Oscar Scarione

The 31-year old Argentinean midfielder joined Maccabi at the beginning of the 2016/17 season on a free transfer from his previous club Kasimpasa of Turkey.

Scarione began his youth career at Boca Juniors and at the age of 19 he moved to Deportivo Cuenca in Ecuador where he won the domestic league championship. Following two seasons with the "Fighting Bull" the Argentinean began his European career signing with Swiss outfit FC Thun. Besides spending one season on loan with FC Lucerne, the midfielder recorded five years with the club where he saw the team to promotion in his final campaign with FC Thun. He then moved on to FC St. Gallen, also located in Switzerland.

St. Gallen was relegated and promoted during Scarione's time with the club and he scored 15 goals helping his side go back up to the top division. In total, the Argentinean scored 42 goals in 88 appearances good enough to catch the eyes of many scouts which led him to his next stop in Turkey with Kasimpasa where he played under the tutelage of Shota Arveladze.

In his three years with the Apaches, Scarione scored 40 league goals in 94 matches before joining Maccabi Tel Aviv.