Yuval Spungin (or Yuval Shpungin, he, יובל שפונגין; born 3 April 1987) is an Israeli footballer who plays for

Hapoel Kfar Shalem Hapoel Kfar Shalem ( he, הפועל כפר שלם) is an Israeli football club based in the Kfar Shalem neighbourhood of Tel Aviv. They are currently in Liga Alef South division, and play home matches at Southern Sportech. History The club was ...

. He has played for the Israel national under-17 football team, the

Israel national under-18 football team The Israel national under-18 football team represents Israel in international football at youth level and is controlled by Israel Football Association, the governing body for football in Israel. The current coach is Eli Ohana. UEFA European U-1 ...

, the Israel national under-19 football team, the

Israel national under-21 football team The Israel national under-21 football team ( he, הנבחרת הצעירה של ישראל בכדורגל) is the national under-21 football team of Israel and is controlled by the Israel Football Association (IFA). It is considered to be the feed ...

, and the

Israel national football team The Israel national football team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל, ) represents Israel in international football, and is governed by the Israel Football Association (IFA). Israel's national team is the direct successor of the M ...

. He won a gold medal with Team Israel in the

2005 Maccabiah Games The 17th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-17 ישראל תשס"ה), held in Israel, were an incarnation of the 'Jewish Olympics.' They attracted the largest attendance of any Maccabiah Games, including more than 900 representatives from the Un ...

. He has also played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, AC Omonia,

RAEC Mons R.A.E.C. Mons may refer to one of two Belgian football clubs A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, ...

Ironi Kiryat Shmona Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל עירוני קרית שמונה) known as Ironi Kiryat Shmona is an Israeli football club based in Kiryat Shmona. The club is a current member of the Israeli Pr ...

F.C. Ashdod SC Ashdod ( he, מועדון ספורט אשדוד, ''Moadon Sport Ashdod'', lit. Sport Club Ashdod, mainly known in Israel by the semi-acronym name , ''Mem Samekh Ashdod'', lit. S.C. Ashdod) is an Israeli football club, playing in the port cit ...

, and Hapoel Marmorek. Spungin was born in

Ramat Gan, Israel Ramat Gan ( he, רָמַת גַּן or , ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv and part of the Gush Dan, Tel Aviv metropolitan area. It is home to one of the world's major diamond exchanges ...

. Spungin's family are of Estonian extraction and he holds an Estonian passport.

Club career

Spungin won a gold medal with Team Israel, alongside Itay Shechter, in the

. In January 2010, Spungin signed a three-year contract with AC Omonia, starting from June 2010.
In July 2013, Spungin signed a two-year contract with

R.A.E.C. Mons R.A.E.C. Mons may refer to one of two Belgian football clubs A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, ...

. In the summer of 2014, Spungin returned to Israel and signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv. At the beginning of 2014–15 season he played few games before suffering from injuries. On May 17, 2015, he returned to play after 8 months in the championship match against

Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל עירוני קרית שמונה) known as Ironi Kiryat Shmona is an Israeli football club based in Kiryat Shmona. The club is a current member of the Israeli Pr ...

which Maccabi won 2–1. On May 22, 2018 Maccabi Tel Aviv released Spungin after he finished his contract. On May 24, 2018, Spungin signed to Israeli Premier League club

. On 10 July 2019 Spungin signed the Liga Alef club Hapoel Marmorek.יובל שפונגין חתם בהפועל מרמורק
Michael Vaiserman, 10 July 2019

National career

On 7 March 2007 he made his debut in the Israel National team in a friendly game against Ukraine.
On 24 March 2007 was his first appearance in an official international game against England.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

; Maccabi Tel Aviv * Israeli Premier League: 2014–15 *

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...

: 2014–15 * Toto Cup: 2008–09, 2014–15, 2017–18 ; AC Omonia *

Cypriot Cup The Cypriot Cup () is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). It began in 1934, the same season with the Cypriot Championship. It is the second most important competition for Cypriot club team ...

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

Cyprus FA Shield The Cypriot Super Cup is a Cypriot football trophy, contested in an annual match between the previous season's Cypriot First Division champions, and the Cypriot Cup winners. The match is contested at the beginning of the football season, and is us ...

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

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