Eden Shamir ( he, עדן שמיר; born 25 June 1995) is an Israeli professional

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er who plays as a

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for Israeli Premier League club

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...

and the Israel national team.

Early life

Shamir was born in Kiryat Motzkin, Israel.

Career

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

On 19 June 2019, Shamir concluded at

for four years. On 11 July, Shamir made his debut in Hapoel Be'er Sheva uniforms in a 1–1 draw against Laçi as part of the

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. On 25 August, Shamir made his debut in the Israeli Premier League in a 0–0 draw against the

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jeru ...

at Teddy Stadium. On 5 October, Shamir scored his first goal in the Israeli Premier League in a 3–0 victory over Hapoel Haifa at

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Standard Liège

In January 2020, Shamir joined Belgian club Standard Liège on a 1.8 million euro transfer fee, signing a 3.5 year contract.

Loan to Maccabi Tel Aviv

On 11 August 2021, Shamir was loaned to Maccabi Tel Aviv. At the end of the

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season, Shamir returned to parent club Standard Liège, after scoring eight times in 23 games in all competitions, sitting on the bench more than he expected. After returning from loan, Shamir played in the second half of a pre-season friendly against

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, scoring and assisting, helping the team win 5–1.

Return to Hapoel Be'er Sheva

After opening the season with Standard Liège, in September 2022 Shamir returned to Israel, signing a three-year contract with

International career

He has been a youth international since 2011. In 2015, he was selected for the first time with Israel under-21s. He was first called-up for the senior Israel national team in October 2021, during their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA. Shamir made his debut for the senior squad on 8 June 2024 in a friendly against

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at the Nagyerdei Stadion. He started the game, but was substituted after 30 minutes as Israel fell behind 0–3. The game ended with that score.

Career statistics

Honours

Ironi Kiryat Shmona *

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...

: 2013–14 *

Israel Super Cup The Israel Super Cup, also known as the Champion of Champions ( he, אלוף האלופים, Aluf HaAlufim), is an Israeli association football club competition played as a single match between the winner of the latest Israeli top league champion ...

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References

External links

Eden Shamir
at Israel Football Association * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shamir, Eden 1995 births Living people Israeli men's footballers Israel men's youth international footballers Israel men's under-21 international footballers Israel men's international footballers Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Standard Liège players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Belgian Pro League players Israeli expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Footballers from Kiryat Motzkin Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards