Tomer Tzarfati

Tomer Tzarfati
Personal information
Date of birth	16 October 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Pardes Hanna-Karkur, Israel
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Maccabi Netanya
Number	18
Youth career
2013–2014	F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur
2014–2016	Maccabi Barkai
2016–2017	Hapoel Hadera
2017–2019	Maccabi Haifa
2019–2020	Maccabi Netanya
2020–2021	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2021–2023	Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years	Team
2023–	Maccabi Netanya
International career‡
2022	Israel U19
2023–	Israel U20
2023–	Israel U21
Medal record
Representing Israel U-19
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Representing Israel U-20
FIFA U-20 World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:19, 27 March 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023

Tomer Tzarfati (or Zarfati,^[3] Hebrew: תומר צרפתי; born 16 October 2003) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya.^[4]

Early life

Tzarfati was born and raised in Pardes Hanna-Karkur, Israel, to an Israeli family of Jewish descent.^[5]^[6] His father Ilan Tzarfati is a former footballer who currently manages a team, and he is a Baal Tshuva who observes the Jewish Sabbath.^[5] His uncle Israel Zarfati is also a football coach.^[5]

Club career

Tzarfati began playing for his hometown's club F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur's youth academy. During his latter youth he also played for Maccabi Barkai, Hapoel Hadera, Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, and Maccabi Netanya.

On 7 May 2023 made his senior debut in the Israeli Premier League 4–1 victory over Hapoel Jerusalem.^{[citation needed]}

International career

He has represented Israel at both the under-20^[4] and under-21 levels.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 June 2024.^[2]

Club	Season	League			State Cup		Toto Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maccabi Netanya	2022–23	Israeli Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	1	0
	2023–24		15	0	1	0	2	0	–		0	0	18	0
	2024–25		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Career total			16	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	0

External links

Tomer Tzarfati – Israel Football Association league player details
Tomer Tzarfati – Israel Football Association national team player details
Tomer Tzarfati at Soccerway
Tomer Tzarfati at WorldFootball.net

References

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[1] ttps://azscore.com/football/players/zarfati-tomer

[Soccerway-2] Tomer Tzarfati at Soccerway

[3] ttps://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/u20worldcup/argentina-2023/teams/israel/squad

[IFA-4] "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Tomer Tzarfati". Israel Football Association.

[background-5] ttps://citynews.co.il/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%9F-%D7%A6%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%AA%D7%99-%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%92-%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%93-%D7%A9%D7%9C-%D7%90%D7%91%D7%90/

[pms-6] ttps://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=813021

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