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List of Israel international footballers

List of Israel international footballers

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The Israel national football team has represented Israel in international association football since 1934, when it played its first official game (as Mandatory Palestine or Eretz Israel—"Land of Israel") against Egypt.[1] It is fielded by the Israel Football Association (IFA), which has governed football in the country since 1928,[2] and has borne its present name since the foundation of the State of Israel in 1948. Israel competed as a member of the Asian Football Confederation from 1956 until 1974, when it was expelled for political reasons;[2] it then played without formal affiliation to any regional bloc for two decades. In 1994 the IFA was made a full member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), enabling the inclusion of Israeli teams in UEFA competitions.[2]

Israel (in white) line up ahead of a friendly match against the Soviet Union in 1956

Since 1934, more than 491 players have appeared for the Israel national team;[3] those 111 with 20 or more caps are listed here. The Israel national team's only major honour is the AFC Asian Cup, which it hosted and won in 1964.[4] It has qualified for the FIFA World Cup final tournament once, in 1970, and for the Summer Olympic Games twice, in 1968 and in 1976.[4][5][6]

Israel's all-time top goalscorer is Mordechai Spiegler, who scored 33 international goals in 83 matches between 1963 and 1977.[7][8] Yossi Benayoun, a midfielder, holds the record for the most national team appearances, having played for Israel 99 times between 1998 and 2017.[3][9] The team's highest-capped goalkeeper, Dudu Aouate, represented Israel 78 times between 1999 and 2013.[10] The most-capped player of non-Jewish background is Bibras Natcho, who appeared for the Israeli squad 88 times between 2010 and 2023, scoring 4 goals.[11]

Players

Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup, Summer Olympic Games, AFC Asian Cup, and UEFA European Championship matches and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. The statistics given here include some matches recognised as official by the Israel Football Association (IFA), but not by FIFA; the tallies maintained by FIFA for a given player may be slightly lower than the IFA's.[12] The years given in the column marked "national team career" are those of each player's first and last international cap. Players are initially listed by number of caps, then number of goals scored. Where two or more players have the same number of caps and goals scored, they are initially listed alphabetically. Statistics are correct as of the match played on 9 September 2021.[3][8]
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Yossi Benayoun is the most-capped Israel international, having appeared in 100 matches, while scoring 24 goals.
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Tal Ben Haim has so far played for Israel 94 times, scoring once.
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Arik Benado is the third most-capped Israel international, having appeared in 94 matches.
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Mordechai Spiegler is the all-time leading goalscorer, with 33 goals in 83 games.
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Avi Nimni scored 17 goals in 80 international games.
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The most-capped player of non-Jewish background is Bibras Natcho, who appeared for the Israeli squad 88 times between 2010 and 2023, scoring 4 goals.
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Itzhak Vissoker is a goalkeeper with 69 international caps.
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Notes and references

Notes
  1. Players marked as "still eligible for the national team" are those who have not retired from international football and who are, therefore, still selectable.
References
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  33. "Ronny Rosenthal". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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  44. "Shimon Gershon". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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  46. "Beram Kayal". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
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  49. "Ben Sahar". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
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  53. "Lior Refaelov". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
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  80. "Moshe Glam". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  81. "David Pizanti". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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  83. "Jacob Akhuiz". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  84. "Danny Shmulevich-Rom". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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  99. "Eli Leventhal". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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  109. "Ofer Talker". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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  111. "Roberto Colautti". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  112. "Jan Talesnikov". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  113. "Gad Machnes". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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  115. "Omer Damari". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  116. "Michael Zandberg". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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  118. "Nir Alon". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  119. "Yaron Parselani". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2012.


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