Dana Kerem (; born 11 September 1986) is an Israeli

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defender currently playing in the

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for

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, with which she had also played in the Champions League.Profile
in

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's website She was a member of the Israeli national team during the 2007 World Cup qualifying. She made her debut on 21 August 2005 against

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.Profile
in the Israel Football Federation's website

Club career

Kerem started her career at the age of 14, joining

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.A League of Their Own
Idi Uriel, 25 June 2006, nana10.co.il
30 January 2001, Israeli Women's Football In 2002, after Maccabi Tel Aviv had folded, Kerem joined

, where she played until 2006. In summer 2006, Kerem joined

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,2006 Temple Women's Soccer
Aimee Cicero, Temple University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics where she played for one season,2008 Temple Women's Soccer (p. 19 – All-Time Roster)
Aimee Cicero, Temple University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics before returning to

. In her second tenure at ASA Tel Aviv, Kerem won with the club five

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and three

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, and represented the club in

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, playing a total of 17 matches for the team between 2010 and 2014.

International career

Kerem made her debut in the

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in 2005 against

and played two other matches in the 2007 World Cup qualification. On 19 June 2014, after 8 years of absence, Kerem made a return to the national team, in a match against

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.Women's National Team, Dana Kerem
Israeli Football Association Kerem also played for the U-19 national team, making 12 appearances between 2002 and 2005.Girls U-19, Dana Kerem
Israeli Football Association

Honours

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(5): ** 2009–10,

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, 2011–12,

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(3): **

, 2011–12, 2013–14

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kerem, Dana 1986 births Living people Israeli women's footballers Israel women's international footballers Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. (women) players ASA Tel Aviv University players Women's association football defenders 21st-century Israeli sportswomen