Manor Solomon
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Personal information | |||
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Birth name | Manor Solomon | ||
Date of birth | 24 July 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Kfar Saba, Israel | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1][2][3][4] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fulham | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2008 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
2008–2017 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 68 | (8) |
2019–2022 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 70 | (16) |
2022– | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Israel U16 | 1 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Israel U17 | 14 | (1) |
2016 | Israel U18 | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Israel U19 | 6 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Israel U21 | 6 | (0) |
2018– | Israel | 28 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022 |
Manor Solomon (Template:Lang-he; born 24 July 1999) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for English club Fulham and the Israel national team.
Early and personal life
Solomon was born and raised in Kfar Saba, Israel,[5][6][7] to a family of Sephardic Jewish descent.[8][9][1][10][11][12] His parents Ayala and Yossi Solomon are Phys Ed. teachers.[13] His parents met while studying together at the Ohalo College, both majored in physical education and minored in maritime, and therefore after they married and had him – they have chosen the unique Hebrew first name "Manor", which means "a boom" in sailing.[14] Solomon served as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces.[15][16]
He also holds a Portuguese passport. which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[8][9][1]
He is in a relationship with his Israeli girlfriend Dana Voshina since 2018.[17][18]
Club career
Maccabi Petah Tikva
On 26 November 2016, 17-year-old Solomon made his senior debut for the Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Petah Tikva, coming in as a 54' minute substitute in a match against Hapoel Haifa that ended in a 1–2 away loss.[19][20] On 28 January 2017, Solomon scored his first Israeli Premier League goal against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, in a home match that ended in a 2–0 win for his team.[21][22]
Solomon was named in the "50 for the future: UEFA.com's ones to watch for 2018/19".[23][24]
Shakhtar Donetsk
On 11 Janury 2019, Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk has signed 19-year-old Solomon from his previous Israeli side Maccabi Petah Tikva in a transfer worth an initial €6 million (£5.4 million), which at the time was the fifth-highest transfer fee for an Israeli footballer.[25][26][27]
On 1 October 2019, Solomon scored his first UEFA Champions League goal, when he scored in the last minutes of an away match against Atalanta that ended in a 2–1 win for his team.[28] Making him the youngest Israeli footballer to ever score in the Champions League, at the age of 20.[29]
On 26 November 2019, Solomon scored the last goal in a Champions League away match against Manchester City, helping Shakhtar to finish it with a 1–1 draw.[30]
On 21 October 2020, Solomon scored for Shakhtar the third 2020–21 UEFA Champions League away match goal against Real Madrid, in a 3–2 win for his team.[31]
On 1 December 2020, Solomon scored the last goal in a Champions League home match against Real Madrid, helping Shakhtar to earn a 2–0 win.[32]
He celebrated both his first and second two-goals displays in back-to-back Ukrainian Premier League matches against Desna Chernihiv on 14 March 2021 that ended in a 4–0 home win for his team,[33][34] and against Lviv on 21 March 2021 that ended in a 2–3 away loss.[35][36]
Fulham
On 13 April 2022, it was reported that Solomon is set to sign with English club Fulham for five years, until 2027; playing starting with the upcoming Premier League season, on 1 July 2022.[27][37][38][39] He was signed from his previous Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in a transfer worth an initial €9 million (£7.5 million),[40] which at the time was the fourth-highest transfer fee for an Israeli footballer.[27][37][38][39]
International career
At youth international level, Solomon capped 29 times and scored twice for Israel, since his youth debut with the under-16 all throughout to the under-21.[41]
Prior to the age of 17 – and even before capping for the national under-21 squad – Solomon has been called up for the senior Israel national team, by the then Israel's head coach Elisha Levy, on 21 May 2017.[42] On 7 September 2018, 19-year-old Solomon made his senior debut for the Israeli squad, at the 71' minute of a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League away match against Albania that ended in a 0–1 away loss.[43]
On 18 November 2020, Solomon scored a first half goal in a UEFA Nations League match against Scotland, earning a 1–0 home win for his native Israel.[44]
On 4 September 2021, he scored the first goal against Austria at a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers – UEFA match, that ended in a 5–2 home win for Israel.[45]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2016–17 | Israeli Premier League | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 4 | ||||
2018–19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 18 | 4 | ||||
Total | 68 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | – | – | 83 | 10 | ||||
Shakhtar Donetsk | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
2019–20 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 8[b] | 3 | 1[c] | 0 | 29 | 6 | |||
2020–21 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 10[d] | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 11 | |||
2021–22 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 8[e] | 0 | 4[f] | 1 | 28 | 5 | |||
Total | 70 | 16 | 5 | 1 | – | 28 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 109 | 23 | |||
Career total | 138 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 192 | 33 |
- ^ Appearance(s) at the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Five appearances and two goals at the UEFA Champions League. Three appearances and one goal at the UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Ukrainian Super Cup
- ^ Six appearances and two goals at the UEFA Champions League. Four appearances at the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) at the UEFA Champions League
- ^ One appearance at the Ukrainian Super Cup; Three appearances and one goal at the European International Club Friendlies of the Global Tour for Peace
International
- As of 29 March 2022[41]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Israel | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | 5 | 0 | |
2020 | 7 | 1 | |
2021 | 12 | 3 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 28 | 4 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 18 November 2020 | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel | Scotland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
2. | 31 March 2021 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Moldova | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA |
3. | 5 June 2021 | City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | Montenegro | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
4. | 4 September 2021 | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel | Austria | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA |
Honours
Club
Shakhtar Donetsk
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22[51]
- Ukrainian Cup: 2018–19
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2021
See also
References
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- ^ "Соломон Манор / Solomon Manor".
