Yoav Ziv

Yoav Ziv

Personal information
Full name	Yoav David Ziv
Date of birth	(1981-03-16) 16 March 1981
Place of birth	Hadera, Israel
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Maccabi Haifa	1	(0)
2002–2003	Hapoel Haifa	16	(2)
2003–2005	Hapoel Nazareth Illit	32	(9)
2005–2009	Beitar Jerusalem	99	(3)
2009–2010	Lokeren	39	(3)
2010–	Maccabi Tel Aviv	127	(3)
International career‡
2002	Israel U21	1	(0)
2006–	Israel	32	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2013

Yoav David Ziv (Template:Lang-he; born 16 March 1981) is an Israeli footballer who currently plays for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli Premier League and the Israel national football team. He can perform on either flank of the formation, usually attacking from defence, as he is adept with both feet, although he favours the right.

Club career

He started playing for Maccabi Haifa in the Youth level. He later played with Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Nazareth Illit with which he achieved promotion from the Liga Leumit to the Israeli Premier League.

In 2006 he moved to Beitar Jerusalem and established himself as a fan favourite, being able to play in both wings or both fullback positions, and even as a central defender. This came as a surprise since Ziv played as a striker in Nazareth.

Before the 2006/2007 seasons there were rumors that Ossie Ardiles might let Ziv go or that Ziv's role will diminish. Under Manager Yossi Mizrahi though, Yoav Ziv regained his status and became a more regular player in the starting lineup playing as the right wingback.

On 28 January 2009, Ziv was signed by Belgian club KSC Lokeren for €75000 on a two-and-a-half-year contract from Beitar Jerusalem.

On April 2010 Maccabi Tel Aviv announced that Ziv signed a three-year contract with the club . On 15 July Ziv made his official debut with the Maccabi at UEFA Europe League against FK Mogren and scored his first goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv. During the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League match against Stoke City, he kicked his loose boot at the assistant referee and was sent off.

International career

Ziv played a single match for the Israel national under-21 football team. On 15 August 2006, Ziv made his debut for the Israel national football team in a friendly against Slovenia in a game that finished 1–1.

Honours

Club

Beitar Jerusalem

• Israeli Premier League:2006–07, 2007–08
• Israel State Cup: 2007–08

Maccabi Tel Aviv

• Israeli Premier League: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
• Israel State Cup: 2014-2015
• Toto Cup: 2014-2015

References

• Yoav Ziv at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• National Team Stats at IFA