Alexander "Alex" Abraham Zahavi was born on 21 January 1991 and is a former professional footballer who played as a winger or forward.
14 Facts About Alex Zahavi
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Alex Zahavi has represented Portugal at youth levels but considered switching federations so he can represent the United States.
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Alex Zahavi is the great nephew of football agent Pini Zahavi.
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Alex Zahavi is a winger who plays on the left side of midfield, even though he is right-footed.
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On 16 July 2010, Alex Zahavi joined Maccabi Haifa on trial trying to impress Elisha Levy.
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Alex Zahavi represented Portugal at various youth levels but was never called into the senior team.
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Alex Zahavi was called up to the United States U-20's team in November 2010 for the Torneo de las Americas.
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On 20 February 2011, Alex Zahavi was called in for his first Israel U-21 camp.
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Three days later Alex Zahavi played in a friendly with the under-21 side against FC Arsenal Kyiv.
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In March 2011, Alex Zahavi was brought in for another training camp.
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On 17 March 2011 Alex Zahavi was named to the under-21 side for a tournament in Austria.
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Alex Zahavi made his debut for the side in a friendly against Georgia on 23 March 2011.
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Alex Zahavi scored his first goal for the under-21 side in a friendly against Romania on 26 March 2011 in Austria.
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Alex Zahavi floated the ball over the Romanian goalkeeper from 35 metres out after exchanging passes with Nes Zamir.