Omri Altman (; born 23 March 1994) is an Israeli professional

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who plays as an

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for

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Early and personal life

Altman was born in

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, to a family of

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) descent. He also holds a Hungarian passport.

Club career

Early career at Maccabi Tel Aviv and Fulham

Altman joined the youth squad of Maccabi Tel Aviv at the age of 11. His good performances attracted interest from Premier League clubs and earned him a move to

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in 2011. On 27 June 2013, Altman was loaned back to Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 17 July 2013, Altman made his first ever official appearance with the senior team of Maccabi in an important match against Győri ETO FC in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds. On 20 October 2013, he made his league debut in a 1–0 victory against Ironi Ramat Hasharon. On 19 June 2015, he signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv for five years.

Panathinaikos

On 28 June 2017, Altman signed a three-year contract with Panathinaikos from Hapoel Tel Aviv for a transfer fee of approximately €150,000. On 17 September 2017, he scored with a header the only goal in a 1–0 home win against Apollon Smyrni. The Israeli youth international was brought to the club as a virtual unknown from Hapoel Tel Aviv for a fee in the region of €150,000. This highlights the severe financial constraints impacting Marinos Ouzounidis. The attacking midfielder, however, has done relatively well barring an injury that kept him out for some time. His two goals in the first half of the

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came in a home win against Apollon Smyrni and in a draw away against Xanthi. On 4 March 2018, Altman suffered cruciate ligament injury during the Panathinaikos' away derby clash against Olympiacos which resulted in him missing the remainder of 2017-18 season. His return was initially penciled in for September or October 2018, but it got delayed as he returned to his native Israel for further treatment. On 21 January 2019, after a very difficult period for the midfielder marred by injury (313 days to be exact) he returned to the squad in a 1–0 away loss against Lamia. On 16 February 2019, a month after his return he scored after a great pass from captain Dimitris Kourbelis which Altman chested the ball down superbly before firing a powerful shot beyond Nikos Papadopoulos from the edge of the penalty area, sealing a 1–0 home win game against Asteras Tripoli.

Return to Hapoel

On 14 July 2019, Altman returned to Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Arouca

In September 2021, Altman joined Portuguese club Arouca.

AEK Larnaca

In January 2022, Altman signed with Cypriot club AEK Larnaca for 2.5 years.

Hapoel Tel Aviv

On 14 June 2023 returned to Hapoel Tel Aviv and signed for 3 years.

International career

Altman made his debut for the

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on 27 September 2022 in a friendly game against

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Honours

Club

Maccabi Tel Aviv * Israeli Premier League: 2013–14

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Altman, Omri 1994 births Israeli Ashkenazi Jews Hungarian Ashkenazi Jews Living people Israeli men's footballers Jewish Hungarian sportspeople Naturalized citizens of Hungary Israeli people of Hungarian-Jewish descent Jewish footballers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Ramat Gan Fulham F.C. players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Panathinaikos F.C. players F.C. Arouca players AEK Larnaca FC players Israeli Premier League players Super League Greece players Primeira Liga players Israel men's youth international footballers Israel men's under-21 international footballers Israel men's international footballers Israeli expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Israeli expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Sportspeople of Hungarian descent 21st-century Israeli sportsmen Volos F.C. players 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen