Sean Goldberg

Sean Goldberg (or Shon,[1] Hebrew: שון גולדברג; born 13 June 1995) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a center-back or as a left-back for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national team.

Sean Goldberg
Goldberg playing for Maccabi Haifa in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sean Goldberg
Date of birth (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995
Place of birth Tel Aviv, Israel
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Center-back, left-back
Team information
Current team
Maccabi Haifa
Number 3
Youth career
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 (0)
2015Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) 9 (0)
2015–2017Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (loan) 52 (0)
2017–2018Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 25 (0)
2018–2019 Hapoel Haifa 26 (0)
2019–2021 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 40 (0)
2021– Maccabi Haifa 60 (1)
International career
2010–2011 Israel U16 7 (0)
2011–2011 Israel U17 8 (0)
2012–2013 Israel U18 7 (0)
2013–2014 Israel U19 12 (0)
2015–2017 Israel U21 8 (0)
2022– Israel 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2023

Early life

Goldberg was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish and of Italian-Jewish descent.[2][3][4]

He also holds an Italian passport, on account of his Italian-Jewish ancestry, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[3][4]

He has graduated from the Reichman University (formerly the IDC Herzliya college) in Herzliya, Israel, in May 2022, majoring in business administration.[5]

Club career

Goldberg with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2015

Born in 1995, Goldberg started his football career with Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team. On 1 July 2014, he was called up for Maccabi Tel Aviv football team.[6] On 26 October 2014, Goldberg made his senior Israeli Premier League debut against Hapoel Acre, coming on as a substitute for Sheran Yeini at the 75th minute.[7] Goldberg won the 2014–15 Toto Cup Al with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

On February 3, 2015, Goldberg was loaned together with Ben Reichert to Hapoel Tel Aviv, as part of a deal in which Gili Vermouth was signed by Maccabi.[8] On February 14, 2015, Goldberg made his debut for the club, coming in as a substitute in a 0–1 loss to Hapoel Be'er Sheva. He made nine appearances for the club in that season.

On September 1, 2015, Goldberg moved to Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv on loan until the end of 2016-17 season.[9] In May 2017 he won the Israel State Cup with Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, after beating Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final.

On September 4, 2017, he joined Beitar Jerusalem on loan for one season. A week later he made his debut for the club after coming in as a substitute in 2–1 victory over Maccabi Petah Tikva. Goldberg and Beitar finished the 2017–2018 season as the Israel State Cup runners-up after losing 1–3 to Hapoel Haifa in the final.

In the start of the 2018–19 season, Goldberg made a single appearance for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 2014–15 Toto Cup Al. On August 14, 2019, he was released from Maccabi Tel Aviv and signed with Hapoel Haifa for one season.

On June 11, 2019, Goldberg signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva. He made his debut for the club in the starting roster in a 1–1 draw against KF Laçi in the 2019–20 Europa League qualifiers, and assisted the goal which his team scored. In 2020 Goldberg extended his contract with the club for another season. On September 18 made the assist for his team's winning goal in a 2–1 victory against KF Laçi in the 2020–21 Europa League qualifiers, helping his team qualify to the next round.

On June 10, 2021, Goldberg signed with Maccabi Haifa for 2 seasons. He made his debut for the club in a 0–2 loss to FC Kairat in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League qualifiers. On August 29 he made his league debut for the club in a 0–0 draw against Hapoel Hadera. At the end of the 2021–22 season he won the league championship and finished as runners-up in the Israel State Cup with Maccabi Haifa after losing to Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the final.

International career

Goldberg was internationally capped for his native Israel at all the various youth teams: under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, and the under-21.

On 17 March 2022, Goldberg was first called up to the Israel senior team, ahead of the friendly matches against Germany and Romania. On March 26, he made his senior debut for the Israel, opening in the 0–2 friendly away loss against Germany.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 June 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Israel Super Cup Total
2014–15Maccabi Tel AvivIsraeli Premier League102030000060
Hapoel Tel Aviv900000000090
2015–16Maccabi Tel Aviv000020000020
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv200302000250
2016–17320606000440
2017–18Maccabi Tel Aviv000010000010
Beitar Jerusalem25050100000310
2018–19Hapoel Haifa26000100000270
2019–20Hapoel Be'er Sheva15040008000270
2020–2125010108020370
2021–22Maccabi Haifa31040207010450
2022–23000000101020
Career total 1840250190240402560

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv

Maccabi Haifa

See also

References

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