 win for his team.[8]

Madmon made his senior debut in the (2020–21) UEFA Europa League against German side Bayer Leverkusen on 26 November 2020, coming in as a 81' minute for substitute in a 1–4 away loss for his Israeli side.[9]

International career

Since 2021, he plays for as well as captains the Israel national under-19 team during the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship first qualifiers and all its way to the Final against England U-19 on 1 July 2022.[10] He also scored against Austria U-19 during the group stage.[11] Thanks to that, the Israel U-19 has also qualified to the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 June 2022[13]
Club Season League State Cup Toto Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2019–20 Israeli Premier League 300000–0030
2020–21 18010103020250
2021–22 000010–0010
2022–23 200000201050
Total 23010205030340
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 2021–22 Liga Leumit 3423100–00373
Total 3423100–00373
Beitar Jerusalem 2022–23 Israeli Premier League 000000–0000
Total 000000–0000
Career total 57241205030713
Notes

    Honours

    Club
    Hapoel Be'er Sheva

    See also

    References
    1. "מושב של כבוד: אילי מדמון עשה את הדרך מהמושב לבמה המרכזית של אירופה - וואלה! ספורט". 30 June 2022.
    2. "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Ilay Madmon". Israel Football Association.
    3. "סיקור משחק ישראל U19 נגד אנגליה U19, 25/06/2022 - ערוץ הספורט".
    4. "2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". 5 July 2022.
    5. "France-Israel | Under-19 2022".
    6. "נבחרת הנוער של ישראל: הורי השחקנים מגיבים להישג ביורו - וואלה! ספורט". Walla! News. 3 July 2022.
    7. "Ilay Madmon". Worldfootball.net.
    8. "Hapoel Be'er Sheva vs. Hapoel Haifa - 4 July 2020 - Soccerway".
    9. "Leverkusen-H. Beer-Sheva | UEFA Europa League 2020/21".
    10. "2022 Under-19 EURO final: Israel vs England – meet the teams". July 2022.
    11. "Israel-Austria | Under-19 2022".
    12. "Israeli national team can visit Indonesia for U-20 World Cup". Antara News Agency. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
    13. Ilay Madmon at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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