Ohad Levita (; born 17 February 1986) is an Israeli

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who plays for Bnei Yehuda.

Club career

Levita played for local side

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, making his first team debut at the age of seventeen in the

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match against

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. He gave up five goals in a 5–2 drubbing. On 25 August 2009, Levita signed on a free transfer with

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club RKC Waalwijk. On 5 October 2011, Levita signed on a free transfer with

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i club

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 ...

. On 11 June 2012, Levita signed a contract with

AC Omonia Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (; ''Athlitikós Sýllogos Omónoia Lefkosías''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia (also Romanization of Greek, transliterated as Omonoia), is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional multi-sport club, esta ...

. On 28 June 2013, Levita returned to Israel as he signed a 3 years contract with

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. In his first season with the club he helped them win the

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as well as reaching the finals of the State Cup. The following season he was loaned to

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for one season, there he mainly sat on the bench as a second option.

International career

Ohad made 17 caps and was also the captain of the Israeli U-21 national team. His first call up for the senior national team came in May 2010 but he has yet to make a cap.

Honours

Club

;Hapoel Kfar Saba * Israel Second Division (2): 2004–05, 2013–14 ;RKC Waalwijk *

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;AC Omonia *

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;Maccabi Haifa *

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References

External links

UEFA U-21 Site
1986 births Living people Jewish Israeli sportspeople Israeli men's footballers Footballers from Kfar Saba Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players RKC Waalwijk players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players AC Omonia players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Israeli expatriate men's footballers Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Eredivisie players Cypriot First Division players Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Israel men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers 21st-century Israeli sportsmen {{Israel-footy-goalkeeper-stub