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List of Israel international footballers

The Israel national football team has represented Israel in international association football since 1934, when it played its first official game (as Mandatory Palestine or Eretz Israel—"Land of Israel") against Egypt.[1] It is fielded by the Israel Football Association (IFA), which has governed football in the country since 1928,[2] and has borne its present name since the foundation of the State of Israel in 1948. Israel competed as a member of the Asian Football Confederation from 1956 until 1974, when it was expelled for political reasons;[2] it then played without formal affiliation to any regional bloc for two decades. In 1994 the IFA was made a full member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), enabling the inclusion of Israeli teams in UEFA competitions.[2]

A black-and-white photograph of a football team lining up before a match. Eleven men in old-fashioned association football attire stand in a line: ten wear white shirts, white shorts and black socks, and the other wears a dark shirt. Beside the players stand two suited men, and beside them stands another player in different colours, his dark shirt marked "CCCP".
Israel (in white) line up ahead of a friendly match against the Soviet Union in 1956

Since 1934, more than 491 players have appeared for the Israel national team;[3] those 111 with 20 or more caps are listed here. The Israel national team's only major honour is the AFC Asian Cup, which it hosted and won in 1964.[4] It has qualified for the FIFA World Cup final tournament once, in 1970, and for the Summer Olympic Games twice, in 1968 and in 1976.[4][5][6]

Israel's all-time top goalscorer is Mordechai Spiegler, who scored 33 international goals in 83 matches between 1963 and 1977.[7][8] Yossi Benayoun, a midfielder, holds the record for the most national team appearances, having played for Israel 99 times between 1998 and 2017.[3][9] The team's highest-capped goalkeeper, Dudu Aouate, represented Israel 78 times between 1999 and 2013.[10] The most-capped player of non-Jewish background is Bibras Natcho, who appeared for the Israeli squad 88 times between 2010 and 2023, scoring 4 goals.[11]

