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Itay Shechter
Personal information
Full name Itay Menachem Shechter
Date of birth (1987-02-22) 22 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Ramat Yishai, Israel
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Number 9
Youth career
1998–2001 Hapoel Haifa
2001–2005 Hapoel Nazareth Illit/Emek Izra'el
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 27 (4)
2006–2009 Maccabi Netanya 83 (21)
2009–2011 Hapoel Tel Aviv 45 (26)
2011–2013 1. FC Kaiserslautern 23 (3)
2012–2013 → Swansea City (loan) 18 (1)
2013– Hapoel Tel Aviv 13 (5)
International career‡
2005 Israel U18 6 (9)
2005–2006 Israel U19 16 (6)
2006–2008 Israel U21 16 (5)
2009– Israel 20 (5)
Medal record
Representing  Israel
Football
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Maccabiah Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2013

Itay Menachem Shechter (Hebrew: איתי מנחם שכטר; born 22 February 1987) is an Israeli footballer currently playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.

Career

Early career in Israel

Shechter started his career in the Hapoel Haifa youth team where in 1999-00 he won the Israeli Youth Cup at the age of 13.

One year later, Shechter moved to the youth club F.C. Emek Izra'el and helped the club promote in four seasons from the fourth league to the first league in youth football. Three years after moving to Emek Izra'el, the youth club was joined to the youth club of Hapoel Nazareth Illit, which played in the Israeli Premier League at the same season, and the new club was renamed Hapoel Nazareth Illit/Emek Izra'el. Shechter was eventually promoted to the first team of Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the Israeli Premier League.

His first game in the Israeli Premier League was on 29 August 2005 during Nazareth Illit's 1–2 defeat to F.C. Ashdod, when he came on as a substitute. He scored his first goal in Nazareth Illit first team against Maccabi Netanya in a 3–1 loss in the Israeli Premier League, scoring the only goal for his club in this game.

Shechter has made 10 appearances for the Israel national under-21 football team, was capped several times at youth level. His first appearance in the U-21 team was on the losing side to Cyprus, losing 2–1 in a friendly game, Shechter scored the only goal for the Israeli team in this game.

In 2006, Shechter moved to Maccabi Netanya because he wanted to move to a bigger club than Nazareth Illit, who had just been relegated to Liga Leumit. While at the club, Shechter would soon play in the important member in the first team, due to his goal and assist. In his three season with Maccabi Netanya, he would score twenty-one in eighty-three appearance. In addition, Shechter soon attracted interest from clubs not only from domestic, but also clubs from abroad like Standard Liège and Club Brugge.

Hapoel Tel Aviv

After 3 years with Maccabi Netanya on 23 July 2009, he moved for $500,000 to Hapoel Tel Aviv where he played until 2011.[1]

He scored on his debut with Hapoel Tel Aviv in UEFA Europa League 3–1 win against IFK Göteborg in the third qualifying round.[2] He made his league debut for the club, on the opening game of the season, in a goalless draw against Beitar Jerusalem. One month later, on 21 September 2009, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–1 loss against Maccabi Haifa; followed up with his second and third goal on 4 October 2009, in a 3–0 win against his former club, Maccabi Netanya. In the Europa League group-stage match, he scored two goals and provided two assist in two consecutive games against Hamburger and Rapid Wien. Since in his first season, he scored in consecutive games, at least three times. He also scored a hat-trick, in a 7–1 win over Hapoel Petah Tikva on 21 November 2009.[3] His season ended in positive with the club when the club won the league.[4]

