Ido Oli (18) signed a new three-year-deal with an option as the forward who has been playing for the first season with Maccabi’s U19’s, scored 9 goals in 27 appearances this season. Oli represented the young Israel national sides at U17’s and U19’s level for which he scored 3 goals in 19 appearances.
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Ori Azo signs 3-year-deal
Ori Azo (18) signed a new three-year-deal with an option as the forward who has been playing for the second season with Maccabi’s U19’s, scored 6 goals in 25 appearances this season. Azo represented the young Israel national sides at U15’s, U17’s and U19’s level for which he scored 1 goal in 14 appearances.
Amit Kredi signed a 3-year-deal
Amit Kredi (17) who featured 16 times this season in all competitions for Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shahar’ U19’s team at left back signed a three-year-deal.Kredi represented Israel’s young national sides at U16’s and U17’s levels on 13 international matches.
Adir Cordoba signed a new contract
Adir Cordoba, who plays as a central defender for the U-19’s Youth Team will continue at Maccabi Tel Aviv after signing a new contract until the end of the 2025/26 season. Cordoba featured 17 times this season in all competitions for Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shahar’. He has been a member of the young Israel national teams since the age of 16 and has a total of 11 appearances for the U16’s, U18’s and U19’s.After signing his new contract, Cordoba, told the club’s official website: “I am delighted to have signed my new professional contract and grateful for the Club in the faith shown in me. This is my 12th season at Maccabi and I know there is plenty of work to be done in order to develop and repay this trust.”
Amit Zur signs new contract
Amit Tzur, who plays as a winger for the Under 19’s Youth Team will continue at Maccabi after signing a new contract until the end pf the 2025/26 season. So far this season, Tzur, scored two goals for Maccabi in 14 appearances in all competitions.After signing his contract, Tzur, told the club’s official website: “As a player who joined the Youth Academy at the age of eight, I am fulfilling a dream by signing a professional contract at Maccabi. Now I must keep on working hard in order to continue my development at the club.”
Lior Mashansky signs 3-year-deal
Lior Mashansky (17) who made 18 appearances in all competitions scoring 1 goal for Maccabi’s Under 19’s Maccabi Tel Aviv Sahar, signed a new deal until the end of the 2025/26 season. Youth Department manager, Guy Zuckerman, told the club’s official website: “Lior is a talented player in his sixth season at the Maccabi academy. We believe that Lior could contribute to Maccabi’s youth team and has great potential to continue his progress at the club in the future.”
Academy four help Israel U19’s qualify
Maccabi’s Academy players Yehoda Belay, Saied Abu Farchi, Ori Azo and Ido Oli played their part to help Israel U19’s qualify to the European Championship Elite round after winning Group 9 which was held in Croatia.Abu Farchi scored Israel’s winner in the 1-0 victory over Armenia, with Belay scoring in the 6-0 victory over the Faroe Islands with the final group match against the hosts Croatia ended in a 0-0 draw.Israel and Croatia both advance from the group and will be drawn into groups for the Elite round which will be played in the spring aiming to reach the final tournament in Northern Ireland (July 15th – 28th).
Braga leaves role as Youth Academy Director
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC and Claudio Braga reached an agreement according to which the Academy Director would leave the role he held since July 2021.
We would like to thank Claudio for his services to Maccabi Tel Aviv and wish him good luck for the future.
Four Maccabi members in Israel’s U19’s squad
Four of Maccabi’s Youth Academy members: Ido Oli, Yehoda Belay, Ori Azo and Saied Abu Farchi were all included in Ofir Haim’s Israel U19 national squad that will begin its’ qualifying campaign.Israel will play Faroe Islands (15.11), Armenia (18.11) and hosts Croatia (21.11) in Group 9 with the top two teams advancing to the Elite Round ahead of the Under-19 Championship Finals which will be staged in Northern Ireland next year.
Maccabi ‘Shachar’ held to 1-1 draw by Hadera
Michael Zandberg’s side were wishing to build on the 3-1 victory over Ramat Hasharon on the opening day of the season, hosted Hapoel Hadera at Ness Ziona. But Zandberg found his side trailing to an 11th minute Roi Peretz penalty after Michael Merenstein was judged to have fouled Almog Yamaran in the box.
Maccabi came close to go level two minutes later as a Yeuda Balay counter attack reached Agam Hanoon who couldn’t connect onto the cross. Ori Azu tried his luck with a shot from outside the area in the 21st minute as Maccabi continued to look dangerous.
Seven minutes later, Maccabi’s keeper, Barak Eltagar, was shown the red card after fouling an opponent who was clear on goal. Zandberg was forced to make changes replacing a field player with a keeper as Shalev Saadia came on for Lior Mashansky. In the 37th minute Balay crossed to Mermelstein whose shot from inside the area was caught by Hadera’s keeper Shahar Mark.
Zandberg made two more changes after the interval as Mohamad Taha and Yoav Flaishman replaced Azu and Hanoon at the restart.Saied Abu Farchi came close to level the score on 55 as he headed a Balay cross over the crossbar.
In the 90th minute however, Merenstein made amends for causing the penalty as he rose high above Hadera’s defenders to meet Balay’s corner which he headed in off the post to level the score.After returning from the international break, Maccabi’s next match will see them travel to Hapoel Ra’anana on September 19th.Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shachar’: Barak Eltagar (sent off 28), Dor Goldstein (Noam Schwartz 57), Michael Merenstein, Itay Malma, Amit Kredi, Lior Mashansky (Shalev Sea’diya 28), Yeuda Balay, Ido Oli (Sali Fahima 78), Saied Abu Farchi, Ori Azu (Mohamad Taha 46), Agam Hanoon (Yoav Flaishman 46).
