Zahi Armali (Arabic: زاهي أرملي, Hebrew: זאהי ארמלי; born 25 October 1957) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1][2] He started his career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, and a holder of many records at Maccabi Haifa.[3][4]

Early life and career

Armali was born and raised in Shefa-'Amr, Israel, to an Arab-Christian family. He started his professional career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr. After a few years he spent playing in the lower leagues he signed a contract with Maccabi Haifa in 1983.[5]

During his seven-season career at Maccabi Haifa, Zahi won three championships. He remains the club's record goalscorer with 90 league goals in 179 games.[6]

After the 1989 season Zahi left Maccabi Haifa and subsequently played for Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Haifa and his hometown club Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, where he finished his professional career as a player.

References

  1. ^ Borden, Sam (10 March 2016). "In Israel, an Arab Chooses Baskets Over Goals" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ "Meet the Chilestinians, the Largest Palestinian Community Outside the Middle East" – via Haaretz.
  3. ^ "Qashoa plays for Israeli national team". EgyptToday. 3 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Hakimi et les sifflets, révélateurs des coups de chaud au Proche-Orient ?". www.20minutes.fr. 14 September 2022.
  5. ^ Masters, James (18 June 2013). "A sporting push for peace in Israeli-Palestinian relations". CNN.
  6. ^ Younis, Rami (27 April 2016). "Israel's most racist soccer club isn't shouting 'death to Arabs'". +972 Magazine.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahi_Armeli
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