Oscar Gloukh
Oscar Gloukh (born 1 April 2004) is an Israeli professional footballer . He plays as an attacking midfielder[1] for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg. He also plays for the Israel national football team.
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1 April 2004 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rehovot, Israel | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | |||||||||||||||
Number | 37 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | |||||||||||||||
2010–2022 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 25 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2023– | Red Bull Salzburg | 11 | (2) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Israel U16 | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2021 | Israel U18 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Israel U19 | 16 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2022– | Israel U21 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2022– | Israel | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023 |
Club career
He started his career in the youth teams of Maccabi Sha'arayim. At the age of 6 he moved to Maccabi Tel Aviv . Gloukh made his professional debut with Maccabi on 8 August 2021 at the 1-1 draw against Hapoel Jerusalem at the Israeli Toto Cup.[2]
On 11 April 2022 he also made his Israeli Premier League debut for the club at the 1-1 draw against Maccabi Haifa. There he scored his debut senior goal in the 28th minute.[3]
On 27 January 2023 Gloukh signed a contract with Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg. The contract runs till June 2027.[4] He made his debut on 26 February 2023 in a league match versus SV Ried.[5] Gloukh scored his first goal in a away victory versus SK Austria Klagenfurt on 2 April 2023.[6]
International career
Gloukh played for the Israel under-19 team since 2021. He was in the team when they qualified qualification to the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He scored 4 goals and made 2 assists, including a goal in the final against England which ended in a 1–3 defeat after extra time. Gloukh was named as one of the championship's best performers by ESPN. At this tornament he was in UEFA's team of the tournament.[7], and his goal in the final won the goal of the tournament.[8]
Gloukh also plays for the Israel under-21 team.. He made his debut on 2 June 2022,[9] The team was qualified for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
On 17 November 2022 he made his debut for the national team . He came in in the 59th minute in a friendly match against Zambia. On 20 November 2022 he was in the starting team versus Cyprus. Gloukh scored his first goal for the senior national team.
Other websites
- Oscar Gloukh at the Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. website
- ESPN.com: European U19 Championship men's stars, June 26, 2022
- UEFA.com: 2022 Under-19 EURO finals: Who was the top scorer?, July 1, 2022
- UEFA.com: 2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament, July 5, 2022
- UEFA.com: Oscar Gloukh wins 2022 Under-19 EURO Goal of the Tournament, July 5, 2022

References
- "2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". 5 July 2022.
- "Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Hapoel Jerusalem - 22 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- "Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Maccabi Haifa - 11 April 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- "Oscar Gloukh moves to Salzburg". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- FC Salzburg Wiki
- Soccerway
- "2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.
- "Oscar Gloukh wins 2022 Under-19 EURO Goal of the Tournament". UEFA.
- "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - עמוד משחק". Israel Football Association.