Ramzi Safouri (sometimes Safury or Safuri,[3][4] Arabic: رَمْزِيّ سَفُورِيّ, Hebrew: רמזי ספורי; born 21 October 1995) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder or winger for Süper Lig club Antalyaspor and the Israel national team.

Ramzi Safouri
Safuri with Hapoel Tel Aviv in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Jaffa, Israel
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Antalyaspor
Number 26
Youth career
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Hapoel Tel Aviv 93 (16)
2016–2017Bnei Sakhnin (loan) 32 (3)
2017–2018Hapoel Ashkelon (loan) 17 (1)
2018Maccabi Netanya (loan) 13 (2)
2019–2023 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 98 (22)
2021Ashdod (loan) 13 (3)
2023– Antalyaspor 40 (1)
International career
2010–2011 Israel U16 9 (1)
2011–2012 Israel U17 12 (4)
2012–2013 Israel U18 7 (2)
2012–2014 Israel U19 17 (3)
2013–2016 Israel U21 6 (0)
2022– Israel 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2022

Early life

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Safouri was born in Jaffa, Israel, to a Muslim-Arab family.[5]

Club career

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Safouri signed with Süper Lig club Antalyaspor, on 14 September 2023, on a two-season contract until 30 June 2025.[6]

International career

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Safouri was youth international for Israel since 2010, where he first played for U-16.[7]

He debuted for the Israel senior national team in a friendly match against Germany on 26 March 2022, coming on as a 74th minute substitute in 2–0 loss.[8]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 June 2024 Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary   Belarus 2–0 4–0 Friendly

Honours

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Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Notes

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  1. ^ "Ramzi Safuri - Antalyaspor Midfielder".
  2. ^ "Ramzi Safuri Height, Weight, Age, Nationality, Position, Bio - Soccer".
  3. ^ "Israel Football Association - ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Ramzi SAFURY".
  4. ^ "player - Israel Pro Football Leagues - Ramzi Safuri". 15 May 2023.
  5. ^ Goldstein, Amit (22 October 2013). "הפועל תל אביב: רמזי ספורי מחרים את האימונים - וואלה! ספורט" [Hapoel Tel Aviv: Ramzi Spori boycotts training]. sports.walla.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  6. ^ Tuchman, Yaniv (14 September 2023). "רמזי ספורי השלים את המעבר לאנטליאספור: "שמח להיות כאן" - וואלה! ספורט" [Ramsey Spuri completed the move to Antalyaspor: "Happy to be here"]. וואלה! (in Hebrew). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Ramzi SAFURY". football.org.il. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023.
  8. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Germany vs. Israel". www.national-football-teams.com.