Players

Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup, Summer Olympic Games, AFC Asian Cup, and UEFA European Championship matches and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. The statistics given here include some matches recognised as official by the Israel Football Association (IFA), but not by FIFA; the tallies maintained by FIFA for a given player may be slightly lower than the IFA's.[12] The years given in the column marked "national team career" are those of each player's first and last international cap. Players are initially listed by number of caps, then number of goals scored. Where two or more players have the same number of caps and goals scored, they are initially listed alphabetically. Statistics are correct as of the match played on 9 September 2021.[3][8]
Key
†Still eligible for the national team[n 1]
‡Played on the team that won the 1964 AFC Asian Cup
GKGoalkeeper
DFDefender
MFMidfielder
FWForward
Yossi Benayoun is the most-capped Israel international, having appeared in 100 matches, while scoring 24 goals.
Tal Ben Haim has so far played for Israel 94 times, scoring once.
Arik Benado is the third most-capped Israel international, having appeared in 94 matches.
Mordechai Spiegler is the all-time leading goalscorer, with 33 goals in 83 games.
Avi Nimni scored 17 goals in 80 international games.
The most-capped player of non-Jewish background is Bibras Natcho, who appeared for the Israeli squad 88 times between 2010 and 2023, scoring 4 goals.
Itzhak Vissoker is a goalkeeper with 69 international caps.
Israel national team footballers with at least 20 appearances
#NamePositionNational team
career		CapsGoalsRef
1Yossi BenayounMF1998–201710224[9]
2Tal Ben HaimDF2002–2017961[13]
3Arik BenadoDF1995–2007940[14]
4Alon HaraziDF1992–2006892[15]
5Bibras NatchoMF2010–2023884[11]
6Amir SchelachDF1992–2001850[16]
7Mordechai Spiegler‡FW1963–19778333[7]
8Nir KlingerMF1987–1997832[17]
9Avi NimniMF1992–20058017[18]
10Tal BaninMF1990–20037812[19]
11Itzhak ShumMF1969–19817810[20]
12Eyal BerkovicMF1992–2004789[21]
13Dudu AouateGK1999–2013780[10]
14Walid BadirDF1997–20077412[22]
15Eran Zahavi†FW2010–present7233[23]
16Alon HazanMF1990–2000725[24]
17Gidi DamtiFW1971–19816921[25]
18Idan TalMF1998–2007695[26]
19Itzhak Vissoker‡GK1963–1976690[27]
20Bonni GinzburgGK1984–1996680[28]
21Haim RevivoMF1992–20036715[29]
22Avi CohenDF1976–1988641[30]
23Uri MalmilianMF1975–19906216[31]
24Nahum Stelmach‡FW1956–19686122[32]
25Ronny RosenthalFW1984–19976011[33]
26Eli Dasa†DF2015–present600
27Zvi RosenDF1968–1975585[34]
28Eitan Tibi†DF2012–2021571[35]
29Menachem BelloDF1965–1975570[36]
30Adoram KeisiDF1994–2006544[37]
31Ronen HaraziFW1992–19995323[38]
32Eli OhanaFW1984–19975117[39]
33Haim BarDF1974–1983511[40]
34Nir DavidovichGK1998–2010510[41]
35Yehoshua FeigenbaumFW1966–19775024[42]
36Roby Young‡MF1961–1969508[43]
37Shimon GershonDF1999–2008504[44]
38Moshe SinaiMF1981–1990477[45]
39Beram KayalMF2008–2019462[46]
40Rachamim TalbiFW1965–19734510[47]
41Giora SpiegelMF1965–19804418[48]
42Ben Sahar†FW2007–2019448[49]
43Shmuel RosenthalMF1965–1973432[50]
44Rafi CohenGK1992–2000430[51]
45Amatzia Levkovich‡DF1957–1965421[52]
46Lior RefaelovMF2007–2017406[53]
47Moanes DabourFW2014–20224015
48Vicky PeretzFW1973–19834014[54]
49Nir Bitton†MF2010–2022392[55]
50Ofir Marciano†DF2014–2022400
51Felix HalfonDF1992–1998380[56]
52David Primo‡DF1964–1976380[57]
53Tomer Hemed†DF2011–20183818[58]
54Elyaniv Barda†FW2007–20163812[59]
55Alon MizrahiFW1992–20013716[60]
56Omer GolanFW2004–2010378[61]
57Dor Peretz†MF2015–present386
58George BorbaMF1966–1973377[62]
59Yisha'ayahu SchwagerDF1966–1974370[63]
60Gal AlbermanMF2002–2013361[64]
61Gideon Tish‡MF1958–1964361[65]
62Yehoshua GlazerFW1949–19613518[66]
63Yossi AbukasisMF1996–2003353[67]
64Shraga BarFW1968–1972341[68]
65Ran Ben ShimonMF1992–1999340[69]
66Reuven AtarMF1989–1997333[70]
67Rifaat TurkMF1976–1986333[71]
68Avi CohenDF1987–1992325[72]
69Efraim DavidiDF1983–1990320[73]
70Yoav ZivDF2006–2012320[74]
71Sheran YeiniMF2013–2020320
72Itzik ZoharMF1992–2000319[75]
73Yaniv KatanFW2000–2009315[76]
74David AmsalemDF1992–1999310[77]
75Ya'akov HodorovGK1949–1964310[78]
76Avraham MenchelMF1959–1963307[79]
77Moshe GlamDF1993–1997302[80]
78David PizantiDF1983–1989300[81]
79Pini BaliliFW2000–2007297[82]
80Ya'akov EkhoizDF1980–1986290[83]
81Danny Shmulevich-RomFW1960–1970290[84]
82Zahi ArmeliFW1983–19862810[85]
83Tal Ben Haim†FW2011–2018285[86]
84Dedi Ben DayanDF2000–2012281[87]
85Gili VermouthMF2009–2015282[88]
86Itay Shechter†FW2009–2017275[89]
87Omri AfekMF2002–2006275[90]
88Eli DriksFW1987–1996274[91]
89Dekel Keinan†DF2007–2013270[92]
90Yuval SpunginDF2007–2014270[93]
91Yaron OzMF1973–1977262[94]
92Moshe Leon‡DF1962–1977261[95]
93Rami Gershon†DF2010–2017262[96]
94Maor MeliksonMF2010–2018253[97]
95Yosef GoldsteinMF1953–1961251[98]
96Eli LeventhalMF1974–1977251[99]
97Klemi SabanDF2004–2010251[100]
98Yehuda AmarDF1987–1993250[101]
99Arie HavivGK1978–1985250[102]
100Gadi BrumerDF1993–2002242[103]
101Shlomo KiratDF1978–1985240[104]
102Meir NimniDF1974–1977240[105]
103Moshe SchweitzerMF1974–1977238[106]
104Shalom TikvaFW1986–1994236[107]
105Maor BuzagloMF2007–2016231[108]
106Ofer TalkerDF1997–2001231[109]
107Haim Levin‡GK1963–1969220[110]
108Roberto ColauttiFW2006–2010216[111]
109Jan TalesnikovMF1998–2000214[112]
110Gad MachnesDF1978–1985211[113]
111Tamir CohenMF2007–2011210[114]
112Omer DamariFW2010–2016209[115]
113Michael ZandbergMF2002–2007204[116]
114Eli CohenMF1983–1989203[117]
115Nir AlonDF1988–1989201[118]
116Yaron ParselaniDF1983–1989200[119]

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