Shay Abutbul is an Israeli football

Football (soccer)

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 player playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Career

Shay Abutbul began his career in the youth ranks of top Israeli side Hapoel Tel Aviv. After impressing with the youth side, Shay was called up to the first team in 2002. Since then Abutbul has been one of the top players for the club. During his time with Hapoel he has helped the club capture the Israeli Cup on two occasions and qualify for the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

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. During the 2008/08 season Shay appeared in 20 league matches scoring 3 goals, he also appeared in 6 UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

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 matches scoring 1 goal.
It was reported that he has an offer from New York Red Bulls from the MLS

Major League Soccer

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International

Abutbul has represented Israel

Israel national under-21 football team

Israel's national Under-21 team , also known as Israel Under-21s or Israel U-21s, is considered to be the feeder team for the Israel national football team...

 at the Under 19 and Under 21 level. He also served as captain of the under 21 side.

Honours

• Israeli Cup (4):
  • 2006, 2007, 2010
    2009–10 Israel State Cup
    The 2009–10 Israel State Cup was the seventy-seventh season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the fifty-sixth after the Israeli Declaration of Independence...
    
    , 2011

• Israeli Premier League (1):
  • 2009-10

Personal life

Shay was married to his girlfriend Keren on May 2005, they had a daughter, Tahel.