Ofir Davidzada
Davidzada playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ofir Davidzada
Date of birth (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991[1]
Place of birth Beersheba, Israel
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Number 27
Youth career
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 185 (1)
2016–2018 Gent 3 (0)
2017–2018 → Maccabi Tel Aviv 30 (3)
2018– Maccabi Tel Aviv 90 (0)
International career‡
2010–2013 Israel U21 13 (0)
2013– Israel 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2022

Ofir Davidzada (or Davidadze,[2] Hebrew: אופיר דוידזאדה; born 5 May 1991)[1] is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a left back for Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Early life

Davidzada was born in Beersheba, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family.[3][4]

Club career

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

He made his debut for Hapoel Be'er Sheva against Maccabi Haifa in February 2010.[1] He established himself in the team during the 2010–11 season.

Gent

On 5 August 2016, it was announced that Davidzada has signed a four-season contract with K.A.A. Gent and would join the team after Hapoel Be'er Sheva's Champions League qualifying play-off matches against Scottish Champions Celtic.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On 7 September 2018, Davidzada signed a four-year deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv.[5]

International career

Davidzada was called up to represent Israel at under-21 level. He took part in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.[6]

Honours

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Maccabi Tel Aviv

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ofir Davidzada at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "O. Davidadze".
  3. ↑ "Davidzada: "We believe in ourselves despite the disappointing results"". 12 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Players celebrate Hanukkah with gifts to kids at Safra Hospital". 18 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ofir Davidzada Returns to Maccabi". Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Official Website. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ofir Davidzada". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Retrieved 8 June 2013.
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