- ^ https://resultados.as.com/resultados/ficha/deportista/manor_soloman/45459
- ^ "Manor Solomon Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more".
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- ^ "Israeli soccer's golden boy just took a huge risk. And it could catapult him to fame". Haaretz.
- ^ "Israeli Soccer Stars Form Defensive Wall on Social Media as Pro-Palestinian Players Launch PR Offensive".
- ^ a b "מנור סולומון קיבל אזרחות פורטוגלית". ONE - מספר אחת בספורט. 15 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Marco Silva is a huge fan of 'wonderful' Manor Solomon as Fulham agree £7m deal". HITC. 13 April 2022.
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CUNa48zMsXC/
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- ^ "Solomon's Wisdom Has Shocked Manchester City". BabaGol.
- ^ "צה"ל אישר למנור סולומון קיצור שירות אם יימכר לקבוצה באירופה - וואלה! ספורט". וואלה!News. 29 August 2018.
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- ^ "בשלט רחוק: לפני המשחק מול ריאל, על הזוגיות של מנור סולומון". 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Hapoel Haifa vs. Maccabi Petah Tikva - 26 November 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - פרטי משחק". www.football.org.il.
- ^ "Maccabi Petah Tikva vs. Bnei Yehuda - 28 January 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
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- ^ "50 for the future: UEFA.com's ones to watch for 2018/19". UEFA.com. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "מנור סולומון ברשימת 50 השחקנים המבטיחים של אתר אופ"א - וואלה! ספורט". וואלה!. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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- ^ "Manor Solomon: €15m winger key for Shakhtar but will he stay?". Futbolgrad. 21 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Who is Manor Solomon?". Fulhamish. 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Shakhtar Donetsk v Atalanta facts". UEFA. 2 December 2019.
- ^ "הישג היסטורי למנור סולומון, שניפץ שיא שהחזיק תשע שנים". 1 October 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Doyle, Paul (26 November 2019). "Manchester City 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk: Champions League – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Real Madrid 2–3 Shakhtar Donetsk". UEFA. 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Solomon made it 2-0 and forced RM to look at permutations". www.besoccer.com.
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- ^ "Lviv vs. Shakhtar Donetsk - 21 March 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ a b Rosser, Jack (14 April 2022). "Fulham closing in on £7m Solomon deal in preparation for Premier League return". Evening Standard.
- ^ a b "באנגליה טוענים: "סולומון לוקח צעד אחורה בקריירה" | ישראל היום". www.israelhayom.co.il.
- ^ a b "באנגליה מופתעים: "מנור סולומון לוקח צעד אחורה בקריירה" - וואלה! ספורט". וואלה!. 14 April 2022.
- ^ ""סולומון עד 2027 בפולהאם, יצטרף ב-1 ביולי"". 13 April 2022.
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- ^ "יוסי בניון ובן חיים הבלם חזרו לסגל נבחרת ישראל, גם מנור סולומון זומן - וואלה! ספורט". וואלה!. 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Albania-Israel | UEFA Nations League 2018/19". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Israel-Scotland | UEFA Nations League".
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™".
- ^ Global Tour for Peace in April and May 2022
- ^ "הראשון מאז דצמבר: סולומון כבש עבור שחטאר - ספורט 5".
- ^ "Fenerbahce vs. Shakhtar Donetsk - 19 April 2022 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Antalyaspor vs. Shakhtar Donetsk - 25 April 2022 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Hajduk and Shakhtar Donetsk Play 'Football for Peace' Humanitarian Friendly in Split".
- ^ "N12 - שחטאר זכתה באליפות הליגה האוקראינית". 26 April 2022.
External links
- Manor Solomon at FBref
- Manor Solomon at PlaymakerStats.com
- Manor Solomon – Israel Football Association league player details
- Manor Solomon – Israel Football Association national team player details
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Israeli Jews
- Jewish footballers
- Israeli footballers
- Israel international footballers
- Israel youth international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Association football wingers
- Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
- FC Shakhtar Donetsk players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Footballers from Kfar Saba
- Israeli expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
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- Fulham F.C. players
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