Maharan Radi (, ; born 1 July 1982) is an Israeli footballer who plays for Hapoel Nof HaGalil. He was

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10 times by the Israel national team between 2012 and 2014.

Club career

An Arab citizen of Israel,Racists curse Mac. TA's new Arab player
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, 10 July 2012 Radi started his career at the

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 ...

youth team. In 2006, he was promoted with his team

Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Herzliya F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Maccabi Herzliya'') is an Israeli football club based in Herzliya. The club is currently in Liga Leumit and plays at the Herzliya Municipal Stadium. History A football section of the Maccabi Herzliya ...

to the

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and won the

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in the next season. In 2011–12 Radi played for

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, ending the season with 13 goals and 10 assists, being one of the major factors making his team reach the top playoff. In 2012–13 he joined his youth club, Maccabi Tel Aviv, where a small group of youths chanted racist slogans towards him during his first training session. Radi scored eight goals and made 11 assists as Maccabi Tel Aviv won the championship that season. In 2013–14, he participated in the

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group stage and the round of 32 with Maccabi.

International

On 2 September 2012 Radi received his first call-up to the

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i national team from coach

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. The following month he scored on his second appearance for the national team in a qualifier against

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Honours

Club

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, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 * Toto cup top Division (3): 2006–07, 2014–15, 2016–17 *

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(1): 2014–15 * Toto Cup Artzit (1): 2004–05 *

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Individual

– 2011–12 Most assists (10) *

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Most assists (11)

International goals

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Radi, Maharan 1982 births Living people Israeli men's footballers Israel men's international footballers Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum F.C. players Maccabi Kafr Kanna F.C. players Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players Maccabi Herzliya F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Acre F.C. players Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players F.C. Kafr Qasim players Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C. players Liga Leumit players Israeli Premier League players People from Northern District (Israel) Footballers from Northern District (Israel) Arab citizens of Israel Arab-Israeli footballers Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Israeli sportsmen