Silvi Jan ( he, סילבי ז'אן; born 27 October 1973) an Israeli former

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who played as a striker. With 29 goals, she is the all-time Israel national team top goalscorer.

Club career

Jan played school football in

Netanya Netanya (also known as Natanya, he, נְתַנְיָה) is a city in the Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between Poleg stream and Wingate ...

, and was part of the boys' football team of Shorashim school.What's Common for Silvi Jan and Pele?
9 February 2012, Israeli Football Association As there was no women's league, Jan tried to find an active team in Europe, eventually signing with Kolbotn I.L. in Norway. In 1999, with the establishment of the Israeli Women's League, Jan returned to Israel and signed with

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) 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, suc ...

. Jan played at Hapoel Tel Aviv for four seasons, until the team folded, winning the league and cup in 2000–01. After Hapoel Tel Aviv folded, Jan signed with Maccabi Holon, where she played until her retirement in 2007. With Maccabi Holon Jan won the league 4 times and the

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5 times. In January 2009, Jan returned to league action and joined

ASA Tel Aviv University ASA Tel Aviv WFC is a women's football club from Tel Aviv. The club is affiliated with Tel Aviv University and is part of the ASA Tel Aviv Sports Club. The club has won eight Ligat Nashim titles and five Israeli Women's Cup finals, and has partic ...

.At the Age of 35 – Silvi Jan Returns to Play Football
Mickey Sagi, 11 January 2009, ynet.co.il On 21 February 2012, in a league match against her former club, Maccabi Holon, Jan scored her 1000th goal in all club and national team competitions.Silvi Jan Reached 1,000 Goals: "Ecstasy"
Daniel Rott, 21 February 2012, sport5.co.il Jan played at ASA Tel Aviv until her retirement in May 2012.
Ze'ev Goldschmidt, 1 May 2012, ynet.co.il With ASA Tel Aviv Jan Jan won three championships and two cups. Jan scored a total of 1,010 goals in all competitions.
Ze'ev Goldschmidt, 2 May 2012, ynet.co.il

International career

Silvi Jan has been a striker for the Israel national team for many years, appearing in 23 matches and scoring 29 goals. Jan made her debut against

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on 2 November 1997, and scored her debut goal against

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on 8 April 2008, one of four she scored on the day. Her last international goal was also scored against Bosnia and Herzegovina, in a match played on 23 November 2006, in which Israel won 5–2. Jan made her last international appearance against

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on 10 May 2007.

Personal life

Jan came out as a lesbian in December 2017. She got engaged to her partner in November the following year. In September 2018. Jan was diagnosed with

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Honours

Hapoel Tel Aviv *

Ligat Nashim Ligat Nashim ( he, ליגת נשים, lit. ''Women's League'') is the Israeli women's football league. It has been run by the Israel Football Association since 1998. Format The league is divided into two divisions, with the top division, titl ...

: 2000–01 *

Israeli Women's Cup The Israeli Women's Cup ( he, גביע המדינה נשים, ''Gvia HaMedina Nashim'') is the annual knock-out tournament of women's football teams in Israel. It is equivalent to the men's Israel State Cup, and organized by the Israel Football As ...

: 2000–01 Haccabi Holon * Ligat Nashim: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07 * Israeli Women's Cup: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07 ASA Tel Aviv University * Ligat Nashim: 2009–10,

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, 2011–12 * Israeli Women's Cup:

, 2011–12 Individual * Ligat Nashim top goalscorer: 1999–2000,Goal Scoreres – Liga Leumit – Women's Football – Season 1999/2000
Israeli Women's Football (via Internet Archive) 2006–07,Women's League Top Scorers 2006/2007
Israeli Football Association 2009–10,Women's League Top Scorers 2009/2010
Israeli Football Association

,Women's League Top Scorers 2010/2011
Israeli Football Association 2011–12Women's League Top Scorers 2011/2012
Israeli Football Association * Israeli Women's Cup top goalscorer: 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2011–12

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