Shlomi Yosef Azulay

This article is about an Israeli footballer born in 1990. For the Israeli footballer born in 1989, see Shlomi Azulay.

Shlomi Azulay
Azulay playing for Maccabi Haifa in 2018
Personal information
Full name Shlomi Yosef Azulay
Date of birth (1990-03-30) 30 March 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Hadera, Israel
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Ra'anana
Youth career
2000–2009 Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Maccabi Haifa 0 (0)
2010 → Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan) 1 (0)
2010–2012 → Hapoel Herzliya (loan) 45 (8)
2012–2013 Hapoel Haifa 6 (0)
2013–2015 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 34 (10)
2014–2015 → Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 40 (6)
2015–2017 Maccabi Tel Aviv 28 (4)
2016–2017 → Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan) 33 (8)
2017–2019 Maccabi Haifa 34 (3)
2019 → Hapoel Haifa (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2021 Ashdod 59 (12)
2021–2023 Hapoel Tel Aviv 40 (2)
2023–2024 Ashdod 18 (2)
2024– Hapoel Ra'anana 0 (0)
International career
2010–2012 Israel U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024

Shlomi Yosef Azulay (Hebrew: שלומי יוסף אזולאי; born 30 March 1990) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Hapoel Ra'anana.

Career

Azulay began his career in the youth teams of Maccabi Haifa. In 2009, he joined Maccabi Haifa's senior team but was loaned to Hapoel Petah Tikva in 2010 before he could debut in Maccabi Haifa. On 31 October 2010, he made his debut in the Israeli Premier League after coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute in a 1–0 loss to his former team, Maccabi Haifa.

After not playing much in Petah Tikva, he was loaned to Hapoel Herzliya from the second division and until the end of the season he scored three goals in 13 appearances and helped the team stay in the league. The next season, he scored five goals in 32 appearances, at the end of the season Hapoel Herzliya was relegated to the third division

In the summer of 2012, with the end of his contract, Azulay was released from Maccabi Haifa and signed for the local rival, Hapoel Haifa but only played five matches in the 2012–13 season. In 2013, he signed for Hapoel Rishon LeZion from the second division, he scored 10 goals in 31 appearances and was the team's top scorer in the 2013–14 season.

On 21 July 2014, Azulay signed a one-year contract with F.C. Beitar Jerusalem.[3] On 22 September 2014, he scored his first goal in the Israeli Premier League, in a 1–0 victory over Maccabi Haifa. Overall, he scored four goals in 34 appearances.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On 10 August 2015, Azulay signed a four-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 15 August, he made his debut in Maccabi during the Super Cup match after coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute, Maccabi lost 5–4 to Ironi Kiryat Shmona after a penalty shootout.[4]

On 7 September 2016, he moved on loan to Ironi Kiryat Shmona.

Maccabi Haifa

On 29 August 2017, Azulay signed a two-year contract with his former club Maccabi Haifa.

References

  1. ^ Shlomi Yosef Azulay – Israel Football Association league player details
  2. ^ Shlomi Yosef Azulay at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Rishon Lezion's midfielder, Shlomi Azulay, signed with Beitar" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Ironi Kiryat Shmona wins the Super Cup" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 15 August 2015.