On 18 August 2010, Shechter made headlines during a UEFA Champions League playoff match against Red Bull Salzburg in Austria, when he celebrated a goal by pulling a crocheted Hapoel Tel Aviv kippah from his sock and placing it on his head.[5] The display earned him a yellow card and garnered attention in Israel, where the gesture was widely interpreted as a triumphant gesture against the Nazi history of Austria's past. This interpretation was questioned when it was discovered that the head covering was given to him by a cancer patient and Hapoel Tel Aviv fan. [6] On 20 October 2010, Shechter scored his first Champions League goal, in a 3–1 loss against Schalke 04.[7] Soon after that, Shecter playing his minutes significantly decreased, due to injuries; the first is thigh muscle in late August[8]; his second is another thigh muscle in October[9]<; his third is dislocated shoulder[10] and the last is another dislocated shoulder, which he has ruled out for the rest of the season, during a match against Hapoel Acre.[11] In December 2010, Italian side Chievo wanted to sign Shecter on loan, with an option to buy the player.[12] Among tried to sign him are Celtic, but the move was soon pulled out.[13]

Kaiserslautern

On 7 July 2011, Shecter's transfer to 1. FC Kaiserslautern from the Bundesliga was completed. The fee was undisclosed and he signed a four-year contract with the club, where he was soon joined with compatriot Gil Vermouth.[14] He made his debut for the club, on the opening game of the season, in a 2–0 loss against Werder Bremen. Then, the next game, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 1–1 draw against Augsburg. However, later in the season, he soon struggled to score goals, having only scored four times in all competitions and it went worse when he lost his first team place, due to a suspension against Hannover 96 on 18 December 2011, causing him to miss two games.[15] Another is suffering two injuries: calf muscle strain and muscular problems. After a 4–0 loss against Mainz, Shecter was subjected anti-Semitic insults, which cause nationwide outrage and condemnation.[16][17] At the end of the season, the club was relegated.

Swansea City

On 15 August 2012, Swansea City of the English Premier League signed Shechter on a one-year loan deal from 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[18] After being included in the bench as an unused substitute against Sunderland on 1 September 2012, he made his debut for the club, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute, in a 2–0 defeat to Aston Villa. Since his debut, Shechter has struggled in the first team, having spent time on the bench or not in the squad. On 3 November 2012, Shecter an assist for Pablo Hernández, in a 1–1 draw against Chelsea.[19] On 7 May 2013, Shechter scored his first Premier League goal, in a 3–2 win over Wigan Athletic.[20] At the end of the season, Shechter paid tribute to the club for treating him very well.[21] However, upon making his return to the club, Shechter revealed he was never part of the squad at Swansea City[22]

Return to Hapoel Tel Aviv

On 13 June 2013, Shecter returned to Hapoel Tel Aviv, 2 years exactly after leaving for Kaiserslautern's Bundesliga side.[23] He previously went to training with the club in February after being barred from going to Dubai, due to United Arab Emirates’ policy on visits by Israelis.[24]

International career

Shechter playing for Israel in 2012

He scored his first national goal on 9 October 2010, in the 2–1 loss against Croatia, his second goal was against Greece on 12 October 2010, and his third goal against Côte d'Ivoire in a friendly match on 10 August 2011.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 October 2010 Ramat Gan Stadium  Croatia 1–2 Lost UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2 12 October 2010 Karaiskakis Stadium  Greece 1–2 Lost UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3 10 August 2011 Stade de Genève  Ivory Coast 3–4 Lost Friendly
4 26 May 2012 UPC-Arena  Czech Republic 1–2 Lost Friendly
5 7 September 2013 Ramat Gan Stadium  Azerbaijan 1–1 Drew 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Statistics

As of 23 May 2013
Season Club League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2005–06 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 26 3 0 0 8 1 – 34 4
2006–07 Maccabi Netanya 30 7 1 0 8 0 2 0 41 7
2007–08 24 7 4 2 3 0 2 0 33 9
2008–09 29 7 4 0 3 0 2 0 38 7
2009–10 Hapoel Tel Aviv 34 22 5 4 2 2 11 3 52 31
2010–11 11 4 0 0 3 0 9 3 23 7
2011–12 1. FC Kaiserslautern 23 3 3 1 – – 26 4
2012–13 Swansea City (loan) 18 1 1 0 1 0 – 20 1
Total career 195 54 18 7 28 3 26 6 267 70

