Stav Lemkin (or Lamkin he, סתיו למקין; born 2 April 2003) is an Israeli professional

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who plays as a

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for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Israel national team.

Early and personal life

Lemkin was born and raised 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. His father is Israeli lawyer Shachar Lemkin, who also manages his football career. His mother Yana Lemkin is a designer and a social-volunteer in Israel, who hails from the

Soviet Ukraine The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

(now

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

) before her immigration to

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 ...

, although she still has some relatives who reside in the Ukraine. He also holds a Spanish passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.

International career

Since early youth, he had capped internationally with the Israel national under-16 team (2018), the Israel national under-17 team (2019–2020), the Israel national under-19 team (2021–2022), the Israel national under-20 team (2023), and the Israel national under-21 team (2022 debut). He made his senior debut for the Israel national team in 2023.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Individual * UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament:

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References

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2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament
July 5, 2022'' 2003 births Living people Israeli men's footballers Footballers from Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players Israeli Premier League players Ukrainian Premier League players Israeli expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Israel men's youth international footballers Israel men's under-21 international footballers Israel men's international footballers Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Israel Israeli people of Sephardi descent Israeli people of Soviet descent Israeli people of Ukrainian descent Men's association football defenders {{Israel-footy-bio-stub