Nehorai Ifrach (or Nehoray Yifrah,
[https://www.football.org.il/en/players/player/?player_id=166722][https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/clubs/players/250130254--nehorai-yifrah/] ; born 7 May 2003) is an Israeli professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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or as a
forward
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for Israeli
Liga Leumit
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Structure
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club
Ironi Tiberias, on loan from
Maccabi Haifa
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.
Early life
Ifrach was born and raised in
Tiberias
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,
Israel
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, to an Israeli family of
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descent.
Club career
Ifrach made his debut for
Maccabi Haifa
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on 20 Feb 2021 in a game against
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm F.C. in the
2020-21 Cup.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Maccabi Haifa
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Israeli Premier League
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(1):
2020–21
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Israel Super Cup
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(1):
2021
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See also
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List of Jewish footballers
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See also
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List of Israelis
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2003 births
Living people
Israeli men's footballers
Jewish footballers
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Footballers from Tiberias
Men's association football forwards
Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
Hapoel Afula F.C. players
Hapoel Hadera F.C. players
Ironi Tiberias F.C. players
Israeli Premier League players
Liga Leumit players
Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent
21st-century Israeli sportsmen
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