Personal life

Shechter is Jewish[25] and his family made aliyah from Romania.[26] While playing for Maccabi Netanya, Shechter attended Torah classes twice a week.[27] Additionally, Shechter puts on Tefillin every morning.[27]

Following a win against IFK Göteborg in a Europa League, Shechter, along with team-mate Douglas da Silva, was arrested at the Goteborg airport over rape allegations, but was soon released from custody.[28] The prosecutor allowed the pair go because there's no evidence to justified keeping them in jail.[29] Prosecutor then dropped charges against Shechter, while Douglas would still continued.[30] Eventually, police soon dropped the charges against the pair.[31]

Honours

Maccabi Netanya:

Hapoel Tel-Aviv

Swansea City

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Final: Itay Shechter signed for Hapoel Tel Aviv" (in Hebrew). Ynet Sports. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Soccer / Europa League third qualifying round / Hapoel Tel Aviv gets a taste of Swede success against Goteborg". Haaretz. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Bayern in sights, Haifa stays perfect". Haaretz. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Double Vermouth gives Tel Aviv its third trophy in five years". Haaretz. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  5. ^ Soclof, Adam (22 August 2010). "Soccer kipah stunt draws yellow card, Israeli attention". JTA. blogs.jta.org. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  6. ^ "The man behind the dome of the Schechter: "warmed my heart"" (in Hebrew). Ynet Sport. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Round-up: Messi double puts Barcelona top". BBC Sport. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Soccer / Guttman chastised for pre-Salzburg 'panic' outburst". Haaretz. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Soccer / Resting its big guns, Hapoel Tel Aviv is ousted from tourney". Haaretz. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  10. ^ "Soccer / Campaign ends on disparate note". Haaretz. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  11. ^ "Soccer / Hapoel TA go top in style, but lose Shechter to injury". Haaretz. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  12. ^ "Soccer / Report: Italian side makes offer for striker Shechter". Haaretz. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  13. ^ "Shechter claims Celtic approach". Sky Sports. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  14. ^ "Shechter set for Kaiserslautern". Sky Sports. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  15. ^ "Lucky point for Hannover in Kaiserslautern" (in German). Bild. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "FCK wants to pursue racism incidents" (in German). Zeit Online. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "Kaiserslautern: Anti-Semitic slogans against Israeli" (in German). RP Online. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ Asayag, Ofira (15 August 2012). "Shechter signed in Swansea City" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  19. ^ "Swansea ruin blues' bid to stay in top spot". Wales Online. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  20. ^ "Wigan 2–3 Swansea". BBC Sport. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  21. ^ "Departing Swansea City striker Itay Shechter thanks fans for Premier League memories". Wales Onlin3. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  22. ^ "Itay Shechter reflects on tough Swansea spell after sealing Hapoel Tev Aviv move". Sky Sports. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  23. ^ "Swansea flop joins Hapoel Tel Aviv". Talk Sport. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  24. ^ "Israeli soccer player barred from entering Dubai". Times of Isreal. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  25. ^ "Israeli Sports". Jewish Sports Review. 8 (87): 20. September/October 2011, accessed 16 September 2011. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  26. ^ "Brum make check on Shech". The Sun. 19 February 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  27. ^ a b Botz, Lee (28 October 2009). "איתי שכטר: "נולדתי למשחקים כאלה"". Yedioth Ahronoth (in Hebrew). Ynet.co.il. Retrieved 28 October 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  28. ^ "Israeli soccer players released from custody following Sweden rape allegations". Haaretz. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  29. ^ "Hapoel players return home after questioning by Swedish cops on suspicion of attempted rape". Haaretz. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  30. ^ "Sports Shorts". Haaretz. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  31. ^ "Sports Shorts". Haaretz. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2013.


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