26 Facts About Eran Zahavi

Eran Zahavi is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for and vice-captains both Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.

In December 2014, Eran Zahavi broke the Israeli Premier League record for scoring in consecutive appearances after he scored for the 18th game in a row.

Eran Zahavi was named the 2017 Chinese Super League MVP, and broke the league's single-season scoring record in 2019.

Eran Zahavi made his debut for the Israel national team in 2010.

Eran Zahavi is a former national team captain and the current all-time top scorer for Israel with 35 goals.

Eran Zahavi started his youth career with Hapoel Tel Aviv at the age of 6.

Eran Zahavi capped two seasons with 23 appearances in the top league in Italy, scoring two goals against Bologna and Cagliari.

In December 2012, towards the winter transfers window opening, Eran Zahavi showed signs of returning to Israel.

Eran Zahavi finished the Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round as the top goalscorer with 7 goals in 5 games.

The transfer deal paid Eran Zahavi a reported $12.5 million over two-and-a-half years.

Eran Zahavi found the net in the 33rd, 55th, and 67th minutes of the match.

Eran Zahavi finished the 2017 season with 27 league goals to win the CSL Golden Boot Award.

Eran Zahavi was named the Most Valuable Player in the Chinese Super League, and selected in the CSL team of the year.

In November 2019, Eran Zahavi broke the CSL single-season scoring record after scoring his 29th goal of the season, surpassing the previous record set by Elkeson in 2014.

On 20 September 2020, Eran Zahavi signed a two-year deal with Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven.

Eran Zahavi scored his eighth European goal of the season in the Conference League quarter-finals against Leicester City, and thus equalised the PSV record shared by Willy van der Kuijlen and Gerrie Deijkers, who both scored eight European goals for the club in the 1970s.

In June 2022, Eran Zahavi returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv on a two-year contract, having previously played for the Israeli Premier League side between 2013 and 2016.

Eran Zahavi made his senior debut for Israel on 2 September 2010 against Malta in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers.

Eran Zahavi scored his first goal for the national team on 10 September 2013 against Russia in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Eran Zahavi scored a total of eleven goals during the qualifying campaign, and was thus the second best overall goalscorer across all qualifying groups, and only a goal behind Harry Kane.

On 15 September 2022, it was announced that Eran Zahavi went on hiatus from the Israel national team due to hotel room dispute prior to an international duty break.

Eran Zahavi was born and raised in Rishon LeZion, Israel, to Israeli-Jewish parents.

Eran Zahavi has served in the Israel Defense Forces, to complete his mandatory military service.

Eran Zahavi obtained a French passport, on account of his French-born father, in order to facilitate the transfer to certain European leagues.

Eran Zahavi is observant and does not play football on the Jewish High Holiday of Yom Kippur.

On 12 December 2021, their house was broken into again, this time when Eran Zahavi was on health resort abroad with his family.