Eden Avital ( he, עדן אביטל; born 25 March 1997) is an Israeli

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who plays as a

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for the Israeli football club

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and for the Israeli national team. She has previously played in Israel for the

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, ASA Tel Aviv, and

Kiryat Gat Kiryat Gat, also spelled Qiryat Gat ( he, קִרְיַת גַּת), is a city in the Southern District of Israel. It lies south of Tel Aviv, north of Beersheba, and from Jerusalem. In it had a population of . The city hosts one of the most a ...

as well as in France for

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and

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Club career

Girls Football Academy

ASA Tel Aviv

Avital grew up in ASA Tel Aviv, and was noticed when she scored 27 league goals for the club in the 2015–16 Ligat Nashim season.

Kiryat Gat

In the summer before the 2018–19 Ligat Nashim season, Avital joined Ligat Nashim defending champion

. The club took part in the

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, finishing 3rd in the group. Avital took part in all three matches: a 1–0 loss to Spartak Subotica, a 3–0 loss to

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, and a 4–4 draw with Breznica in which she scored the second goal. The club ended the domestic season as runners-up to the title, finishing 3 points behind Avital's previous club ASA Tel Aviv, with which they drew 1–1 three rounds before the end of the season.

Albi

In October 2019, Avital joined French

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club

. She made her professional debut for the club against AS Domératoise in the first round of the 2019–20 Coupe de France Féminine and scored a

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for the third goal of the 5–0 victory. The next week, she made her first league appearance, playing 70 minutes in a 5–0 loss to

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. She scored her first league goals for the club a couple of months later, scoring a brace in a 2–1 victory over

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. During her season with the club, Avital scored two goals in eight league games and one goal in the two games she played in the

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Return to Kiryat Gat

In January 2021, Avital returned to join

in Israel's

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due to the stoppage of the European championships due to the

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. They won the double that season, placing first in the 2020–21 Ligat Nashim and winning the 2020–21 Israeli Women's Cup. During the season, Avital scored 6 goals for the club: 3 in the league and 3 in the cup.

Soyaux

In July 2021, after her successful season with

and following offers from clubs in Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, and Iceland, Avital returned to France and joined

from the

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. In October 2021, she debuted for the club in the fifth round of the 2021–22 Division 1 Féminine, coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute of a 2–1 loss against

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. The next month, she made her first start, playing the first half of a league match against

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which ended in a 2–2 draw. On 26 February 2022, Avital scored her first goal for the club, scoring a consolation goal in a 5–1 loss to

. During her two years with Soyaux, she scored 3 goals in 27 league appearances.

Hapoel Petah Tikva

In August 2023, after two years with Soyaux, Avital returned to Israel, joining

. She scored her first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory over

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Style of play

Avital is a quick

, who likes playing on the wing.

International career

Avital made her debut for the Israeli senior national team in 2014, a month before her seventeenth birthday, against Switzerland. She appeared for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.

International goals

Honors

Champion: 2011–12,

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Israeli Women's Cup The Israeli Women's Cup ( he, גביע המדינה נשים, ''Gvia HaMedina Nashim'') is the annual knock-out tournament of women's football teams in Israel. It is equivalent to the men's Israel State Cup, and organized by the Israel Football ...

Winner: 2011–12, 2016–17,

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Avital, Eden 1997 births Living people Jewish Israeli sportspeople ASA Tel Aviv University players F.C. Kiryat Gat (women) players ASPTT Albi players ASJ Soyaux-Charente players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. (women) players Israeli women's footballers Ligat Nashim players Israel women's international footballers Women's association football midfielders Footballers from Tel Aviv Israeli expatriate women's footballers Israeli expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate women's footballers in France Maccabiah Games medalists in football