Idan Shriki ( he, עידן שריקי, born November 30, 1981) is a retired

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

Career

Club

He made his Ashdod debut in the 2003–04 season against

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Afte ...

after returning from a one-season loan to Maccabi Yavne where he scored a league leading 25 goals. It wasn't until the 2006–07 season that Shriki received considerable playing time and he returned the favor to manager

Alon Hazan Alon Hazan ( he, אלון חזן; born 14 September 1967) is an Israeli former footballer and manager who manages the senior Israel national team. As a player, he played as a midfielder. Biography Alon Hazan was raised in Ashdod, Israel, to an ...

by scoring eleven goals and adding three assists. Playing behind Yaniv Azran and

Shay Holtzman Shay Holtsman ( he, שי הולצמן, born January 1, 1974) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a striker in the top level of Israeli league football for Maccabi Netanya, Maccabi Haifa, Tzafririm Holon, Hapoel Be'er Shev ...

, the threesome accounted for 77% of goals scored by Ashdod. In July 2011, Shriki signed a two-year contract with

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

's record holder for most championships,

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning the second-most Poli ...

. On 9 September 2011, he was loaned to his former club

F.C. Ashdod SC Ashdod ( he, מועדון ספורט אשדוד, ''Moadon Sport Ashdod'', lit. Sport Club Ashdod, mainly known in Israel by the semi-acronym name , ''Mem Samekh Ashdod'', lit. S.C. Ashdod) is an Israeli football club, playing in the port cit ...

until the end of the season. On 3 July 2012, Shriki signed a three-year contract with

. On January 16, 2013, he was loaned to

Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, מכבי פתח תקווה) (Full name: "Maccabi Avshalom Ironi Petah Tikva F.C., ) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva. It is part of the Maccabi World Union for international Jewish spo ...

after a very poor half season with Netanya where he only scored 2 league goals in 12 games. He returned the next season to help Netanya win the

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

and reach the State Cup finals. In January 2015 he was released from his contract with Netanya and moved to

Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. ( he, מכבי קריית גת) was an Israeli football team based in the southern city of Kiryat Gat. The club's best achievement has been promotion to the Premier League as Liga Leumit runners-up in 2001, after beating ...

there he had a rather poor season only scoring 5 times in 17 caps. On 14 June 2015, Shriki signed a one-year deal with

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 Stadi ...

Honours

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. Fro ...

**''Runner-up (3):'' 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09 *

**Winner (2): 2012–13, 2013–14 *

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 ...

**''Runner-up (1):'' 2014

References

External links

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Profile of Idan Shriki on Dolphinim.com
1981 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli footballers F.C. Ashdod players Maccabi Yavne F.C. players Górnik Zabrze players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. players Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players Hapoel Bnei Lod F.C. players Hapoel Marmorek F.C. players Hapoel Ashdod F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Israeli expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Poland Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Poland Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Footballers from Ashdod Association football forwards {{Israel-footy-bio-stub