Tomer Tzarfati (or Zarfati,https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/u20worldcup/argentina-2023/teams/israel/squad ; born 16 October 2003) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya.
Early life Tzarfati was born and raised in Pardes Hanna-Karkur, Israel, to an Israeli family of Jewish descent.https://citynews.co.il/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%9F-%D7%A6%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%AA%D7%99-%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%92-%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%93-%D7%A9%D7%9C-%D7%90%D7%91%D7%90/ His father Ilan Tzarfati is a former footballer who currently manages a team, and he is a Baal Tshuva who observes the Jewish Sabbath. His uncle Israel Zarfati is also a football coach.
Club career Tzarfati began playing for his hometown's club F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur's youth academy. During his latter youth he also played for Maccabi Barkai, Hapoel Hadera, Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, and Maccabi Netanya.
On 7 May 2023, he made his senior debut in the Israeli Premier League 4–1 victory over Hapoel Jerusalem.
International career He has represented Israel at both the under-20 and under-21 levels.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState CupToto CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMaccabi Netanya2022–23Israeli Premier League100000–00102023–241501020–001802024–25000000–0000Career total16010200000190
See also
List of Jewish footballers List of Jews in sports List of Israelis
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