Neta Lavi

Neta Lavi
Lavi playing for Maccabi Haifa in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Ramat HaShofet, Israel
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gamba Osaka
Number 6
Youth career
2010–2015 Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2023 Maccabi Haifa 197 (7)
2023– Gamba Osaka 27 (0)
International career‡
2013 Israel U17 7 (0)
2013 Israel U18 4 (0)
2014 Israel U19 8 (0)
2016–2018 Israel U21 12 (0)
2016– Israel 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2024

Neta Lavi (Hebrew: נטע לביא; born 25 August 1996) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Gamba Osaka and the Israel national team.

Club career

In 2010, Lavi joined the Maccabi Haifa youth team. He became captain of the Maccabi Haifa youth team that won the double in 2014.[1]

Lavi has made his official debut for the senior Maccabi Haifa on 28 October 2015 in a game against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the Toto Cup. Lavi made his Israeli Premier League debut for the senior Maccabi Haifa on 7 December 2015, in a match against Hapoel Haifa.

On 27 January 2023 signed for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.[2]

International career

Lavi was part of the Israeli youth national team and Played 8 times for the Israeli U-19 and 12 times for the Israeli U-21 national side, under Israeli manager Arik Benado.

Lavi made his debut for the senior Israel national team on 31 May 2016, coming on as a substitute during a friendly match against Serbia.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 October 2023[3]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maccabi Haifa 2014–15 Israeli Premier League 0 0 — — — — 4 0
2015–16 22 0 6 0 3 0 — — 31 0
2016–17 31 0 1 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 41 0
2017–18 7 0 — 4 1 — — 11 1
2018–19 34 3 1 0 5 1 — — 40 3
2019–20 33 2 3 0 1 0 4 0 — 41 2
2020–21 34 2 4 1 2 0 4 0 — 44 3
2021–22 19 0 5 1 — 2 0 0 0 26 1
2022–23 17 0 1 1 — 12 0 1 0 31 1
Total 197 7 21 3 21 2 24 0 2 0 265 12
Gamba Osaka 2023 J1 League 27 0 1 0 3 0 — — 31 0
Career total 224 7 22 3 24 2 24 0 2 0 296 12

International

As of match played 9 September 2024 [4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Israel 2016 1 0
2020 3 0
2021 5 0
2022 3 0
2023 8 0
2024 4 0
Total 24 0

Honours

Maccabi Haifa

References

  1. ^ "ענק: מכבי חיפה זכתה בדאבל שני ברציפות בנוער". ענק: מכבי חיפה זכתה בדאבל שני ברציפות בנוער. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ Ben Dor, Doron (26 January 2023). "רשמית: נטע לביא שחקנה של גמבה אוסקה" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b Neta Lavi at Soccerway
  4. ^ Neta Lavi at National-Football-Teams.com
Sporting positions
Preceded by Maccabi Haifa F.C. captain
2019–2022 		Succeeded by