Shay Aharon ( he, שי אהרון, born 12 October 1978) is a retired

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i footballer who is most known for playing with

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...

and Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem.

Career

At the age of 19, Aharon made his debut for the senior side of

. From there on he became one of the most important players for the club as he was the main goalscorer for Hapoel. He is regarded as an icon in Hapoel Jerusalem. On 3 May 2010 he was appointed as the manager of Hapoel while still an active player in the club. Later that month he decided to leave the club after he had enough of the way the club was operating. On June 21, 2010, Aharon joined the fan-owned football club Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem. He played there for five seasons and scored 56 goals. On June 26, 2014, Aharon retired from the game and became the general manager of Katamon. On May 1, 2015, Aharon came back to play his last game in which he scored a goal and celebrated the club's second promotion to the Liga Leumit.

Honours

* Liga Artzit (2): ** 2001-02, 2007-08 * Liga Artzit - 2007-08 Top Goalscorer (13 goals) * Liga Bet (1): **2010-11 * Liga Alef (1): **2012-13

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* 1978 births Living people Israeli men's footballers Footballers from Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan F.C. players Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C. players Liga Leumit players Israeli people of Yemeni-Jewish descent Men's association football forwards {{Israel-footy-bio-stub