Eyal Golasa
 Eyal Golasa with Israel in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eyal Golasa | ||
| Date of birth | October 7, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Netanya, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2008 | Beitar Nes Tubruk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Maccabi Haifa | 128 | (13) |
| 2014–2016 | PAOK | 35 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Israel U17 | 16 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Israel U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Israel U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2008–2013 | Israel U21 | 20 | (1) |
| 2010– | Israel | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2016 | |||
Eyal Golasa (or Eyal Golsa, Hebrew: אייל גולסה), (born October 7, 1991 in Netanya) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
Club
Maccabi Haifa
Golasa came from the highly successful youth system of Beitar Nes Tubruk and, in the summer of 2008, he joined Maccabi Haifa. He made his debut in the 2008–09 Israeli Premier League. The midfielder remained a substitute at the beginning of this season until coming off the bench in a UEFA Champions League match against Kazakh champion FK Aktobe on August 4. Golasa came off the bench, almost singlehandedly turning around a 0–3 deficit as Maccabi claimed a vital 4–3 victory. After leading Maccabi to the playoff stage of the UEFA Champions League, Golasa scored a goal against Red Bull Salzburg, as the Israelis won 3–0. This result enabled the Israelis to return to the group stages of Europe's elite competition. At that time he was being monitored by major European clubs. Websites specializing on football scouting would present him as the new star of the Israeli football.
On 1 February 2010, Golasa had reportedly signed a contract with Italian club S.S. Lazio.[1] Five days later, the club announced the signing on a 4.5-year deal. However, Golasa decided to return to Israel to rejoin Maccabi Haifa and apologised for joining Lazio without informing Maccabi Haifa. Maccabi Haifa confirmed the player was staying and stated the Lazio contract was not valid because they had not been informed of negotiations between Golasa and Lazio.[2][3]
He was suspended for six months by Maccabi Haifa after agreeing to sign a new contract. He made a verbal agreement but later backed out, causing club boss Jacob Shachar to suspend him until the end of the season, after which he was sold to PAOK.
PAOK
On 24 June 2014, Golasa was transferred to the Greek football team PAOK for an undisclosed fee till summer 2017.[4] He couldn't help the club during the Super League 2014–15 play-offs as he suffered a second degree sprain in the left groin and according to medical reports will be back in action after four to six weeks.[5]
International
Golasa has played extensively for his nation at youth level from the under-17 side, to the under-21 side. On 9 February 2011, he made his international debut in a 2–0 home friendly loss against Serbia.
Club career statistics
- (correct as of 3 April 2016)[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Toto Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2008–09 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2009–10 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 2 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2010–11 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 1 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2011–12 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 5 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2012–13 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 3 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| PAOK | 2014–15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| PAOK | 2015–16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 154 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 220 | 20 | 14 | |
Honours
Club
- Maccabi Haifa
- Israeli Premier League (2): 2008–09, 2010–11
References
- ^ http://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/26678/eyal-golasa-joins-lazio
- ^ Griver, Simon (10 February 2010). "Golasa returns to Maccabi Haifa". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ Lazio Aiming To Bring Back Eyal Golasa From germany
- ^ Παίκτης του ΠΑΟΚ ο Εγιάλ Γκολάσα
- ^ Konstantinidis, Golasa ruled out of play-offs Retrieved 9 May 2015
- ^ [1]
External links
- Stats at IFA
- Eyal Golasa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Official Site
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Israeli Jews
- Jewish sportspeople
- Israeli footballers
- Beitar Nes Tubruk F.C. players
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- PAOK FC players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Superleague Greece players
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Israeli expatriates in Greece
- Football players from Netanya
- People from Netanya
- Israeli people of Yemeni-Jewish descent
- Twin people from Israel