Samuel Scheimann (; born 3 November 1987) is an Israeli former international

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who played as a

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for

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Kozakken Boys Kozakken Boys () is a Dutch football club based in Werkendam. It competes in the , the fourth tier, and second highest amateur league of Dutch football. Formed as Steeds Voorwaarts Werkendam (SVW) in 1932, it adopted its current name in 1935. K ...

FC Den Bosch FC Den Bosch () is a professional football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie. They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadiu ...

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Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli professional football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1962–63, 1965–66 and 1973–74, 2 ...

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and

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Early life

Samuel Scheimann was born in

Afula Afula () is a city in the Northern District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley" due to its strategic location in the Jezreel Valley. As of , the city had a population of . Afula's ancient tell (settlement mound) suggests habit ...

, Israel, to a

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family. He immigrated to the Netherlands with his family at the age of five.

Club career

Feyenoord, NAC and a Maccabiah

Scheimann started playing football in the youth system of

. In 2003, Scheimann joined the youth system of

. At age 18, he represented the Netherlands at the

2005 Maccabiah Games The 17th Maccabiah Games (), held in Israel, were an incarnation of the 'Jewish Olympics.' They attracted the largest attendance of any Maccabiah Games, including more than 900 representatives from the United States, almost 500 from Australia, and ...

in football.

Kozakken Boys and trials

Shortly thereafter, Scheimann was invited by

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 ...

for trials but did not receive a contract. Scheimann returned to the Netherlands and signed a two-year contract with

. After an extensive trial at Jong AFC Ajax, coach

Aron Winter Aron Mohammed Winter (born 1 March 1967) is a Dutch football manager and former player who most recently managed Suriname. A midfielder, he played for Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and for Italian sides Lazio and Inter Milan. Born ...

wanted to sign Scheimann in 2008, but Martin van Geel vetoed the signing.

FC Den Bosch and Excelsior

On 11 April 2008, he signed with FC Den Bosch from Kozakken Boys after rejecting an offer from Feyenoord because he wanted first team action. Scheimann was voted 'Player of the Year' in his first season with Den Bosch. After the

2010–11 Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie 2010–11 was the 55th season of the Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1956. The previous year's winners were De Graafschap, who were replaced by last-placed 2009–10 Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. The league featur ...

season ended, Scheimann left Den Bosch as a free agent. He joined

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

club

Excelsior Rotterdam Excelsior Rotterdam, commonly known as Excelsior, is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of the Dutch football league system, following promotion from the Eerste Divisie in the 2024– ...

on a two-year contract until July 2013. Scheimann made his debut for Excelsior in a 2–0 loss against

on 5 August 2011, playing 90 minutes.

Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Tel Aviv

On 3 June 2012, he signed to

for two years, with an option for two more years. On 27 August 2012, he made his

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

debut in a 1–2 loss against

. On 2 June 2015, he signed to

for two years. In January 2017 he was released by Hapoel, following financial problems.

Hapoel Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem

On 12 January 2017, he signed to

for 1.5 years. On 11 June 2018, he signed to

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 ...

for two years. On 5 September 2018, Scheimann released from Be'er Sheva and signed to

for two years.

VVV, Kiryat Shmona and Katwijk

In June 2019 he returned to the Netherlands with

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch association football, football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...

. In January 2020 he signed for the Israeli team

Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Football Club () known as Ironi Kiryat Shmona is a professional Association football, football club based in Kiryat Shmona, in the northern district of Israel. The club is a current member of the Israeli Premier League, ...

After playing 7 games in the team, he was released from contract in the end of the season. In August 2020 he signed in the Dutch team

VV Katwijk Voetbal Vereniging Katwijk () is a Dutch association football club based in the town of Katwijk. Founded in 1939, the team competes in the Tweede Divisie, the third tier of the Dutch football league system. Katwijk plays its home games at Sportpa ...

of the

Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie (; ) is the highest amateur (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and between 1962 and 19 ...

for a free transfer.

International career

On 16 May 2012, Scheimann received his first call up to the Israel national team. He made his international debut later that year.

References

External links

Player profile
at Voetbal International
Player statistics
at ElfVoetbal.nl
Samuel Scheimann Interview
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