Ofir Davidzada

Ofir Davidzada
	Davidzada playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Ofir Davidzada
Date of birth	5 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Beersheba, Israel
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Number	27
Youth career
	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2016	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2016–2018	Gent
2017–2018	→ Maccabi Tel Aviv
2018–	Maccabi Tel Aviv
International career‡
2010–2013	Israel U21
2013–	Israel
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2022

Ofir Davidzada (or Davidadze,^[2] Hebrew: אופיר דוידזאדה; born (1991-05-05)5 May 1991)^[1] is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a left back for Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Early life

Davidzada was born in Beersheba, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family.^[3]^[4]

Club career

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

He made his debut for Hapoel Be'er Sheva against Maccabi Haifa in February 2010.^[1] He established himself in the team during the 2010–11 season.

Gent

On 5 August 2016, it was announced that Davidzada has signed a four-season contract with K.A.A. Gent and would join the team after Hapoel Be'er Sheva's Champions League qualifying play-off matches against Scottish Champions Celtic.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On 7 September 2018, Davidzada signed a four-year deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv.^[5]

International career

Davidzada was called up to represent Israel at under-21 level. He took part in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.^[6]

Honours

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Israeli Premier League: 2015–16

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Israeli Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20
Toto Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
Israel Super Cup: 2019, 2020

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ofir Davidzada at Soccerway
^ "O. Davidadze".
^ "Davidzada: "We believe in ourselves despite the disappointing results"". 12 December 2017.
^ "Players celebrate Hanukkah with gifts to kids at Safra Hospital". 18 December 2019.
^ "Ofir Davidzada Returns to Maccabi". Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Official Website. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
^ "Ofir Davidzada". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Retrieved 8 June 2013.

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[profile-1] Ofir Davidzada at Soccerway

[2] "O. Davidadze".

[3] "Davidzada: "We believe in ourselves despite the disappointing results"". 12 December 2017.

[4] "Players celebrate Hanukkah with gifts to kids at Safra Hospital". 18 December 2019.

[5] "Ofir Davidzada Returns to Maccabi". Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Official Website. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.

[6] "Ofir Davidzada". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Retrieved 8 June 2013.

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