Arava Shahaf (or Schahaf, he, ערבה שחף; born 28 April 1990) is an Israeli

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, currently playing in the

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for

F.C. Ramat HaSharon F.C. Ramat HaSharon ( he, מועדון כדורגל רמת השרון) is an Israeli women's football club from Ramat HaSharon competing in the Israeli First League and the Israeli Women's Cup. History The club was established in 2005 joined the ...

(on loan). Shahaf has been a member of the Israeli national team since 2013, when she made her debut against Malta.

Club career

Born in Be'er Sheva, Shahaf joined Maccabi Be'er Sheva at the age of 15, making her debut on 12 December 2006 against ASA Tel Aviv University. She played with the club until the beginning of the 2013–14 season, when she was loaned to

, to which she was loaned ever since. On 17 November 2015, in a match against her old club, Shahaf scored her 100th league goal. Shahaf was also loaned for a brief period to ASA Tel Aviv University and played with the club in the 2014–15 Champions League qualifying round, getting sent off against Atlético Ouriense.

International career

Shahf made her international debut with the

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at the age of 23, in a match against Malta, and as of December 2015, played 10 matches for the national team. Shahaf also played a single match for the U-19 national team in 2007, in a 1–5 loss to Italy.Israel - Italy
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shahaf, Arava Israeli Jews 1990 births Living people Israeli women's footballers Israel women's international footballers Maccabi Be'er Sheva F.C. (women) players ASA Tel Aviv University players F.C. Ramat HaSharon players Women's association football forwards Footballers from Beersheba