Sun Menahem (or Menachem,[1][2] Hebrew: סאן מנחם; born 7 September 1993) is an Israeli professional footballer who played as a defender.

Sun Menahem
Menahem playing for Maccabi Haifa in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Tel Aviv, Israel
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
2006-2007 Bnei Yehuda
2007-2011 Shimshon Tel Aviv
2011–2013 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 35 (1)
2015–2024 Maccabi Haifa 167 (10)
2017–2018Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan) 31 (2)
Total 233 (13)
International career
2019–2022 Israel 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 May 2024

Early life

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Menahem was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a Jewish family.

Club career

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He made his professional Israeli Premier League debut for Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon on 11 May 2013 in a game against Bnei Yehuda.[3]

On 21 June 2015 Menhem signed a four-year deal with Maccabi Haifa. On 8 October 2018 he extended his contract with the club for three more years.[4]

International career

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He received his first call-up to the Israel national football team in October 2019 for Euro 2020 qualifiers against Austria and Latvia. He made his debut on 15 October 2019 in a game against Latvia. He substituted Taleb Tawatha in the 79th minute as Israel won 3–1.[5]

Honours

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Club

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Maccabi Haifa

References

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  1. ^ "Sun Menachem - - UEL".
  2. ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Sun MENACHEM".
  3. ^ "Bnei Yehuda v Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon game report". Soccerway. 11 May 2013.
  4. ^ אלבז, שמעון (8 October 2018). "סאן מנחם חתם על חוזה חדש במכבי חיפה". ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Israel v Latvia game report". ESPN. 15 October 2019.
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