Suf Podgoreanu

Suf Podgoreanu (Hebrew: סוף פודגוראנו; born 20 January 2002) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a winger or as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa, on loan from Spezia. He represents both the Israel national under-21 team and the senior Israel national team.[1]

Suf Podgoreanu
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002
Place of birth Hadera, Israel
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Haifa
(on loan from Spezia)
Number 17
Youth career
2010–2013 Hapoel Hadera
2013–2019 Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Maccabi Haifa 6 (0)
2020–2021 Roma 0 (0)
2021– Spezia 5 (0)
2022– → Maccabi Haifa (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Israel U16 3 (1)
2018–2019 Israel U17 14 (2)
2019 Israel U18 4 (2)
2021– Israel U21 7 (1)
2021– Israel 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2021

Early life

Podgoreanu was born in Hadera, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, and is of Romanian-Jewish descent on his father's side.[2][3] Both his father Danny Podgoreanu and his grandfather played for the local Hapoel clubs as well.[3][4]

He also holds a Romanian passport, on account of his Ashkenazi Jewish (Romanian-Jewish) ancestry, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[2][5][3][4]

Club career

Maccabi Haifa

Suf Podgoreanu came through the youth ranks of Maccabi Haifa, where he was a prolific goalscorer for the under-19s, before joining the first team during the 2019–20 season.[6][7][8]

Roma

He moved to Italian side Roma at the of the season, joining their Primavera setup.[6] After a season under Alberto De Rossi's management with 27 games, 3 goals and 6 assists, where he even joined the first team for a few games,[9] he was transferred to their Serie A rival of Spezia Calcio.[10][11]

Spezia

He made his debut for Italian side Spezia on 19 September 2021, replacing Janis Antiste in a 2-1 Serie A away win.[12][13][14]

Return to Maccabi Haifa

On 2 September 2022, Podgoreanu returned to Maccabi Haifa on loan with an option to buy.[15]

International career

He has been a youth international for Israel since 2017.[16][6][7][8]

He also plays for the Israel U-21 since 2021.[17]

He was called up for the senior Israel national team in October 2021, during their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA.[18] Podgoreanu debuted for a full match with the senior team in a 3–2 home win for Israel against Faroe Islands on 15 November 2021, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA,[19] where he had an assist as well.[20]

See also

References
  1. Suf Podgoreanu at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. "Suf Podgoreanu, în vizorul FRF! Atacantul, foarte aproape de AS Roma". GSP.
  3. "מכבי חיפה - האתר הרשמי | הקבוצה | סוף פודגוראנו".
  4. "מתחיל מהסוף: למה רומא רוצה את פודגוראנו? - ספורט 5".
  5. "מכבי חיפה: ברומניה רוצים שסוף פודגוראנו ייצג את הנבחרת המקומית - וואלה! ספורט". 15 June 2020.
  6. "Chi è Suf Podgoreanu, il colpo in prospettiva della Roma per l'attacco". Goal (in Italian). 10 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Presa din Italia, entuziasmată de românul Suf Podgoreanu transferat de AS Roma. "Seamănă cu Dzeko!"". Digi Sport (in Romanian). 12 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Suf Podgoreanu, atacant român de la Maccabi Haifa, ajunge la AS Roma". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Negri, Simone (21 November 2020). "Roma, Fonseca convoca quattro Primavera: prima chiamata per Feratovic". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 4 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Podgoreanu, attaccante israeliano per le Aquile". La Nazione (in Italian). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "Roma Primavera, Podgoreanu ceduto allo Spezia". Il Romanista. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Venezia 1-2 Spezia: results, summary and goals". Diario AS. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. Mangini, Lorenzo (20 September 2021). "Ecco come Motta rivolta lo Spezia ed esce dalle secche". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. Parenti, Niccolò (19 September 2021). "Spezia, esordio in prima squadra per Podgoreanu". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "ברוך השב הביתה, סוף" (in Hebrew). Maccabi Haifa. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  16. "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Suf PODGORANU".
  17. "Hristov e Podgoreanu brillano in Nazionale". La Nazione (in Italian). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. "אצילי וגוטליב בפנים: פורסם סגל הנבחרת - ספורט 5".
  19. "Match Report of Israel vs Faroe Islands - 2021-11-15 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  20. "סיקור משחק ישראל נגד איי פארו, 15/11/2021 - ערוץ הספורט".
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