Suf Podgoreanu
Suf Podgoreanu (; born 20 January 2002) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Seria A club Spezia and the Israel national team. Early life. Podgoreanu was born in Hadera, Israel, to an Ashkenazi Jewish family, and is of Romanian-Jewish descent on his father's side. Both his father Danny Podgoreanu and his grandfather played for the local Hapoel clubs as well. He also holds a Romanian passport. Club career. Suf Podgoreanu came through the youth ranks of Maccabi Haifa, where he was a prolific goalscorer for the under-19s, before joining the first team  during the 2019–20 season. AS Roma. He moved to Italian side AS Roma at the of the season, joining their Primavera setup. After a season under Alberto De Rossi's management with 27 games, 3 goals and 6 assists, where he even joined the first team for a few games, he was transferred to their Serie A rival of Spezia Calcio. Spezia Calcio. He made his debut for Italian side Spezia on 19 September 2021, replacing Janis Antiste in a 2-1 Serie A away win. International career. He has been a youth international since 2018. In September 2021, he  was selected for the first time with Israel under-21s. He was called up for the senior Israel national team in October 2021, during their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA. Podgoreanu debuted for a full match with the senior team in a 3–2 home win for Israel against Faroe Islands on 15 November 2021, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA, where he had an assist as well.