Amir Ganah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amir Haim Ganah[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Be'er Sheva, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2023 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 67 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Israel U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Israel | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:20, 31 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:43, 11 June 2025 | |||
Amir Chaim Ganah[1] (or Haim Ganach,[2] Hebrew: אמיר חיים גנאח;[3] born 7 September 2004) is an Israeli footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Israel national team.
Early life
Ganah was born and raised in Be'er Sheva, Israel,[1][2] to an Israeli family of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish descent.[1][2]
Club career
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Ganah grew up in the youth department of Hapoel Be'er Sheva. On May 15, 2023, Season 2022–23, he made his debut in a 3–0 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv at Bloomfield Stadium.[4]
On July 27, 2023, Season 2023–24, Ganah made his debut as part of the UEFA Europa Conference League, winning 0–1 at the Turner Stadium against FK Panevėžys from A Lyga.[5] On August 20, 2023, Season 2023–24, Ganah made his debut in the Toto Cup in a 4–1 loss to Maccabi Netanya at Netanya Stadium.[6]
International career
On 3 September 2023, Ganah was called-up to the Israel national under-21 team, ahead of its 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification three away matches.[7] He then made his debut with the Israeli U21 squad on 12 September 2023, in a 1–0 away loss to Bulgaria U21.[8]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup[a] | Continental (Europe)[b] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes the Israel Toto Cup (Ligat Ha'Al)
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Hapoel Beer Sheva
See also
- List of Jewish footballers
- List of Jews in sports
- List of Israelis
- List of Israel international footballers
References
- ^ a b c d e Amir Ganah at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d e Amir Ganah – Israel Football Association league player details
- ^ https://www.football.org.il/national-team-player/?player_id=179518
- ^ "עכשיו באים? מכבי ת"א הביסה 0:3 את ב"ש". Sport5. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "התאוששו: הפועל באר שבע גברה 0:1 על פוניבז'". WALLASPORT. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "מפורקת: הפועל באר שבע הובסה 4:1 ע"י נתניה". ONE. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "חלאילי, שיבלי, עבד וגנאח בסגל הצעירה לבולגריה". ONE. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "נחתה לקרקע: הנבחרת הצעירה הפסידה 1:0 בבולגריה". SPORT5. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
External links
- Amir Ganah – Israel Football Association league player details
- Amir Ganah at Soccerway
- Amir Ganah – UEFA competition record (archive)