Shlomi Yosef Azulay ( he, שלומי יוסף אזולאי; born 30 March 1990) is an Israeli professional

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who plays as a central midfielder for

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 ...

Career

Azulay began his career in the youth teams of Maccabi Haifa. In 2009, he joined Maccabi Haifa's senior team but was loaned to

Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, הפועל פתח תקווה) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in the Liga Leumit. Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won ...

in 2010 before he could debut in Maccabi Haifa. On 31 October 2010, he made his debut in the Israeli Premier League after coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute in a 1–0 loss to his former team, Maccabi Haifa. After not playing much in Petah Tikva, he was loaned to Hapoel Herzliya from the second division and until the end of the season he scored three goals in 13 appearances and helped the team stay in the league. The next season, he scored five goals in 32 appearances, at the end of the season Hapoel Herzliya was relegated to the

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In the summer of 2012, with the end of his contract, Azulay was released from Maccabi Haifa and signed for the local rival, Hapoel Haifa but only played five matches in the

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season. In 2013, he signed for Hapoel Rishon LeZion from the second division, he scored 10 goals in 31 appearances and was the team's top scorer in the 2013–14 season. On 21 July 2014, Azulay signed a one-year contract with F.C. Beitar Jerusalem. On 22 September 2014, he scored his first goal in the Israeli Premier League, in a 1–0 victory over Maccabi Haifa. Overall, he scored four goals in 34 appearances.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On 10 August 2015, Azulay signed a four-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 15 August, he made his debut in Maccabi during the

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match after coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute, Maccabi lost 5–4 to

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 Pr ...

after a penalty shootout. On 7 September 2016, he moved on loan to

Maccabi Haifa

On 29 August 2017, Azulay signed a two-year contract with his former club Maccabi Haifa.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Azulay, Shlomi Yosef 1990 births Living people Israeli men's footballers Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Hapoel Herzliya F.C. players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players F.C. Ashdod players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Footballers from Hadera Men's association football midfielders