Omri Gandelman
 Gandelman playing for Maccabi Netanya in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Hod HaSharon, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1][2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KAA Gent[citation needed] | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Hapoel Hod HaSharon | ||
| 2011–2014 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| 2014–2017 | Hapoel Ra'anana | ||
| 2017–2018 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| 2018 | Wehen Wiesbaden | ||
| 2018–2020 | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Maccabi Netanya | 100 | (9) |
| 2023– | KAA Gent | 44 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Israel U21 | 14 | (4) |
| 2024 | Israel Olympic | 3 | (1) |
| 2021– | Israel | 3 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024 | |||
Omri Gandelman (Hebrew: עמרי גנדלמן also spelled עומרי גאנדלמן; born 16 May 2000) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Belgian Pro League club KAA Gent and the Israel national team.
Early and personal life
[edit]Gandelman was born and raised in Hod HaSharon, Israel,[3][2] to an Israeli family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent and of Sephardi Jewish descent.[1] His father is Israeli former basketball player Shmuel "Shmulik" Gandelman,[4] and grandson of Rami Gandelman who was a basketball manager and a sports personality in Jerusalem.[5]
He also holds a Portuguese passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish ancestors,[1][2] which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[1]
Club career
[edit]Gandelman is a youth product of the academies of the Israeli clubs Hapoel Hod HaSharon, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Ra'anana. In 2018, he was scouted by the German academy of Wehen Wiesbaden and had a stint there, before returning to Israel for its mandatory military service after Gandelman's astounding performance in the UEFA U-21 Euros; he has signed a pre-agreement with English Premier League side Arsenal FC.[5] He made his professional debut with Maccabi Netanya in a 3–1 Israeli Premier League win over Ironi Kiryat Shmona on 2 June 2020.[6]
International career
[edit]Gandelman played for the Israel U21 side from 2021 to 2023.
Coming on as a substitute within the first half, Gandelman debuted with the seniors' Israel national team in a 4–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification away loss against Austria on 12 November 2021.[7] Omri Gandelman scored his first international goal for Israel in their UEFA Nations League match against France on 10 October 2024.
2024 Summer Olympics
[edit]Gandelman was selected for Israel's squad to compete in the men's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8] He played Israel whole three games[9][10][11] as they were knocked out in the group stage. He scored a goal against Paraguay to make it 1–1, but Israel eventually lost the match.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 10 November 2024[3]
| Club | Season | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gent | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 10[a] | 2 | 45 | 13 |
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7[a] | 5 | 18 | 9 | |
| Career total | 44 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 63 | 22 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played 10 October 2024[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gandelman’s goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 October 2024 | Bozsik Aréna, Budapest, Hungary |  France |
1–1 | 1-4 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A |
Honours
[edit]Maccabi Netanya
See also
[edit]
- List of Jewish footballers
- List of Jews in sports
- List of Israelis
- List of Israel international footballers
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Omri Gandelman at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c "Omri Gandelman". playmakerstats.com (in Hebrew). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d Omri Gandelman at Soccerway
- ^ "מנהלת ליגת העל בכדורסל | כדורסל ישראלי | עונת 1989-90 | ראשון לציון | שמוליק גנדלמן". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b Chavez, Tomer (16 October 2021). ""מתאים לאירופה": גאנדלמן הוא היהלום בנתניה" ["Suitable for Europe": Gandelman is the diamond in Netanya]. One (in Hebrew). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Maccabi Netanya vs. Ironi Kiryat Shmona - 2 June 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Austria-Israel | European Qualifiers". UEFA.com.
- ^ "פריז, אנחנו באים!!!" [Yes, please leave!!!]. Facebook (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Mali-Israel". FIFA. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Israel-Paraguay". FIFA. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Israel-Japan". FIFA. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Israel-Paraguay". FIFA. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Omri Gandelman at PlaymakerStats.com
- Omri Gandelman – Israel Football Association national team player details
- Omri Gandelman – Israel Football Association league player details
- Omri Gandelman at Soccerway
- Omri Gandelman at WorldFootball.net
- Omri Gandelman at ESPN FC
- Omri Gandelman – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Israeli men's footballers
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen
- Israeli Ashkenazi Jews
- Israeli Sephardi Jews
- 21st-century Sephardi Jews
- Footballers from Hod HaSharon
- Jewish footballers
- Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Israel men's international footballers
- Israel men's under-21 international footballers
- Israel men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Israel
- Israeli expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Belgium