# Shai Haddad

Shai Haddad (Hebrew: שי חדד; born 2 July 1987 in Ma'ale Adumim) is a Tunisian-Jewish Israeli footballer who currently plays for Hapoel Ashdod. He plays mainly as a right back, but can also be utilized as a midfielder.

## Club career
### Beitar Jerusalem

Haddad started his career in Beitar Jerusalem's youth program. On 16 August 2004, he made his senior debut in a Toto Cup match against Hapoel Haifa. In the 2006–07 season, he participated in the youth's team double win.
Haddad signed a senior contract with the club in the 2007–08 season. He made his premier league debut on 30 May 2008, coming on as a substitute in a match against Bnei Sakhnin. In the same season he also played in 3 Toto Cup matches.-

### Hapoel Ramat Gan

Haddad was loaned to Hapoel Ramat Gan from the Liga Leumit for the 2008–09 season to let him play more matches, and he helped the team get promoted to the premier league. He then signed an extra year extension of his loan at Hapoel Ramat Gan. On 22 August 2009, he scored his debut goal in the premier league, equalizing the scores in a match against Maccabi Petah Tikva.

### Back to Beitar

In 2010, Haddad returned to Beitar Jerusalem at the end of his loan contract. On 23 April 2011, he scored his debut goal with Beitar Jerusalem, in a 5–1 victory over Hapoel Ramat Gan.
In the 2012–13 season, he was moved by Eli Cohen from the midfield to a right back position.
At the end of the 2013–14 season, Haddad's contract ended and was not extended.

### Petrolul Ploiești

On 16 October 2014, Haddad signed with Romanian side Petrolul Ploiești where his Israeli national teammate Toto Tamuz has been playing for half a season already. His contract was terminated only 2 months later.

### Hapoel Ashdod

On 31 August 2020, Haddad signed in the Liga Alef club Hapoel AshdodAhvan, Liav (31 August 2020). "פרסום ראשון: שי חדד ועופר ורטה חתמו בהפועל אדומים אשדוד" (in Hebrew). Kan Darom. Retrieved 1 September 2020..

## Career statistics

    As of 1 August 2020
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2004–05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2007–08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2010–11 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2011–12 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2012–13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2013–14 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 2 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | Total | 106 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 121 | 3 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan (loan) | 2008–09 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan (loan) | 2009–10 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan (loan) | Total | 56 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 67 | 5 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| F.C. Ashdod | Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Hapoel Katamon | 2015–16 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
| Hapoel Katamon | 2016–17 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Hapoel Katamon | Total | 55 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6 |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | 2017–18 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | 2018–19 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | 2019–20 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | Total | 71 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 76 | 4 |
| Hapoel Ashdod | 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hapoel Ashdod | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | 296 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 329 | 19 |