Eran Zahavi
Eran Zahavi (or Zehavi,[2] Hebrew: ערן זהבי; born 25 July 1987) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a striker. He plays for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven and the Israel national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eran Zahavi | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rishon LeZion, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2003 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| 2003–2005 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | ||
| 2005–2006 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 94 | (27) |
| 2007–2008 | → Hapoel Ramat HaSharon (loan) | 45 | (9) |
| 2011–2013 | Palermo | 23 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 119 | (98) |
| 2016–2020 | Guangzhou R&F | 106 | (91) |
| 2020– | PSV Eindhoven | 45 | (19) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Israel U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010– | Israel | 67 | (33) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2021 | |||
Zahavi won Israeli Footballer of the Year twice (2013 and 2014), and finished as the top goalscorer of the Israeli Premier League for three seasons in a row (2013–14 29 goals, 2014–15 27 goals and 2015–16 35 goals, all-time league record). In 2016, he broke the Israeli league sixty-year-old record, scoring the most goals in a single season, beating the 1954–55 record.[3] He was named the 2017 Chinese Super League MVP, and broke the league's single-season scoring record in 2019. Zahavi has played for the national team since 2010, earning over 65 caps.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2006–07 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Israeli Premier League | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 42 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | Israeli Premier League | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 55 | 13 | ||
| 2010–11 | Israeli Premier League | 33 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | — | 50 | 17 | ||
| Total | 94 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 29 | 6 | — | 149 | 42 | |||
| Hapoel Ramat HaSharon (loan) |
2006–07 | Liga Leumit | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2007–08 | Liga Leumit | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 10 | |||
| Total | 45 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 50 | 12 | ||||
| Palermo | 2011–12 | Serie A | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2012–13 | Israeli Premier League | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | Israeli Premier League | 34 | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | 11[lower-alpha 4] | 5 | — | 46 | 35 | |||
| 2014–15 | Israeli Premier League | 33 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 5] | 2 | — | 48 | 35 | ||
| 2015–16 | Israeli Premier League | 36 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11[lower-alpha 3] | 8 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 2 | 56 | 49 | |
| Total | 119 | 98 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 168 | 127 | ||
| Guangzhou R&F | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 19 | 17 | |||
| 2017 | Chinese Super League | 30 | 27 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 34 | 31 | ||||
| 2018 | Chinese Super League | 26 | 20 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 29 | 22 | ||||
| 2019 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 29 | ||||
| 2020 | Chinese Super League | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 106 | 91 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | 117 | 103 | |||||
| PSV Eindhoven | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 25 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | — | 33 | 17 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 10[lower-alpha 7] | 4 | 1[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 23 | 8 | ||
| Total | 37 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 25 | |||
| Career total | 424 | 242 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 75 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 566 | 311 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Israeli Super Cup
- Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 9 | |
| Total | 70 | 33 | |
- Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zahavi goal.[6][7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 September 2013 | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | 15 |  Russia | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 1 June 2014 | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States | 20 |  Honduras | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 16 November 2014 | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel | 23 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 4. | 3 September 2015 | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel | 27 |  Andorra | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 5. | 31 May 2016 | Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia | 31 |  Serbia | 1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 6. | 12 November 2016 | Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania | 32 |  Albania | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 15 November 2018 | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel | 41 |  Guatemala | 1–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 8. | 20 November 2018 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 42 |  Scotland | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C |
| 9. | 21 March 2019 | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel | 43 |  Slovenia | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 10. | 24 March 2019 | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel | 44 |  Austria | 1–1 | 4–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 11. | 2–1 | ||||||
| 12. | 3–1 | ||||||
| 13. | 7 June 2019 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia | 45 |  Latvia | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 14. | 2–0 | ||||||
| 15. | 3–0 | ||||||
| 16. | 5 September 2019 | Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva, Israel | 47 |  Macedonia | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 17. | 9 September 2019 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | 48 | Slovenia | 2–1 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 18. | 10 October 2019 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | 49 | Austria | 1–0 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 19. | 15 October 2019 | Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva, Israel | 50 | Latvia | 2–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 20. | 4 September 2020 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 53 | Scotland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 21. | 11 October 2020 | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel | 56 |  Czech Republic | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 22. | 14 October 2020 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia | 57 |  Slovakia | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 23. | 2–2 | ||||||
| 24. | 3–2 | ||||||
| 25. | 31 March 2021 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | 62 |  Moldova | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 26. | 5 June 2021 | City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | 63 |  Montenegro | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 27. | 1 September 2021 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | 65 |  Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 28. | 2–0 | ||||||
| 29. | 4–0 | ||||||
| 30. | 4 September 2021 | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel | 66 | Austria | 3–0 | 5–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 31. | 5–2 | ||||||
| 32. | 9 October 2021 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 68 | Scotland | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 33. | 12 October 2021 | Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva, Israel | 69 | Moldova | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
Hapoel Tel Aviv[4]
- Israeli Premier League: 2009–10
- Israel State Cup: 2009–10, 2010–11
Maccabi Tel Aviv[4]
- Israeli Premier League: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Israel State Cup: 2014–15
- Toto Cup: 2014–15
PSV Eindhoven[4]
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 2021
Individual
- Israeli Premier League Most Assists: 2010–11
- Footballer of the Year in Israel: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Israeli Premier League Top Goalscorer: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Israeli Premier League Player of the Month: December 2014
- 2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase Top Scorer: 7 goals
- Chinese Super League MVP: 2017[8]
- Chinese Super League Top Scorer: 2017,[9] 2019[10]
- Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2017,[11] 2019[10]
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