Omri Gandelman

Omri Gandelman

Gandelman in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth	Hod HaSharon, Israel
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Maccabi Netanya
Number	6
Youth career
2008–2011	Hapoel Hod HaSharon
2011–2014	Maccabi Petah Tikva
2014–2017	Hapoel Ra'anana
2017–2018	Maccabi Petah Tikva
2018	Wehen Wiesbaden
2018–2020	Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Maccabi Netanya	47	(2)
National team‡
2021–	Israel U21	4	(2)
2021–	Israel	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:38, 13 November 2021 (UTC)~ ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:55, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

Omri Gandelman (Hebrew: עמרי גאנדלמן; born 16 May 2000) is an Israeli association footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maccabi Netanya and the Israel national team.

Early life[]

Gandelman was born in Hod HaSharon, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. His father is Israeli former basketball player Shmuel Gandelman, and grandson of Rami Gandelman who was a basketball manager and a sports personality in Jerusalem.

Career[]

Gandelman is a youth product of the academies of the Israeli clubs Hapoel Hod HaSharon, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Ra'anana. In 2018, he was scouted by the German academy of Wehen Wiesbaden and had a stint there, before returning to Israel for military service and joined the academy of Maccabi Netanya.^[1] He made his professional debut with Maccabi Netanya in a 3–1 Israeli Premier League win over Ironi Kiryat Shmona on 2 June 2020.^[2]

International career[]

He has been part of Israel under-21s since 2021.

Coming on as a substitute within the first half, Gandelman debuted with the senior Israel national team in a 4–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification away loss against Austria on 12 November 2021.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Omri Gandelman at Soccerway