Ofri Arad ( he, עופרי ארד; born 11 September 1998) is an Israeli
footballer who plays as a
centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
FC Kairat and the
Israel national team.
Early life
Arad was born in
kibbutz
A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...
HaHotrim, Israel, to a
Jewish family. He is the youngest brother of former footballer
Dori Arad
Dori Arad ( he, דורי ארד, born 6 September 1982) is an Israeli former footballer.
He retired from play after the 2013 NCAA tournament.
Early life
Arad was born in kibbutz HaHotrim, Israel, to a Jewish
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִי ...
.
Club career
Arad made his official debut for
Maccabi Haifa on 4 August 2018 in a game against
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל עירוני קרית שמונה) known as Ironi Kiryat Shmona is an Israeli football club based in Kiryat Shmona. The club is a current member of the Israeli ...
in the Toto Cup and also score the winning goal.
He made his
Israeli Premier League debut for Maccabi Haifa on 4 December 2018 in a game against
Bnei Sakhnin.
He scored is first league goal on 4 December 2019 in a game against
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 ...
.
On May 30, 2021, he won his first adult title, as winning the Israeli Permier league championship, after making 32 league appearances and scoring 1 league goal.
On 19 February 2023, he was loaned to the
Kazakhstan Premier League club
FC Kairat for one season.
International career
Arad made his senior debut for
Israel against Slovakia on 14 October 2020, coming in as a sub after half time and contributing to a surprise 3:2 win.
Honours
Maccabi Haifa
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Israeli Premier League:
2020–21,
2021–22
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Toto Cup:
2021–22
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Israel Super Cup:
2021
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References
External links
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1998 births
Living people
Israeli men's footballers
Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players
FC Kairat players
Israeli Premier League players
Liga Leumit players
Kazakhstan Premier League players
People from HaHotrim
Israeli expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
Israel men's youth international footballers
Israel men's under-21 international footballers
Israel men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
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