Yoav Pini Gerafi (sometimes Jarafi or Jerafi, ; born 29 August 1993) is an Israeli

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who plays as a

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for

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club Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.

Early life

Gerafi was born in Tel Mond,

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, to a family of

Mizrahi Jewish Mizrahi Jews (), also known as ''Mizrahim'' () in plural and ''Mizrahi'' () in singular, and alternatively referred to as Oriental Jews or ''Edot HaMizrach'' (, ), are terms used in Israeli discourse to refer to a grouping of Jews, Jewish c ...

( Yemenite-Jewish) descent.

Club career

Gerafi made his professional debut for Hapoel Ra'anana in the

on 14 February 2015, coming on as a substitute in the 14th minute for Shoval Gozlan after starting goalkeeper Daniel Lifshitz was sent off in the 11th minute. The match finished as a 2–1 win for Hapoel Ra'anana. On 11 June 2023 signed for two seasons in Hapoel Haifa.

International career

In March 2019, Gerafi was first called up to the senior Israel national team ahead of the

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matches against

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and

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. He made his debut on 27 September 2022 in a friendly game against

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* * 1993 births Living people Israeli men's footballers People from Tel Mond Israeli Mizrahi Jews Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players F.C. Ashdod players Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Israeli people of Yemeni-Jewish descent Footballers from Central District (Israel) Israel men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers 21st-century Israeli sportsmen {{Israel-footy-goalkeeper-stub

Early life

Club career

International career

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