Yoav Hofmayster (; born 25 December 2000) is an Israeli professional

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who plays as a

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for

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

club

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and the Israel national team.

Club career

On 2 February 2022, Hofmayster joined Maccabi Petah Tikva on loan until the end of the season. On 25 July 2023, he signed a two-year deal with Polish

side

International career

A former under-19 and under-21 international, Hofmayster received his first senior team call-up in June 2024. He made his debut on 8 June, playing the first 30 minutes of a 0–3 friendly loss to

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* * * 1998 births Living people Footballers from Hod HaSharon Israeli men's footballers Jewish Israeli sportspeople Men's association football midfielders Israel men's youth international footballers Israel men's under-21 international footballers Israel men's international footballers Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam F.C. players Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. players LASK players Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players Korona Kielce players Liga Leumit players Israeli Premier League players Ekstraklasa players Israeli expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Israeli sportsmen {{Israel-footy-midfielder-stub