Shay Aharon

Shay Aharon
Personal information
Full name	Shay Aharon
Date of birth	October 12, 1978 (age 43)
Place of birth	Jerusalem, Israel
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Hapoel Jerusalem
Youth career
1990–1994	Hapoel Jerusalem
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–2010	Hapoel Jerusalem
1996–1997	→ Maccabi Petah Tikva (loan)
2000	→ Hakoah Ramat Gan (loan)
2005–2006	→ Hapoel Ashkelon (loan)
2010–2015	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem
National team
1998	Israel U21
Teams managed
2010	Hapoel Jerusalem (player-manager)
2014–2020	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem (general manager)
2020–	Hapoel Jerusalem (general manager)
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Shay Aharon (Hebrew: שי אהרון, born 12 October 1978) is a retired Israeli footballer who is most known for playing with Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem.

Career[]

At the age of 19, Aharon made his debut for the senior side of Hapoel Jerusalem. From there on he became one of the most important players for the club as he was the main goalscorer for Hapoel. He is regarded as an icon in Hapoel Jerusalem.^[2]

On 3 May 2010 he was appointed as the manager of Hapoel while still an active player in the club.^[3] Later that month he decided to leave the club after he had enough of the way the club was operating.

On June 21, 2010, Aharon joined the fan-owned football club Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem. He played there for five seasons and scored 56 goals.

On June 26, 2014, Aharon retired from the game and became the general manager of Katamon.^[4] On May 1, 2015, Aharon came back to play his last game in which he scored a goal and celebrated the club's second promotion to the Liga Leumit.^[5]