Elazar "Eli" Dasa (or Eliezer, he, אלי דסה; born 3 December 1992) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a

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for Russian club Dynamo Moscow and vice-captains the Israel national team. He is the first captain of Israel to be of Ethiopian-Jewish origin.

Early life

Dasa was born in Netanya, Israel, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family. He is the second Israeli of Ethiopian-Jewish background to play for the Israel national football team. His younger brother Or Dasa is a footballer who plays for Portuguese club Arouca, who also played for the Israel U-21 national team.

Club career

On 31 July 2010, Dasa made his debut in

Beitar Jerusalem F.C. 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 ...

during a

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match against

Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל אשקלון, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') is an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. The club currently competes in Liga Alef and plays at the 5,250-capacity Sala Sta ...

. On 12 September 2012, Dasa scored the first goal in his senior career during a league match against Hapoel Be'er Sheva. On 9 July 2015, he made his first international match debut in a 2–1 victory over Kazakh team

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in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualification and played 90 minutes. On 10 August 2015, Dasa signed for four years with Israeli champions

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

. On 7 September 2022, Dasa signed a contract with

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club Dynamo Moscow for the term of two years with an option to extend for one more year.

International career

Dasa played in the Israel under-21 team since 2010. He was a part of the Israeli team for the

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, in Israel. In 2015, he was called up by the national coach

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for the senior Israel national team. Dasa made his debut in the senior national team against

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in a 4–0 win, on 3 September 2015. Dasa debuted as the Israeli line-up captain on 26 March 2022, in a friendly away match against

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; thus becoming the first senior captain of Israel to be of Ethiopian-Jewish origin.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv *

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: 2018–19 *

Israeli Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League (Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit. From ...

: 2017–18, 2018–19

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