Omri Glazer (Hebrew: עומרי גלזר; born 11 March 1996) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade and the Israel national team.
Early and personal life
Glazer was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, to an Israeli family of Ashkenazi Jewish (Romanian-Jewish) descent.[2][3][4][5][6]
He also holds a Romanian passport, on account of his Ashkenazi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[5][6]
Club career
Glazer started his career in the youth department of Maccabi Tel Aviv, and at the age of 17 he joined the youth team of Hapoel Ra'anana.[7] On 16 May 2015, he made his senior debut, when he started in a 4–2 loss to Hapoel Petah Tikva in the last round of the 2014–15 season.
On 23 June 2016, Glazer signed for Maccabi Haifa.[8] He initially served as a substitute goalkeeper for Ohad Levita, before becoming the first goalkeeper following the latter's injury. In July 2019, he was loaned out to Sektzia Ness Ziona.[9]
In June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[10] In the 2022 Israel State Cup final, he managed to save three penalties during the shootouts to win the title against his former club Maccabi Haifa. Afterward that year, he saved another two penalties in a 4–3 victory in the shootouts against the same opponent during the Israel Super Cup.
On 22 June 2023, Glazer signed a three-year contract with Red Star Belgrade.[11] Later that year, on 19 September, he managed to hold the record for most saves in a single UEFA Champions League game, with 13 saves for Red Star Belgrade in a 2023–24 group stage match against Manchester City, despite an eventual 3–1 defeat.[12]
International career
In November 2016, he was first called-up to the senior Israeli squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup European qualifiers, ahead of the match against Albania.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 2014–15 | Israeli Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Israeli Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2016–17 | Israeli Premier League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Israeli Premier League | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Israeli Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Israeli Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 57 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | ||
| Sektzia Ness Ziona (loan) | 2019–20 | Israeli Premier League | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2021–22 | Israeli Premier League | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 0 | ||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 52 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 202 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 255 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Israel Super Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 14 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | |
Honours
Maccabi Haifa
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Red Star Belgrade
Individual
- Goalkeeper of the season in the Israeli Premier League: 2021–22,[13] 2022–23[14]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Omri Glazer". crvenazvezdafk.com.
- ^ "Omri Glazer on Instagram: "התחלה חדשה❤️ כמה כיף להתחיל את העונה עם ניצחון 💪 שבת שלום! #55"".
- ^ "Omri Glazer on Instagram: "שבת שלום.💚"".
- ^ "חג גדול לדרומיים!". September 2023.
- ^ a b אלבז, שמעון (20 June 2017). "שלב ההוכחות של עומרי גלזר". Ynet.
- ^ a b "בידיים בטוחות: בנבחרת סומכים על גלזר". 23 March 2023.
- ^ "משוך בגלזר: עומרי גלזר מבוקש במכבי חיפה, מכבי תל אביב שוב תצטער?". sports.walla.co.il (in Hebrew). 16 April 2016.
- ^ "עומרי גלזר עבר למכבי חיפה תמורת כמיליון שקל". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 23 June 2016.
- ^ "גלזר הושאל לנס ציונה, ג'וש כהן במו"מ מתקדם". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 18 July 2019.
- ^ "עומרי גלזר חתם לשלוש שנים בהפועל ב"ש". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Omri is red-and-white". FK Crvena Zvezda. 22 June 2023.
- ^ "UEFA Champions League: 2023/24 group stage in numbers". UEFA. 18 December 2023.
- ^ "הרים את הכפפה: עומרי גלזר שוער העונה בליגה". ONE. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "כפפת הזהב: עומרי גלזר שוער העונה בליגת העל". ONE. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
External links
- Omri Glazer – Israel Football Association league player details
- Omri Glazer – Israel Football Association national team player details
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