Itay Menachem Shechter is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
18 Facts About Itay Shechter
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Itay Shechter has played for the Israel national under-18 football team, Israel national under-19 football team, Israel national under-21 football team, and Israel national football team.
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Itay Shechter won a gold medal at the 2005 Maccabiah Games with Team Israel.
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Itay Shechter has formerly played for Hapoel Nazareth Illit, Maccabi Netanya, 1.
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One year later, Itay Shechter moved to the youth club FC Emek Izra'el and helped the club promote in four seasons from the fourth league to the first league in youth football.
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Itay Shechter was eventually promoted to the first team of Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the Israeli Premier League.
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Itay Shechter won a gold medal with Team Israel, alongside Yuval Spungin, in the 2005 Maccabiah Games.
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Itay Shechter has made 10 appearances for the Israel national under-21 football team, was capped several times at youth level.
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In 2006, Itay Shechter moved to Maccabi Netanya because he wanted to move to a bigger club than Nazareth Illit, which had just been relegated to Liga Leumit.
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Itay Shechter made his league debut for the club, on the opening game of the season, in a goalless draw against Beitar Jerusalem.
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Itay Shechter's season ended in positive with the club when the club won the league.
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On 18 August 2010, Itay Shechter made headlines during a UEFA Champions League playoff match against Red Bull Salzburg in Austria, when he celebrated a goal by pulling a crocheted Hapoel Tel Aviv kippah from his sock and placing it on his head.
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However, upon making his return to the club, Itay Shechter revealed he was never part of the squad at Swansea City.
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On 13 June 2013, Itay Shechter returned to Hapoel Tel Aviv, exactly two years after he left for Kaiserslautern.
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On 22 January 2016, Itay Shechter he was loaned to Beitar Jerusalem after scoring only one goal this term for Maccabi Haifa.
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On 24 May 2018, Itay Shechter signed to Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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On 20 June 2021, Itay Shechter signed for Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
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Itay Shechter participated in the Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament 2007, where he scored 2 goals as the top scorer and brought victory to his team.