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Elazar "Eli" Dasa (or Eliezer, ; born 3 December 1992) is an Israeli professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who captains the Israel national team. He is the first captain of Israel to be of Ethiopian-Jewish origin.


Early life

Dasa was born in
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, Israel, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family, and is Jewish. He is the second Israeli of Ethiopian-Jewish background to play for the
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. His younger brother Or Dasa is also an Israeli international footballer who plays for Israeli club Hapoel Ramat Gan, who also played for the Israel U-21 national team.


Club career

On 31 July 2010, Dasa made his debut in
Beitar Jerusalem F.C. Beitar Jerusalem Football Club (), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply Beitar (), is an Israeli professional association football, football club based in the city of Jerusalem, that plays in the Israeli Premier League, the top tie ...
during a
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match against
Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') was an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. It was reestablished in 2024 as "Ironi Ashkelon". History After being founded in 1955, Hapoel Ashkelon spent their first few decades in ...
. On 12 September 2012, Dasa scored the first goal in his senior career during a league match against Hapoel Be'er Sheva. On 9 July 2015, he made his first international match debut in a 2–1 victory over Kazakh team
FC Ordabasy FC Ordabasy () is a professional association football, football club from Kazakhstan based at the Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium (Shymkent), Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium in Shymkent. Ordabasy was formed in 1949, following the merger of two exi ...
in the
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qualification and played 90 minutes. On 10 August 2015, Dasa signed for four years with Israeli champions
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j ...
. On 7 September 2022, Dasa signed a contract with
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club
Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (), is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first institution created from the All-Union Dynamo Sports Club. Dynamo Mosco ...
for the term of two years with an option to extend for one more year. On 10 June 2024, Dynamo announced that the option for the 2024–25 season in Dasa's contract has been activated. Dasa left Dynamo Moscow on 10 June 2025 as his contract expired.


International career

Dasa played in the Israel under-21 team since 2010. He was a part of the Israeli team for the
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. In 2015, he was called up by the national coach Eli Guttman for the senior Israel national team. Dasa made his debut in the senior national team against
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in a 4–0 win, on 3 September 2015. Dasa debuted as the Israeli line-up
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on 26 March 2022, in a friendly away match against
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; thus becoming the first senior captain of Israel to be of African origin.


Career statistics


Club


International

:''Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dasa goal.''


Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv *
Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...
: 2018–19 * Israel Toto Cup ( Ligat Ha'Al): 2017–18, 2018–19 Individual *
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Team of the Month: April 2022


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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dasa, Eli 1992 births Living people Footballers from Ness Ziona Israeli men's footballers 21st-century Israeli sportsmen Men's association football fullbacks Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players SBV Vitesse players FC Dynamo Moscow players Israeli Premier League players Eredivisie players Russian Premier League players Israel men's under-21 international footballers Israel men's international footballers Israeli expatriate men's footballers Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Jewish Israeli sportspeople Jewish footballers Israeli people of Ethiopian-Jewish descent