Eden Vadimovich Kartsev (or Kartzev, he, עדן ואדימוביץ' קארצב, be, Эдэн Вадзімавіч Карцаў, russian: Эден Вадимович Карцев; born 11 April 2000) is an Israeli professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen Peng City, on loan from Turkish Süper Lig club

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, and the Israel national team. He also holds a Belarusian passport.

Club career

Kartsev made his professional debut for Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel's

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on 12 August 2017, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Shlomi Yosef Azulay against fellow Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Ra'anana. He made his first appearance in the Israeli Premier League on 9 February 2018 while on loan at Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam, starting in the away match against Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon. On 12 August 2022, Kartsev agreed on a transfer with Russian Premier League club

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, on loan with an option to buy. On 23 August 2022, the deal between Dynamo Moscow and Maccabi Netanya was cancelled due to the sanctions imposed on the Russian banks after the

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, the Dynamo Moscow payment did not reach Maccabi Netanya's account by the deadline specified in the contract, and then Kartsev returned to Israeli Premier League club

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. On 30 January 2023, Kartsev signed a 4.5-year contract worth €2.25 million with Turkey's Süper Lig club

after the Turkish side agreed to pay Maccabi Netanya the €2.3 million transfer fee (highest transfer fee in the history of Maccabi Netanya). In January 2024, Kartzev faced a disciplinary investigation by his club over a social media post. According to Turkish broadcaster TRT Haber, the player re-posted an image with the hashtag "#BringThemHomeNow" in apparent support of Israeli hostages being held in the

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during the

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. The Turkish Football Federation referred Kartsev to the Professional Football Disciplinary Board for potential breaches of Article 42 of the Football Disciplinary Instruction, citing "ideological propaganda", for which an eight-match ban could be imposed. While Kartzev was discussing leaving Başakşehir in a loan deal away from Turkey, an eight-match ban may apply worldwide. On 18 January 2024, Kartsev returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv, on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir, until the end of the season, with an option to finalise it as a permanent transfer.

International career

Kartsev made his senior international debut for Israel on 11 October 2020 in a

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match, coming on as a 88th-minute substitute in the 1–2 home loss against the Czech Republic. He also plays for Israel U21 since 2018.

Personal life

Kartsev was born in Afula, Israel, to parents from Minsk, Belarus who immigrated to Israel in 1996. His father Vadim Kartsev is a former footballer who played in Belarus for FC Vitebsk and in Israel for Sektzia Ness Ziona and Hapoel Afula. He has an older sister who also resides in Israel. Kartsev and his family also speak fluent Russian.

Career statistics

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International

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv *

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* Toto Cup:

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Maccabi Netanya *Toto Cup:

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Karzev, Eden 2000 births Living people Israeli men's footballers Belarusian men's footballers Naturalized citizens of Belarus Footballers from Afula Israel men's youth international footballers Israel men's under-21 international footballers Israel men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam F.C. players Hapoel Hadera F.C. players Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Süper Lig players Israeli expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Israeli people of Belarusian descent Israeli people of Soviet descent