Ofir Marciano

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Ofir Marciano
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Marciano playing for Israel in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ofir Meir Marciano
Date of birth (1989-10-07) 7 October 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth Ashdod, Israel
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Feyenoord
Number 21
Youth career
1999–2008 Ashdod
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2017 Ashdod 139 (0)
2015–2016 → Royal Excel Mouscron (loan) 6 (0)
2016–2017 → Hibernian (loan) 21 (0)
2017–2021 Hibernian 105 (0)
2021– Feyenoord 2 (0)
National team‡
2014– Israel 34 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:15, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021

Ofir Meir Marciano (or Martziano,[1][2] Hebrew: אופיר מרציאנו‎; born 7 October 1989)[3] is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Feyenoord and the Israel national team. He started his career with Israeli side Ashdod and has since played for Belgian club Mouscron and Scottish club Hibernian.

Early life[]

Marciano was born in Ashdod, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family.[4][5]

Club career[]

Ashdod[]

Marciano signed for Ashdod in 2008, and made over 120 Israeli Premier League appearances for the Israeli club. On 7 July 2015, he signed a season-long loan deal with Belgian club Royal Excel Mouscron.[6]

Hibernian[]

In August 2016, he signed for Scottish club Hibernian on loan for the 2016–17 season,[7] although red tape held up his eligibility to play for the club.[8] Marciano said that he was sold on the move by fellow Israeli Nir Bitton, who plays for Celtic.[9] Following a three-week delay, it was announced on 26 August that Marciano had obtained his work permit after passing an English test.[10] He made his debut for the club on the following day, in a 4–0 win against Greenock Morton.[11] Marciano made 21 league appearances as Hibernian won the 2016–17 Scottish Championship, earning promotion to the Scottish Premiership.[12]

In June 2017, he signed a four-year deal with Hibernian.[13] Marciano was replaced in the team by Ross Laidlaw in September, missing one game due to observing Yom Kippur.[14] Marciano regained his place, but in June 2018 he underwent surgery on a finger injury.[15][16] This caused him to miss matches early in the 2018–19 season, which led to Hibs signing Hungarian goalkeeper Adam Bogdan.[15] Marciano resumed training in October 2018 and subsequently regained the starting position with Hibs.[17]

Chris Maxwell replaced Marciano as first choice early in the 2019–20 season,[18] but the Israeli regained his place during December 2019.[19] Marciano continued as first choice during the 2020–21 season, but advised the club in March 2021 that he would not sign a new contract.[20]

Feyenoord[]

Marciano signed a two-year contract with Feyenoord in June 2021.[21][22]

International career[]

Marciano made his international debut on 10 October 2014, as Israel won 2–1 against Cyprus in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[23] Marciano was recalled to the Israel squad in November 2016,[24] but had to withdraw after suffering a knee injury in training.[25] Marciano was recalled to the national squad in March 2019,[17] and played as Israel's on-and-off first choice goalkeeper since the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers. He then established his permanent first position for Israel all throughout the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League and the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA).[18]

Personal life[]

Marciano is married to Israeli model Shelly Marciano (née Regev). They resided in Musselburgh, Scotland[26] and have a son named Sun.[27]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 15 May 2021[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ashdod 2009–10[29] Israeli Premier League 2 0 – – — 2 0
2010–11[29] Israeli Premier League 9 0 – – — 9 0
2011–12[29] Israeli Premier League 35 0 – – — 35 0
2012–13[29] Israeli Premier League 32 0 – 3 0 — 35 0
2013–14[29] Israeli Premier League 28 0 1 0 – — 29 0
2014–15[29] Israeli Premier League 33 0 2 0 5 0 — 40 0
Total 139 0 3 0 8 0 0 0 150 0
Royal Excel Mouscron 2015–16[29] Pro League 6 0 – — — 6 0
Hibernian (loan) 2016–17[30] Scottish Championship 21 0 5 0 0 0 2[a] 0 28 0
Hibernian 2017–18[31] Scottish Premiership 34 0 1 0 4 0 — 39 0
2018–19[32] Scottish Premiership 20 0 3 0 0 0 — 23 0
2019–20[33][note 1] Scottish Premiership 19 0 5 0 2 0 — 26 0
2020–21[34][note 1] Scottish Premiership 32 0 0 0 3 0 — 35 0
Total 105 0 9 0 9 0 0 0 123 0
Career total 270 0 17 0 17 0 2 0 306 0
  1. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

