Shareef Keouf (; born 25 June 2001) is an Israeli professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa () is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football, Basketball, Weightl ...

Playing career

Keouf was born in

Isfiya Isfiya (, ), also known as Usfiya, is a Druze-majority village in northern Israel, governed by a Local council (Israel), local council. It also includes Christians, Muslims and a few Jews, Jewish households. Located on Mount Carmel, it is part of ...

to a

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family. He is a product of the youth academies of Hapoel Isfiya, Ironi Nesher, and

. On 19 June 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Maccabi Haifa for 5 seasons, and became their backup

. On 5 November 2020, he began his senior career on loan with Hapoel Kfar Shalem in the

Liga Leumit The Israeli Liga Leumit (, HaLiga HaLeumit, ) is the second division of the professional Israeli association football (soccer) league system. This second-tier league is placed directly below the Israeli Premier League. Structure There are 16 ...

for the 2020–21 season. On 14 September 2021 he joined Hapoel Afula on loan for the 2021–22 season, and on 15 August 2022 had his loan extended for another season. The loan was cut short on 18 January 2023, and he returned to Maccabi Haifa to help out as their starting goalkeeper when Josh Cohen was injured. On 16 April 2023, Keouf extended his contract with Maccabi Haifa until 2026. On 7 September 2023, he made his professional debut with Maccabi Haifa in a 1–1

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 ...

tie with

Bnei Sakhnin Bnei Sakhnin F.C. (, , ) is an Israeli professional football club based at the Doha Stadium in Sakhnin. They are the most successful club among the Arab-Israeli clubs in the country, having won the State Cup in 2004. History Early years Bn ...

International career

Keouf is a youth international for Israel. He was part of the Israel U21s for the

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship The 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023) was the 24th edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship (27th edition if the Under-23 era is also included), the biennial international youth Association f ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Keouf, Shareef 2001 births Living people Israeli Druze people Footballers from Isfiya Israeli men's footballers Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Kfar Shalem F.C. players Hapoel Afula F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Israel men's youth international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers 21st-century Israeli sportsmen

Playing career

International career

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