Sean Goldberg (or Shon, he, שון גולדברג; born 13 June 1995) 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 plays as a

center-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 ...

or as a left-back for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national team.

Early life

Goldberg was born in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

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 ...

, to a family of

Ashkenazi Jewish Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

and of

Italian-Jewish The history of the Jews in Italy spans more than two thousand years to the present. The Jewish presence in Italy dates to the pre-Christian Roman period and has continued, despite periods of extreme persecution and expulsions, until the present ...

descent. He also holds an Italian passport, on account of his Italian-Jewish ancestry, which eases the move to certain European football leagues. He has graduated from the Reichman University (formerly the

IDC Herzliya Reichman University ( he, אוניברסיטת רייכמן) is Israel's only private university, located in Herzliya, Tel Aviv District. It was founded in 1994 as the IDC Herzliya private college, before being rebranded in 2021. It receives no ...

college) in

Herzliya Herzliya ( ; he, הֶרְצְלִיָּה ; ar, هرتسليا, Hirtsiliyā) is an affluent city in the central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture. In it h ...

, Israel, in May 2022, majoring in

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Club career

Born in 1995, Goldberg started his football career with Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team. On 1 July 2014, he was called up for Maccabi Tel Aviv football team. On 26 October 2014, Goldberg made his senior Israeli Premier League debut against

Hapoel Acre Hapoel Acre Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל עכו, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Akko'') is an Israeli football club based in Acre, Israel. The club currently plays in Liga Leumit. History Founded in 1946, the club dwelt i ...

, coming on as a substitute for

Sheran Yeini Sheran Yeini (sometimes Sherran or Shiran, he, שרן ייני; born 8 December 1986) is an Israeli professional footballer who captains the Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv, and a retired player and captain of the Israel national t ...

at the 75th minute. Goldberg won the

2014–15 Toto Cup Al The 2014–15 Toto Cup Al was the 30th season of the third-important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and the 10th tournament involving Israeli Premier League clubs only. The tournament resumed after the planned competition for ...

with Maccabi Tel Aviv. On February 3, 2015, Goldberg was loaned together with

Ben Reichert Ben Reichert ( he, בן רייכרט; born 4 March 1994) 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, Ameri ...

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...

, as part of a deal in which Gili Vermouth was signed by Maccabi. On February 14, 2015, Goldberg made his debut for the club, coming in as a substitute in a 0–1 loss to

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...

. He made nine appearances for the club in that season. On September 1, 2015, Goldberg moved to Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv on loan until the end of 2016-17 season. In May 2017 he won the

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 ...

with Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, after beating Maccabi Tel Aviv in

the final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...

. On September 4, 2017, he joined

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 ...

on loan for one season. A week later he made his debut for the club after coming in as a substitute in 2–1 victory over Maccabi Petah Tikva. Goldberg and Beitar finished the 2017–2018 season as the

runners-up after losing 1–3 to Hapoel Haifa in

. In the start of the 2018–19 season, Goldberg made a single appearance for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the

. On August 14, 2019, he was released from Maccabi Tel Aviv and signed with Hapoel Haifa for one season. On June 11, 2019, Goldberg signed with

. He made his debut for the club in the starting roster in a 1–1 draw against

KF Laçi Klubi i Futbollit Laçi is an Albanian professional football club based in Laç that competes in the Kategoria Superiore, the top flight of Albanian football. Founded in 1960 as Industriali Laç, it became KS Laçi in 1991 and KF Laçi in 1997. ...

in the 2019–20 Europa League qualifiers, and assisted the goal which his team scored. In 2020 Goldberg extended his contract with the club for another season. On September 18 made the assist for his team's winning goal in a 2–1 victory against KF Laçi in the 2020–21 Europa League qualifiers, helping his team qualify to the next round. On June 10, 2021, Goldberg signed with Maccabi Haifa for 2 seasons. He made his debut for the club in a 0–2 loss to FC Kairat in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League qualifiers. On August 29 he made his league debut for the club in a 0–0 draw against Hapoel Hadera. At the end of the 2021–22 season he won the league championship and finished as runners-up in the

with Maccabi Haifa after losing to Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the final.

International career

Goldberg was internationally capped for his native

at all the various youth teams: under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, and the under-21. On 17 March 2022, Goldberg was first called up to the Israel senior team, ahead of the friendly matches against

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and

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. On March 26, he made his senior debut for the Israel, opening in the 0–2 friendly away loss against

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv * Israeli Premier League: 2014–15 *

Israel 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 ...

(

Ligat Ha'Al The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

): 2014–15 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv *

: 2016–17 Maccabi Haifa * Israeli Premier League: 2021–22, 2022-23 *

(

): 2021–22 *

Israel Super Cup The Israel Super Cup, also known as the Champion of Champions ( he, אלוף האלופים, Aluf HaAlufim), is an Israeli association football club competition played as a single match between the winner of the latest Israeli top league champion ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goldberg, Sean 1995 births Living people Footballers from Tel Aviv Israeli people of Italian-Jewish descent Israeli Ashkenazi Jews Italian Ashkenazi Jews Israeli men's footballers Italian men's footballers Jewish footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football central defenders Reichman University alumni Israel men's youth international footballers Israel men's under-21 international footballers Israel men's international footballers Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Israeli Premier League players