Roei Dayan ( he, רועי דיין, pronounced Rō'ī Dayan; born September 19, 1984) is a retired

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 ...

i professional

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who is mostly known for his time playing in

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

and Hapoel Acre.

Playing career

Club career

A product of the

youth system, Dayan played his first match in the full team when he came on as a substitute in a

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 ...

match. After being supposedly released by Maccabi, Dayan joined Scottish side, St Mirren for a week long trial. He impressed manager,

Gus MacPherson Angus Ian MacPherson (born 11 October 1968) is a Scottish football former player and coach. MacPherson's playing career saw spells at Rangers, Exeter City, Kilmarnock, Dunfermline Athletic and St Mirren. His management career began at his f ...

, enough to have his trial extended by another week before being offered a contract. However the proposed deal to bring him to St Mirren has fallen through because of the

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400,000 price tag that Maccabi Tel Aviv placed on Dayan. On 29 June 2011, Dayan signed a two-year contract with

Belgian Pro League The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ...

side

Beerschot AC Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club (), simply known as Beerschot AC, was a Belgian football club based in southern Antwerp. Beerschot played in the Belgian Pro League from 1999–2000 (as Germinal Beerschot) until 2012–13, when they were r ...

National team

Dayan was a part of the player pool for the

Israel national under-21 football team The Israel national under-21 football team ( he, הנבחרת הצעירה של ישראל בכדורגל) is the national under-21 football team of Israel and is controlled by the Israel Football Association (IFA). It is considered to be the feed ...

that qualified for the

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in the

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References

1984 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli men's footballers Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players Hapoel Acre F.C. players Beerschot A.C. players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players F.C. Ashdod players Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C. players Hapoel Holon F.C. players Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C. players Israeli expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Israeli Premier League players Belgian Pro League players Liga Leumit players Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Footballers from Tel Aviv Men's association football forwards {{Israel-footy-bio-stub