Shay Aharon

Shay Aharon

Personal information
Full name	Shay Aharon
Date of birth	(1978-10-12) October 12, 1978
Place of birth	Jerusalem, Israel
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem
Youth career
1990-1997	Hapoel Jerusalem
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997-2010	Hapoel Jerusalem	343	(114)
	→ Maccabi Petah Tikva (loan)
	→ Hapoel Ashkelon (loan)
2010-2015	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem	112	(56)
International career
1998	Israel U21	4	(2)
Managerial career
2010	Hapoel Jerusalem (player-manager)
2014-present	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem (general manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shay Aharon (Hebrew: שי אהרון, born 12 October 1978) is a retired Israeli footballer who is most known for playing with Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem.

Career

At the age of 19, Aharon made his debut for the senior side of Hapoel Jerusalem. From there on he became one of the most important players for the club as he was the main goalscorer for Hapoel. He is regarded as an icon in Hapoel Jerusalem.

On 3 May 2010 he was appointed as the manager of Hapoel while still an active player in the club. Later that month he decided to leave the club after he had enough of the way the club was operating.

On June 21, 2010 Aharon joined the fan-owned football club Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem. He played there for five seasons and scored 56 goals.

On June 26, 2014 Aharon retired from the game and became the general manager of Katamon. On May 1, 2015 Aharon came back to play his last game in which he scored a goal and celebrated the clubs second promotion to the Liga Leumit.

Honours

• Liga Artzit (2):
  • 2001-02, 2007-08
• Liga Artzit - 2007-08 Top Goalscorer (13 goals)
• Liga Bet (1):
  • 2010-11
• Liga Alef (1):
  • 2012-13

External links

• National team stats at IFA