Dean David (or Din, he, דין דוד; born 14 March 1996) is an Israeli

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who plays as a

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for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa and the Israel football team.

Early life

David was born and raised in

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, Israel, to a family of Jewish descent. His younger brother Yanay David is also a footballer who plays for Israeli club

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. He was

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to serve as a soldier in the

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in 2014.

Club career

Maccabi Haifa

On 5 October 2022, David scored both his debut goal as well as his Israeli side's first away goal in the

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, coming on as 72nd substitute against Italian side

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, in a match that ended in a 1–3 away loss for Maccabi Haifa.

International career

He has been a youth international for the Israel U-19 in 2014, and for the Israel U-21 from 2015 to 2016. David was first called-up to the Israeli senior side on 17 March 2022, ahead of the friendly matches against Germany and Romania. He made his senior debut for the Israel national team on 26 March 2022, coming on as 63rd substitute against Germany, in a friendly match that ended in a 0–2 away loss for Israel.

International goals

Honours

Maccabi Haifa * Israeli Premier League: 2021–22,

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(

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): 2021–22 *

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* 1996 births Living people Israeli Jews Jewish footballers Israeli men's footballers Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players F.C. Ashdod players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Footballers from Southern District (Israel) Israel men's international footballers Israel men's youth international footballers Israel men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards {{Israel-footy-bio-stub