Mohamad Ghadir ), born January 21, 1991 is an Israel

Israel

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i professional football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 player who plays for Maccabi Haifa

Maccabi Haifa F.C.

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Maccabi Haifa

After progressing through the youth ranks of Maccabi Haifa

Maccabi Haifa F.C.

Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups...

, Ghadir made his first team debut for Haifa on 31 May 2008 against F.C. Ashdod

F.C. Ashdod

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, playing 88 minutes in Haifa's 2–0 loss. Ghadir scored his first club goal against Hapoel Petah Tikva on 22 November 2008 by opening the scoring in Haifa's 4-1 win. Ghadir played in the Uefa Champions League

UEFA Champions League

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 with Maccabi Haifa during the season of 2009-2010.

International career

A promising junior, Ghadir is a member of the Israel U21

Israel national under-21 football team

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 team after playing through the U17 and U19 ranks of the national team. He made his debut for the Israel U21

Israel national under-21 football team

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 team on November 19, 2008 against the Serbia U21

Serbia national under-21 football team

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 team at Ramat Gan Stadium in his side's 3–2 loss. Ghadir scored in this game, just minutes after coming on as a substitute after half-time.

External links

• maccabi-haifafc.walla.co.il/ts.cgi?tsscript=player&id=3730 (Maccabi Haifa profile in Hebrew)
• maccabi-haifafc.walla.co.il/ts.cgi?tsscript=e/player&id=3730 (Maccabi Haifa profile in English)
• football.org.il (National team profile in Hebrew)
• eng.football.org.il/ (National team profile in English)