Eli Dasa
Elazar "Eli" Dasa (or Eliazer, Hebrew: אלי דסה; born 3 December 1992) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Vitesse Arnhem and the Israel national team. He is the second Israeli of Ethiopian-Jewish descent to play for Israel.[1]
 Dasa with Israel U-21 in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elazar Dasa | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Netanya, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vitesse | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||
| Beitar Jerusalem | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Beitar Jerusalem | 113 | (3) |
| 2015–2019 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 99 | (5) |
| 2019– | Vitesse | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Israel U-16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Israel U-17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | Israel U-18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Israel U-19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Israel U-21 | 25 | (0) |
| 2015– | Israel | 24 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 May 2019 | |||
Early life
Dasa was born in Netanya, Israel, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family.[2] His younger brother Or Dasa is a football player as well.
Club career
On 31 July 2010, Dasa made his debut in Beitar Jerusalem F.C. during a Toto Cup match against Hapoel Ashkelon.[3] On 12 September 2012, Dasa scored the first goal in his senior career during a league match against Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
On 9 July 2015, he made his first international match debut in a 2–1 victory over Kazakh team FC Ordabasy in the 2015–16 Europa League qualification and played 90 minutes.
On 10 August 2015, Dasa signed for four years with Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv. Five days later he made his debut in Maccabi in the Israeli Super Cup match against Hapoel Kiryat Shmona which Maccabi lost..
International career
Dasa played in the Israel under-21 team since 2010. He was a part of the Israeli team squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 2013 which was held in Israel.
In 2015, he was called up by the national coach Eli Guttman for the senior team. Dasa made his debut in the senior national team against Andorra in a 4–0 victory on 3 September 2015.