Gil Blumstein (; born 20 May 1990) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays for Hapoel Rishon LeZion. Blumstein plays as a

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and as an

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. He also holds a

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passport.

Playing career

Blumstein signed his first professional contract with Maccabi Petah Tikva in July 2008, but he could not get minutes and he moved lately to

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 ...

. Blumstein made his debut for

in a league match against his former club, Maccabi Petah Tikva on 26 September 2009. On 5 July 2010, Blumstein signed at

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. He made his debut against

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on 14 October 2010. He moved off the bench on 61st minute, but he injured and replaced 17 minutes later. For the 2012–13 season He signed with

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 ...

in Liga Leumit. He played at Ashkelon for two seasons. At June 2014 moved to Hapoel Ra'anana. The next season, he returned to play in Liga Leumit, this time for

Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam F.C. () is an Israeli football club which represents Tel Aviv and Bat Yam. It plays in the Liga Alef, the third level of Israeli football. Home matches are played at the Bat Yam Municipal Stadium. History Beitar Shimshon ...

External links

Gil Blumstein profile in Walla! Sport website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blumstein, Gil 1990 births Living people Israeli men's footballers Jewish Israeli sportspeople People from Kfar Yona Beitar Nes Tubruk F.C. players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. players Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players Hapoel Bnei Lod F.C. players Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam F.C. players Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Scottish Premier League players Liga Leumit players Israeli expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Men's association football forwards Israeli people of Polish-Jewish descent 21st-century Israeli sportsmen