Samuel Scheimann
Samuel Scheimann (Hebrew: שמואל שיימן; born 3 November 1987) is an Israeli international footballer who plays professionally for VVV-Venlo in the Eredivisie, as a left back. He formerly played for Feyenoord, NAC Breda, Kozakken Boys, FC Den Bosch, SBV Excelsior, Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem.
![]() Scheimann with Maccabi Haifa in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 November 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Afula, Israel | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Playing position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | VVV-Venlo | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–2003 | Feyenoord | ||
2003–2006 | NAC Breda | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Kozakken Boys | ||
2008–2011 | Den Bosch | 102 | (7) |
2011–2012 | Excelsior | 30 | (1) |
2012–2015 | Maccabi Haifa | 43 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 25 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Hapoel Haifa | 42 | (0) |
2018 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Beitar Jerusalem | 27 | (0) |
2019– | VVV-Venlo | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012– | Israel | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:40, 24 June 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:12, 4 October 2019 (UTC) |
Early life
Samuel Scheimann was born in Afula, Israel, to a Jewish family.[2] He immigrated to the Netherlands with his family at the age of five.[3]
Club career
Scheimann started playing football in the youth system of Feyenoord.[3] In 2003, Scheimann joined the youth system of NAC Breda.[4] At age 18, he represented the Netherlands at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in football.[5] Shortly thereafter, Scheimann was invited by Maccabi Tel Aviv for trials [2] but did not receive a contract.[5] Scheimann returned to the Netherlands and signed a two-year contract with Kozakken Boys.[4] After an extensive trial at Jong AFC Ajax, coach Aron Winter wanted to sign Scheimann in 2008, but Martin van Geel vetoed the signing.[3] On 11 April 2008, he signed with FC Den Bosch from Kozakken Boys after rejecting an offer from Feyenoord because he wanted first team action.[3] Scheimann was voted 'Player of the Year' in his first season with Den Bosch.[6]
After the 2010–11 Eerste Divisie season ended, Scheimann left Den Bosch as a free agent. He joined Eredivisie club Excelsior Rotterdam on a two-year contract until July 2013.
Scheimann made his debut for Excelsior in a 2–0 loss against Feyenoord on 5 August 2011, playing 90 minutes.[7]
On 3 June 2012, he signed to Maccabi Haifa for two years, with an option for two more years.[8] On 27 August 2012, he made his Israeli Premier League debut in a 1–2 loss against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
On 2 June 2015, he signed to Hapoel Tel Aviv for two years.[9] In January 2017 he was released by Hapoel, following financial problems.
On 12 January 2017, he signed to Hapoel Haifa for 1.5 years.[10]
On 11 June 2018, he signed to Hapoel Be'er Sheva for two years.[11]
On 5 September 2018, Scheimann released from Be'er Sheva and signed to Beitar Jerusalem for two years.[12]
In June 2019 he returned to the Netherlands with VVV-Venlo.[13]
International career
On 16 May 2012, Scheimann received his first call up to the Israeli national team.[14] He made his international debut later that year.[15]
References
- Samuel Scheimann at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- Yaniv Tuchman & Evyatar Lang (22 February 2006). שמואל שיימן, קשר יהודי-הולנדי, התאמן במכבי ת"א (in Hebrew). Ma'ariv. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- Sagiv Baram (11 April 2008). שמואל שיימן חתם בדן בוש (in Hebrew). Walla. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- "Interview met Samuel Scheimann" (in Dutch). Soccer4u. 12 July 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- Sagiv Baram (29 January 2008). תראו מה פיספסתם (in Hebrew). Walla!. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- "Samuel Scheimann is 'Bosschenaar van het Jaar'" (in Dutch). FC Den Bosch. 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- "Eredivisie: Excelsior 0 Feyenoord 2". Soccerway. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- שיימן חתם לשנתיים בחיפה, רועי עטר עלה לבוגרים (in Hebrew). One. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- עובר לאדום: שמואל שיימן חתם בהפועל תל אביב (in Hebrew). One. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- מצאה מגן: שמואל שיימן חתם בהפועל חיפה (in Hebrew). Sport5. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- רשמית: שמואל שיימן חתם בהפועל באר שבע (in Hebrew). ONE. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- שמואל שיימן חתם לשנתיים בבית"ר, גורש סיכם (in Hebrew). ONE. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- Straus, Hans. "Samuel Scheimann naar VVV". De Limburger.
- שיימן, בן בסט, מורי וצדק זומנו לסגל הנבחרת (in Hebrew). One. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- "Samuel Scheimann". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
External links
- Player profile at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Player statistics at ElfVoetbal.nl (in Dutch)
- Samuel Scheimann Interview