Matan Barashi ( he, מתן בראשי; born 6 May 1988, in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

) is an Israeli

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 ...

who currently plays for Ironi Beit Shemesh. He spent the 2009–10 season in 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 ...

on loan at

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...

, and played in

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 ...

until 2013. At international level, Barashi was

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at under-18 and under-19 level.

References

1988 births Living people Israeli men's footballers Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C. players Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C. players Hapoel Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye F.C. players Hapoel Hod HaSharon F.C. players Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum F.C. players Agudat Sport Nordia Jerusalem players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Footballers from Jerusalem Israeli people of Kurdish-Jewish descent Men's association football defenders {{Israel-footy-defender-stub