Rami Gershon
 Gershon (right) as a Gent player with a fan in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rami Gershon | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Israel | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back, Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2008 | Hapoel Rishon Lezion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Hapoel Rishon Lezion | 36 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Standard Liège | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 43 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Celtic (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Waasland-Beveren | 18 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Gent | 79 | (1) |
| 2017– | Maccabi Haifa | 84 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Israel U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2010–2019 | Israel | 26 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 | |||
Rami Gershon (Hebrew: רמי גרשון; born 12 August 1988) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a centre back or as a left back for Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national team.
Early life
[edit]Gershon was born in Rishon LeZion, Israel, to a family of Greek-Jewish descent.[1]
Club career
[edit]Gershon began his career with Hapoel Rishon Lezion and joined on 6 July 2009 on trial to Standard Liège of the Jupiler League.[2] After finishing the trial Liege loaned Gershon for one season with an option to buy him at the end which they eventually did at the summer of 2010 and immediately loaned him to K.V. Kortrijk for one season.
Celtic
[edit]On 9 January 2013, Celtic's Chief Executive, Peter Lawwell announced that Gershon had signed a loan deal until the end of the season.[3] On 9 February 2013, Gershon made his Celtic début away to Inverness CT in the Scottish Premier League, managing to score and put Celtic into a 1–2 lead, the match ended 1–3.[4]
K.A.A. Gent
[edit]2014, the Belgian team Gent transferred Gershon to Belgium. He was quite quickly one of the players in the basic team, and he was a mainstay in the 2015-Championship-team and a year later in the Champions League-campaign.
International career
[edit]Gershon has won 10 caps for the Israel U21 and 21 caps for Israel.[5] On 12 October 2010 Gershon made his debut for Israel in the 1–2 loss to Greece, in a Euro 2012 Qualifier. On 11 October 2011, Gershon scored his first goal for the national team in Israel's 2–0 away win over Malta, also in the Euro 2012 qualifiers.[6] On 22 March 2013, Gershon scored against Portugal in Ramat Gan Stadium in the 3–3 draw.[7]
Personal life
[edit]In 2014, Gershon started dating Israeli model Neta Alchimister. They became engaged in 2018. They were married June, 2019. Their first son was born on 16 November 2023.[8][9]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 October 2011 | Ta'Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali |  Malta |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 2 | 22 March 2013 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |  Portugal |
3–1 | 3–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]Celtic
Gent
Maccabi Haifa
References
[edit]- ^ "After 35 years, Israeli national soccer team returns to New York".
- ^ Standard: Rami Gershon, un défenseur israélien en test Archived 2010-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rami Gershon joins Celtic". Celtic FC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ Conaghan, Martin (9 February 2013). "Celtic recovered from an early setback to clock up a comfortable win against Caley Thistle in Inverness". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Standard: ultime test ce matin (11h) avant l’écrémage LaCapital.be, 12 July 2009 (in French)
- ^ Israel end on high in Malta UEFA.com, 11 October 2011
- ^ Coentrão comes to Portugal's rescue in Israel UEFA.com, 22 March 2013
- ^ "Google Translate".
- ^ "אמאלה: נטע אלחמיסטר ילדה בן בכור". pplus (in Hebrew). 17 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Israeli men's footballers
- Israel men's international footballers
- Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. players
- Standard Liège players
- K.V. Kortrijk players
- Celtic F.C. players
- S.K. Beveren players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- Israel men's under-21 international footballers
- Belgian Pro League players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Israeli expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Israeli people of Greek-Jewish descent
- Men's association football central defenders
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Footballers from Rishon LeZion
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen