Eran Zahavi

Eran Zahavi (or Zehavi, ,  ; born 25 July 1987) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv, which he also captains.

Zahavi won Israeli Footballer of the Year twice (2013 and 2014), and finished as the top goalscorer of the Israeli Premier League for three seasons in a row (2013–14 29 goals, 2014–15 27 goals and 2015–16 35 goals, all-time league record). In 2016, he broke the Israeli league sixty-year-old record, scoring the most goals in a single season, beating the 1954–55 record. He was named the 2017 Chinese Super League MVP, and broke the league's single-season scoring record in 2019. Zahavi has played for the national team since 2010, earning over 65 caps.

Career statistics
 Club 

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHapoel Tel Aviv2006–07Israeli Premier League000020——202008–09287107461—42122009–1033115161110—55132010–113394211125—5017Total9427103166296—14942Ironi Ramat HaSharon(loan)2006–07Liga Leumit17210———1822007–082872122——3210Total4593122——5012Palermo2011–12Serie A20200—20—2222012–133010———40Total23210—20—262Maccabi Tel Aviv2012–13Israeli Premier League16721—00—1882013–14342911—115—46352014–153327554162—48352015–1636356321118125649Total11998141062281512168127Guangzhou R&F2016Chinese Super League151146———19172017302744———34312018262032———29222019282900———282920207400———74Total106911112———117103PSV Eindhoven2020–21Eredivisie251120—66—33172021–22251141—168104620Total502261—2214107937Maccabi Tel Aviv2022–23Israeli Premier League3220441042—41262023–2422002365—1010Total34224433107005136Career total47127149312713914222640359

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIsrael201030201150201230201361201462201571201652201740201832201910112020752021119Total7033

Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zahavi goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Eran Zahavi No.  Date  Venue  Cap  Opponent  Score  Result  Competition 1.  10 September 2013  Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia  15    1–3  1–3  2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 2.  1 June 2014  BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States  20    1–0  4–2  Friendly 3.  16 November 2014  Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel  23    3–0  3–0  UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying 4.  3 September 2015  Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel  27    1–0  4–0  UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying 5.  31 May 2016  Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia  31    1–1  1–3  Friendly 6.  12 November 2016  Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania  32    1–0  3–0  2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 7.  15 November 2018  Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel  41    1–0  7–0  Friendly 8.  20 November 2018  Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  42    2–3  2–3  2018–19 UEFA Nations League C 9.  21 March 2019  Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel  43    1–1  1–1  UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 10.  24 March 2019  Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel  44    1–1  4–2  UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 11.  2–1 12.  3–1 13.  7 June 2019  Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia  45    1–0  3–0  UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 14.  2–0 15.  3–0 16.  5 September 2019  Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva, Israel  47    1–0  1–1  UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 17.  9 September 2019  Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia  48    2–1  2–3  UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 18.  10 October 2019  Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  49    1–0  1–3  UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 19.  15 October 2019  Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva, Israel  50    2–0  3–1  UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 20.  4 September 2020  Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  53    1–1  1–1  2020–21 UEFA Nations League B 21.  11 October 2020  Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel  56    1–2  1–2  2020–21 UEFA Nations League B 22.  14 October 2020  Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia  57    1–2  3–2  2020–21 UEFA Nations League B 23.  2–2 24.  3–2 25.  31 March 2021  Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova  62    1–1  4–1  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 26.  5 June 2021  City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro  63    1–0  3–1  Friendly 27.  1 September 2021  Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  65    1–0  4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 28.  2–0 29.  4–0 30.  4 September 2021  Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel  66    3–0  5–2  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 31.  5–2 32.  9 October 2021  Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  68    1–0  2–3  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 33.  12 October 2021  Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva, Israel  69    1–0  2–1  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours
Club
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Israeli Premier League: 2009–10
Israel State Cup: 2009–10, 2010–11

Maccabi Tel Aviv
Israeli Premier League: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
Israel State Cup: 2014–15
Toto Cup: 2014–15

PSV Eindhoven
Johan Cruyff Shield: 2021

Individual
Israeli Premier League Most Assists: 2010–11
Footballer of the Year in Israel: 2013–14, 2014–15
Israeli Premier League Top Goalscorer: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
 Israeli Premier League Player of the Month: December 2014
2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase Top Scorer: 7 goals
Chinese Super League MVP: 2017
Chinese Super League Top Scorer: 2017, 2019
Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2017, 2019

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Category:1987 births
Category:Living people
Category:Israeli Jews
Category:Israeli footballers
Category:Association football midfielders
Category:Association football forwards