Shlomi Azulay ( he, שלומי אזולאי, born 18 October 1989) is an Israeli professional

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 ...

who plays as a forward for Maccabi Bnei Reineh

Club career

Shlomi's first team was

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 ...

side

Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל כפר סבא, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba'') is an Israeli football club based in Kfar Saba. The club competes in the Liga Leumit and plays home matches at Levita Stadiu ...

in the second division. He made his senior team debut for Hapoel Kfar Saba as a late 88th-minute substitute in a cup match against

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 Jerus ...

in February 2008. On 30 October 2009, Kfar Saba played a Liga Leumit match against Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv. At half time, the score was 0–0. Shlomi was sent into the match in the second half and scored twice to lead his team to a 2–0 win. Azulay scored an important winning goal in the last game of the season on 14 May 2010 against Ironi Ramat HaSharon. Hapoel Kfar Saba defeated Ramat HaSharon 2–1 and secured the third place. Kfar Saba then went on to lose the promotion playoff match. Azulay ended the 2009–10 season with 15 goals to his name. For the 2010–11 season, Azulay signed in

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

from the

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 ...

, in his debut game, he scored twice against Beitar Jerusalem after he had entered as a substitute in the 66th minute. A week later he scored yet again, this time against

Bnei Sakhnin Bnei Sakhnin F.C. ( ar, اتحاد أبناء سخنين, he, איחוד בני סכנין, ''Ihud Bnei Sakhnin''; ''Ittihad Abna Sakhnin'', ) is an Israeli football club based at the Doha Stadium in Sakhnin. They are the most successful clu ...

. Azulay scored six goals and Assisted six in the championship season of Maccabi Haifa. A year later he was loaned to Ironi Kiryat Shmona and took part in the surprising Championship of Kiryat Shmona and provided 8 goals and 5 assists. After the historic championship with Irony Kiryat Shmona, Shlomi came back to Maccabi Haifa. In the 2012–13 season Shlomi plays either as a left winger or as a central striker during the season and provided 7 goals and 1 assist. On 8 June 2019, he signed a two-year contract with

Career statistics

Honours

: 2010–11, 2011–12 * Israel State Cup runner-up: 2011 *

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. F ...

: 2011–12, 2019–20

Individual

2015–16 Israeli Premier League The 2015–16 Israeli Premier League was the seventeenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 74th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 22 August 2015 and ended in May 2016. Hapoel Be'er Sheva became champion after 40 year ...

second top scorer: 2015–16

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Azulay, Shlomi 1989 births Living people Israeli men's footballers Men's association football forwards Ironi Tiberias F.C. players Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players FC Astra Giurgiu players Maccabi Bnei Reineh F.C. players Liga Leumit players Israeli Premier League players Liga I players Footballers from Tiberias Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Israeli expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Romania