Ramzi Safouri (sometimes Safury or Safuri, , ; born 21 October 1995) is an Israeli professional

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who plays as an

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or winger for

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club

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and the Israel national team.

Early life

Safouri was born in

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, Israel, to a Muslim-Arab family.

Club career

Safouri signed with

club

, on 14 September 2023, on a two-season contract until 30 June 2025.

International career

Safouri was youth international for Israel since 2010, where he first played for U-16. He debuted for the Israel senior national team in a friendly match against

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on 26 March 2022, coming on as a 74th minute substitute in 2–0 loss.

International goals

Honours

Hapoel Be'er Sheva * State Cup: 2019–20, 2021–22 *

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Safouri, Ramzi 1995 births Living people Footballers from Jaffa Arab citizens of Israel Arab-Israeli footballers Israeli men's footballers 21st-century Israeli sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Men's association football wingers Israel men's international footballers Israel men's under-21 international footballers Israel men's youth international footballers Israeli Premier League players Süper Lig players Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players F.C. Ashdod players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Antalyaspor footballers Israeli expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Israeli Muslims