International[]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Israel[35] 2014 3 0
2015 7 0
2017 1 0
2019 5 0
2020 7 0
2021 4 0
Total 27 0

Honours[]

Hibernian

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b One appearance in the 2019–20 Scottish Cup was in a match delayed until October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=124997
  2. ^ http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/bio/_/id/193720/ofir-martziano[bare URL]
  3. ^ "Israeli Sports", Jewish Sports Review, Vol. 9, No. 11, Issue 107, p. 21, January/February 2015.
  4. ^ https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/sport/football/celtic-hibs-ofir-marciano-nir-15774917
  5. ^ https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/sport/football/ofir-marciano-turned-down-big-16178858
  6. ^ "New Ligioner: Marciano signed to Mouscron-Péruwelz". One. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  7. ^ Temple, Alan (3 August 2016). "Hibs snap up Israel international goalkeeper Ofir Marciano ahead of Championship curtain-raiser". Deadline News. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  8. ^ Hardie, David (16 August 2016). "Ross Laidlaw: I won't give up Hibs gloves without a fight". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  9. ^ Haggerty, Anthony (27 August 2016). "Hibs stopper Ofir Marciano: Celtic star Nir Bitton sold me on a move to Scotland". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  10. ^ Johnstone, Darren (26 August 2016). "Hibs keeper Ofir Marciano passes English test - but admits he cannot understand his team-mates". Deadline News. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  11. ^ Mitchell, Paul (27 August 2016). "Hibernian 4-0 Greenock Morton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Hibernian 3–0 Queen of the South". BBC Sport. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  13. ^ "MARCIANO JOINS ON PERMANENT DEAL". www.hibernianfc.co.uk.
  14. ^ Davie, Scott (23 September 2017). "Ross County 0–1 Hibernian". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  15. ^ a b Hardie, David (14 July 2018). "Hibs goalkeeper Ofir Marciano facing another month out of action". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  16. ^ Hardie, David (15 August 2018). "Ofir Marciano played through pain as Hibs chased Europa spot". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  17. ^ a b McPartlin, Patrick (13 March 2019). "Ofir Marciano named in Israel squad for Euro 2020 qualifiers". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  18. ^ a b McPartlin, Patrick (16 October 2019). "Ofir Marciano speaks to Israeli media on losing No.1 spot at Hibs". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  19. ^ Brown, Anthony (12 December 2019). "Hibs' curious case of the three goalkeepers - who will take the No.1 spot long-term?". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  20. ^ Forsyth, Paul (12 March 2021). "Ofir Marciano will leave Hibs this summer". The Times. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Jake Doyle-Hayes: Hibs sign former St Mirren midfielder amid Dundee Utd interest". BBC Sport. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Hibernian: Ofir Marciano switches to Feyenoord 'to test myself at the highest level'". BBC Sport. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Cyprus 1-2 Israel". European Football. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  24. ^ Pilcher, Ross (7 November 2016). "Hibs' Ofir Marciano to miss Falkirk clash due to Israel call". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  25. ^ Brown, Anthony (10 November 2016). "Hibs keeper Ofir Marciano sent for MRI scan after knee injury". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  26. ^ "Supermodel wife of Hibs keeper Ofir Marciano has fallen in love with Edinburgh". Edinburgh Evening News. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  27. ^ Revev Marciano, Shelly (9 June 2017). "MODEL❤️️ SHELLY REGEV MARCIANO on Instagram: "Feeling blessed