Dana Kerem

Dana Kerem (born 11 September 1986) is an Israeli football defender currently playing in the Ligat Nashim Rishona for ASA Tel Aviv University, with which she had also played in the Champions League.[2] She was a member of the Israeli national team during the 2007 World Cup qualifying. She made her debut on 21 August 2005 against Estonia.[3]

Dana Kerem
Personal information
Full name Dana Kerem
Date of birth (1986-09-11) 11 September 1986
Place of birth Israel
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 ASA Tel Aviv University
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–2002 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2002–2006 ASA Tel Aviv University
2006 Temple Owls 18 [1] (0)
2006– ASA Tel Aviv University 172 (30)
International career‡
2002–2005 Israel U19 12 (0)
2005–2014 Israel 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 September 2015

Club career

Kerem started her career at the age of 14, joining Maccabi Tel Aviv.[4][5] In 2002, after Maccabi Tel Aviv had folded, Kerem joined ASA Tel Aviv University, where she played until 2006. In summer 2006, Kerem joined Temple Owls,[6] where she played for one season,[7] before returning to ASA Tel Aviv University.

In her second tenure at ASA Tel Aviv, Kerem won with the club five championships and three cups, and represented the club in UEFA Women's Champions League, playing a total of 17 matches for the team between 2010 and 2014.[2]

International career

Kerem made her debut in the Israel women's national football team in 2005 against Estonia and played two other matches in the 2007 World Cup qualification. On 19 June 2014, after 8 years of absence, Kerem made a return to the national team, in a match against Denmark.[8]

Kerem also played for the U-19 national team, making 12 appearances between 2002 and 2005.[9]

Honours

References
  1. 2007 Temple Women's Soccer (p. 16 – 2006 Statistics) Aimee Cicero, Temple University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
  2. Profile in UEFA's website
  3. Profile in the Israel Football Federation's website
  4. A League of Their Own Idi Uriel, 25 June 2006, nana10.co.il (in Hebrew)
  5. Liga Leumit 2000/2001 Top Scorers Archived 2003-01-16 at the Wayback Machine 30 January 2001, Israeli Women's Football (in Hebrew)
  6. 2006 Temple Women's Soccer Aimee Cicero, Temple University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
  7. 2008 Temple Women's Soccer (p. 19 – All-Time Roster) Aimee Cicero, Temple University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
  8. Women's National Team, Dana Kerem Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
  9. Girls U-19, Dana Kerem Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
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