Sari Falah
Sari Falah (Arabic: ساري فلاح, Hebrew: סארי פלאח; born 22 November 1991) is an Israeli-Druze professional association football player currently contracted to Israeli Premier League side, Bnei Sakhnin.
 Falah playing for Bnei Yehuda in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Sari Falah סארי פלאח | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Kisra-Sumei, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Center Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bnei Sakhnin | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Bnei Sakhnin | ||
| 2009–2010 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Maccabi Haifa | 34 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | → Bnei Yehuda (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 19 | (1) |
| 2016– | Bnei Sakhnin | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Israel U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Israel U19 | 16 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Israel U21 | 16 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2016 (UTC) | |||
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  | ||
| Football | ||
| Maccabiah Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2009 Maccabiah | Football |
Biography
Playing career
Falah made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute for Vladimir Dvalishvili, in a 0–0 Toto Cup draw against Hapoel Be'er Sheva on 11 November 2009.
In 2011–12 season, following the injury of Andriy Pylyavskyi, Falah grabbed first place in the first team and has become an important part in the formation of the Maccabi Haifa coach Elisha Levy, but later lost his place in the composition to Edin Cocalić that was brought in January. At the end of the season, Falah was determined to leave Maccabi Haifa, while still under contract with her. Is absent from the opening training and in summer 2012 under the advice of agent Dudu Dahan Falah signed a contract with Romanian team, though Haifa did not release it. Maccabi Haifa also announced channel to handle disciplinary problems and in the legal and submit complaint to FIFA Falah was loaned eventually to Bnei Yehuda.
In January 2013, in the game against Beitar Jerusalem in Teddy Stadium, Falah broke his ankle, Following injury Falah been away from the field for a long period.
International career
In 2009, Falah was selected to represent Israel at the 2009 Maccabiah Games.[1] Falah was part of the Israel national under-21 football team, but following his injury he missed the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
Club career statistics
- (correct as of 1 August 2014)[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Toto Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 1 | |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2012–13 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2013–14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 60 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 4 | 1 | |
References
- פלאח סארי (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
Footnotes
- "סגלי נבחרות ישראל לטורניר הכדורגל של המכביה". Israel Football Association. 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-07-12.