Zahi Armali ( ar, زاهي أرملي, he, זאהי ארמלי, born 25 October 1957) is a former

Arab-Israeli The Arab citizens of Israel are the largest ethnic minority in the country. They comprise a hybrid community of Israeli citizens with a heritage of Palestinian citizenship, mixed religions (Muslim, Christian or Druze), bilingual in Arabic an ...

footballer. He started his career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, and a holder of many records at

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 ...

Early life and career

Armali was born and raised in

Shefa-'Amr Shefa-Amr, also Shfar'am ( ar, شفاعمرو, Šafāʻamr, he, שְׁפַרְעָם, Šəfarʻam) is an Arab city in the Northern District of Israel. In it had a population of , with a Sunni Muslim majority and large Christian Arab and Druz ...

, Israel, to an

Arab-Christian Arab Christians ( ar, ﺍَﻟْﻤَﺴِﻴﺤِﻴُّﻮﻥ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺮَﺏ, translit=al-Masīḥīyyūn al-ʿArab) are ethnic Arabs, Arab nationals, or Arabic-speakers who adhere to Christianity. The number of Arab Christians who l ...

family. He started his professional career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr. After a few years he spent playing in the lower leagues he signed a contract with

in 1983. During his seven-season career at

, Zahi won three championships. He remains the club's record goalscorer with 90 league goals in 179 games. After the 1989 season Zahi left

and subsequently played for

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups ( ...

and his hometown club Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, where he finished his professional career as a player.

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Zahi Armali
Maccabi Haifa {{DEFAULTSORT:Armeli, Zahi 1957 births Living people Israeli footballers Arab citizens of Israel Arab-Israeli footballers Israeli Arab Christians Israel international footballers Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Maccabi Ahi Nazareth F.C. players Maccabi Ironi Tamra F.C. players Liga Leumit players Footballers from Shefa-'Amr Association football forwards Israeli Football Hall of Fame inductees