Shai Maimon ( he, שי מימון; born on March 18, 1986) is an Israeli

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

Defender, currently playing 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 ...

for the Ironi Nesher. Days after he made a move to

Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Herzliya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי הרצליה, ''Moadon Kaduregel Maccabi Herzliya'') is an Israeli football club based in Herzliya. The club is currently in and plays at the Herzliya Municipal Stadium. History A ...

in 2007 he acquired a first team place in the club, and also made a great achievement in winning a place in the U-21 championships with

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 ...

, with a win over

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. ''Maimon'' is of a Tunisian-Jewish descent.

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 ...

(1): **2006-07 *

Israeli Premier League 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 ...

(1): **2010-11

References

1986 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli footballers Association football defenders Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Maccabi Herzliya F.C. players Beitar Nes Tubruk F.C. players F.C. Ashdod players Maccabi Ahi Nazareth F.C. players Ironi Tiberias F.C. players Ironi Nesher F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Footballers from Netanya Israel under-21 international footballers Israeli people of Tunisian-Jewish descent {{Israel-footy-defender-stub