Shlomi Arbeitman ( he, שלומי ארביטמן; born May 14, 1985) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a

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Club career

A young

, 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 national team, scoring a hat-trick against Azerbaijan on his debut in February 2004. Prior to joining Haifa, he played for Beitar Jerusalem making his debut on March 3, 2003, against

Ashdod Ashdod ( he, ''ʾašdōḏ''; ar, أسدود or إسدود ''ʾisdūd'' or '' ʾasdūd'' ; Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤃 *''ʾašdūd'') is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District, it lies on the Mediterran ...

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

Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, הפועל פתח תקווה) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in the Liga Leumit. Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won ...

to whom he was controversially sold from Beitar, as he was still owned by his youth club

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, one game into the 2004–05 season. On January 16, 2008, Arbeitman was transferred on loan to

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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 Maccabi Haifa 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 KVC Westerlo. in June 2014, Arbeitman returned to Israel and signed a 2-year contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva. He moved to Hapoel Haifa 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

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Honours

Club

Maccabi Haifa * Israeli Premier League: 2005–06, 2008–09 * Toto Cup: 2005–06

Individual

* Israeli Premier League top scorer: 2009–10 (28 goals)

References

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