Gal Arel (

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: גל אראל; born 9 July 1989) is an Israeli former professional

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who played as a

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or a

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. He is currently the coach of

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli professional football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1962–63, 1965–66 and 1973–74, 2 ...

Club career

Arel was born in

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. He finished his formation with

. On 23 January 2009 he made his senior debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win against Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata. On 22 August 2009, Arel made his

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debut, again from the bench in a 2–1 success at

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. () is an Israeli professional football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. After winning their first championship in 1971, the club's golden period last ...

; he also scored the winner in the 80th minute. He was regularly used during the following four full seasons, with his side always avoiding relegation. On 22 July 2013, Arel signed a four-year deal with fellow league team

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli professional association football, football club from the city of Beersheba, Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The club was estab ...

. Regularly used during his first season, he lost his space in his second, being loaned to Hapoel Petah Tikva in January 2015. On 1 August 2015, already as a

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, Arel joined

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in . The club was founded in 1886 an ...

, signing a two-year deal with the club after impressing on a trial. On 1 February of the following year, after being rarely used, he rescinded his link.

Honours

;Hapoel Haifa *

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: 2008–09 *

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup (, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League Ligat ha'Al, Ligat Ha'Al; and the Israeli 2nd division Liga Leumit. Both of the ...

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: 2017–18 ;Hapoel Be'er Sheva *

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runner-up: 2013–14

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arel, Gal 1989 births Living people Footballers from Haifa Men's association football midfielders Israeli men's footballers Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Zawisza Bydgoszcz players Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players Hapoel Acre F.C. players Liga Leumit players Israeli Premier League players Segunda División players I liga players Israeli expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Spain Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Israeli sportsmen