Ethan Azoulay
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 26 May 2002||
Place of birth | Paris, France[1] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Haifa | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | Beitar Tubruk | ||
2011–2013 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
2013–2017 | Maccabi Netanya | ||
2017–2018 | Beitar Tubruk | ||
2018–2021 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 55 | (1) |
2022–2024 | Maccabi Netanya | 47 | (4) |
2024– | Maccabi Haifa | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Israel U18 | 11 | (1) |
2019 | Israel U19 | 2 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Israel U21 | 14 | (0) |
2024 | Israel U23 | 3 | (0) |
2024– | Israel | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024 |
Ethane Azoulay[1] (Hebrew: איתן אזולאי; born 26 May 2002) is an Israel professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national team.
Early life
[edit]Azoulay was born in Paris, France and emigrated to Israel when he was 2 years old.[2]
Club career
[edit]Azoulay started his career in Beitar Tubruk, then played also for Maccabi Netanya, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Petah Tikva.
On 12 June 2020, 2019–20 season, he made his debut in a 0–2 loss to Hapoel Ramat HaSharon at HaMoshava Stadium.[3]
On 21 August 2022 signed in Maccabi Netanya for 3 season with option of more one season. Netanya paid 2.3 Million Shekels and became the most expensive player in the club's history.[4]
International career
[edit]Azoulay is the captain of Israel national under-21 football team. He was a part of the Israel squad that qualified to the UEFA European Under-21 Championship semi final. He was named in the squad to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5]
Azoulay made his debut for the Israel national team on 10 October 2024 in a UEFA Nations League game against France at Bozsik Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. He sbustituted Mohammad Abu Fani in the 67th minute as France won 4–1.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 1 June 2024[7]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2019–20 | Liga Leumit | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Israeli Premier League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |||
Total | 55 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 2 | ||
Maccabi Netanya | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
2023–24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | |||
Total | 47 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 7 | ||
Maccabi Haifa | 2024–25 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 102 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 9 |
- ^ Includes the Israel Toto Cup (Ligat Ha'Al)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "AZOULAY Ethane".
- ^ Brenovski, Ra'anan (6 May 2023). "איתן אזולאי בריאיון מיוחד: "אתן את החיים שלי בשביל לזכות בגביע"" (in Hebrew). Walla!. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Maccabi Petah Tikva vs. Hapoel Ramat HaSharon". soccerway. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Goldstein, Igal (21 August 2022). "תמורת 2.3 מיליון ש"ח: איתן אזולאי חתם במכבי נתניה" (in Hebrew). The Sport Channel. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "פריז, אנחנו באים!!!" [Paris, we are coming!!!]. Facebook (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Israel v France game report". ESPN. 10 October 2024.
- ^ Ethan Azoulay at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Ethan Azoulay – Israel Football Association league player details
- Ethan Azoulay at Soccerway
- Ethan Azoulay – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Paris
- Footballers from Netanya
- Israeli men's footballers
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen
- Israel men's international footballers
- Israel men's youth international footballers
- Israel men's under-21 international footballers
- French men's footballers
- Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent
- Israeli people of French-Jewish descent
- French people of Moroccan-Jewish descent
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Jewish French sportspeople
- French emigrants to Israel
- Naturalized citizens of Israel
- Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
- Liga Leumit players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Israel