Zahi Armeli

Zahi Armali (Arabic: زاهي أرملي, Hebrew: זאהי ארמלי, born 25 October 1957) is a former Arab-Israeli footballer.[1][2] He started his career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, and a holder of many records at Maccabi Haifa.[3][4]

Zahi Armali
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-10-25) 25 October 1957
Place of birth Shefa-'Amr, Israel
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Maccabi Shefa-'Amr
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1977 Maccabi Shefa-'Amr
1977–1978 Hapoel Sakhnin
1978–1982 Maccabi Shefa-'Amr
1982–1989 Maccabi Haifa 179 (90)
1989–1990 Hapoel Jerusalem 32 (6)
1990–1992 Hapoel Tzafririm Holon 46 (11)
1992–1993 Hapoel Haifa 43 (15)
1993–1996 Maccabi Shefa-'Amr 78 (23)
1996–1997 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 24 (5)
1997–1998 Maccabi Tamra 28 (8)
1998–1999 Maccabi Shefa-'Amr 16 (2)
International career
1982–1986 Israel 28 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life and career

Armali was born and raised in Shefa-'Amr, Israel, to an Arab-Christian family. He started his professional career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr. After a few years he spent playing in the lower leagues he signed a contract with Maccabi Haifa in 1983.[5]

During his seven-season career at Maccabi Haifa, Zahi won three championships. He remains the club's record goalscorer with 90 league goals in 179 games.[6]

After the 1989 season Zahi left Maccabi Haifa and subsequently played for Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Haifa and his hometown club Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, where he finished his professional career as a player.

References
  1. Borden, Sam (10 March 2016). "In Israel, an Arab Chooses Baskets Over Goals" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. "Meet the Chilestinians, the Largest Palestinian Community Outside the Middle East" – via Haaretz.
  3. "Qashoa plays for Israeli national team". EgyptToday. 3 October 2017.
  4. "Hakimi et les sifflets, révélateurs des coups de chaud au Proche-Orient ?". www.20minutes.fr. 14 September 2022.
  5. Masters, James (18 June 2013). "A sporting push for peace in Israeli-Palestinian relations". CNN.
  6. Younis, Rami (27 April 2016). "Israel's most racist soccer club isn't shouting 'death to Arabs'". +972 Magazine.
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