Shlomi Arbeitman (; born May 14, 1985) is an Israeli former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

A young striker, Arbeitman joined Maccabi Haifa for the 2005–06 season. He regularly played for the Israeli under-21 national side and has twice played for the senior

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, scoring a hat-trick against

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on his debut in February 2004. Prior to joining Haifa, he played for

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club (), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply Beitar (), is an Israeli professional football club based in the city of Jerusalem, that plays in the Israeli Premier League, the top tier in Israeli football ...

making his debut on March 3, 2003, against

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as an 87th-minute substitute. He also played for

Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. () is an Israeli professional football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in Israeli Premier League. Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won six League C ...

to whom he was controversially sold from Beitar, as he was still owned by his youth club Beitar Nes Tubruk, one game into the 2004–05 season. On January 16, 2008, Arbeitman was transferred on loan to

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv () is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, w ...

until the end of the 2007–08 season. On December 12, he held the highest "Goals Per Minute" score worldwide for 2010 based on the criteria of imscouting.com, scoring every 64.17 minutes on average. In July 2010, Arbeitman transferred from

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to Belgian side K.A.A Gent. He was given the No. 23 jersey. On July 31, 2010, he made his debut as a 70th-minute substitute for

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in Gent's 1–0 away win over

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. in June 2014, Arbeitman returned to Israel and signed a 2-year contract with

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 ...

. He moved to

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 ...

on February 3, 2016. On 26 September 2018, Arbeitman signed for Shimshon Kafr Qasim.מפתיע: שלומי ארבייטמן חתם בשמשון כפר קאסם
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Club career statistics

:''(correct as of May 2013)''

Honours

Club

Maccabi Haifa *

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: 2005–06, 2008–09 *

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup (, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League Ligat ha'Al, Ligat Ha'Al; and the Israeli 2nd division Liga Leumit. Both of the ...

: 2005–06

Individual

top scorer: 2009–10 (28 goals)

References

External links

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Stats
at Maccabi Haifa official website 1985 births Living people Israeli men's footballers 21st-century Israeli sportsmen Beitar Nes Tubruk F.C. players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players K.A.A. Gent players K.V.C. Westerlo players R.A.E.C. Mons (1910) players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players Shimshon Kafr Qasim F.C. players Hapoel Ashdod F.C. players Ironi Modi'in F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Belgian Pro League players Israeli expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Footballers from Central District (Israel) Israel men's under-21 international footballers Israel men's international footballers Men's association football forwards {{Israel-footy-forward-stub