Ofir Mizrachi ( he, אופיר מזרחי; born December 4, 1993) is an Israeli

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who plays as a

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for

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club Ironi Tiberias.

Career

Mizrahi born in

Kiryat Motzkin Kiryat Motzkin ( he, קִרְיַת מוֹצְקִין) is a city in the Haifa District of Israel, north of the city of Haifa. In it had a population of . The city is named after Leo Motzkin (1867-1933), one of the organizers of the First Zionis ...

, signed to

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups ( ...

's youth system. After he didn't play, moved to F.C. Nesher, there he played 3 years and scored 81 goals. In summer 2011 he signed to Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona. On 25 November 2012 Mizrahi made his debut for the senior team against

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל בני יהודה תל אביב, ''Moadon Kaduregel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv''), commonly referred to as Bnei Yehuda (), is an Israeli football club from the Hatikva Quarter of the city of Tel ...

, and also scored his debut goal. 4 days later he made his

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debut in a 2–0 loss against

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. On 23 June 2016 loaned to Raiffeisen Super League club

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for one year for 25k € with option to purchase 75% for 300k € at the end of the season. He made his debut at Israel U21 team on August 13, 2013, against

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, and in this game he also scored his debut goal.

Honours

; Hapoel 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 *

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–

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References

* * 1993 births Israeli Jews Living people Israeli men's footballers Footballers from Kiryat Motzkin Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players FC Lugano players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Ironi Tiberias F.C. players Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Swiss Super League players Israeli expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Israeli people of Iraqi-Jewish descent Men's association football forwards Israel men's under-21 international footballers {{Israel-footy-bio-stub