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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Kiryat Motzkin, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bnei Sakhnin | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Hapoel Haifa | ||
| 2012–2015 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 122 | (12) |
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 17 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Standard Liège | 24 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 53 | (5) |
| 2024–2025 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 28 | (0) |
| 2025– | Bnei Sakhnin | 28 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Israel U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Israel U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Israel U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Israel U19 | 15 | (3) |
| 2015 | Israel U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Israel | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2024 | |||
Eden Shamir (Hebrew: עדן שמיר; born 25 June 1995) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Bnei Sakhnin and the Israel national team.
Early life
[edit]Shamir was born in Kiryat Motzkin, Israel.
Career
[edit]Hapoel Be'er Sheva
[edit]On 19 June 2019, Shamir concluded at Hapoel Be'er Sheva for four years.[1] On 11 July, Shamir made his debut in Hapoel Be'er Sheva uniforms in a 1–1 draw against Laçi as part of the UEFA Europa League at Laçi Stadium.[2] On 25 August, Shamir made his debut in the Israeli Premier League in a 0–0 draw against the Beitar Jerusalem at Teddy Stadium.[3] On 5 October, Shamir scored his first goal in the Israeli Premier League in a 3–0 victory over Hapoel Haifa at Sammy Ofer Stadium.[4]
Standard Liège
[edit]In January 2020, Shamir joined Belgian club Standard Liège on a 1.8 million euro transfer fee, signing a 3.5 year contract.[5]
Loan to Maccabi Tel Aviv
[edit]On 11 August 2021, Shamir was loaned to Maccabi Tel Aviv.[6] At the end of the 2021–22 Israeli Premier League season, Shamir returned to parent club Standard Liège, after scoring eight times in 23 games in all competitions, sitting on the bench more than he expected.[7]
After returning from loan, Shamir played in the second half of a pre-season friendly against Go Ahead Eagles, scoring and assisting, helping the team win 5–1.[8]
Return to Hapoel Be'er Sheva
[edit]After opening the season with Standard Liège, in September 2022 Shamir returned to Israel, signing a three-year contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[9]
International career
[edit]He has been a youth international since 2011. In 2015, he was selected for the first time with Israel under-21s.[citation needed]
He was first called-up for the senior Israel national team in October 2021, during their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA.[10][11]
Shamir made his debut for the senior squad on 8 June 2024 in a friendly against Hungary at the Nagyerdei Stadion. He started the game, but was substituted after 30 minutes as Israel fell behind 0–3. The game ended with that score.[12]
Personal life
[edit]On 27 June 2025 Shamir got engaged to judoka Gefen Primo.[13][14] The couple got married on 15 January 2026.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 1 June 2022
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Super Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2013–14 | Israeli Premier League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 | ||
| Total | 122 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 14 | ||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2019–20 | Israeli Premier League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Standard Liège | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2021–22 | Israeli Premier League | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 |
| Total | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 182 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 244 | 24 | ||
Honours
[edit]Ironi Kiryat Shmona
References
[edit]- ↑ "רשמי: עדן שמיר סיכם לארבע שנים בהפועל באר שבע". Sport1. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ↑ "צפו בתקציר: הפועל באר שבע גירדה 1:1 באלבניה נגד לאצ'י". Sport1. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ↑ "צפו בתקציר: רק 0:0 בין בית"ר ירושלים להפועל באר שבע". Sport1. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ↑ "צפו בתקציר: ב"ש הביסה 0:3 את הפועל חיפה ועלתה לפסגה". Sport1. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ↑ Spielberg, Miran (16 January 2020). "רשמית: עדן שמיר חתם בסטנדרד ליאז' לשלוש שנים וחצי" [Official: Eden Shamir signed with Standard Liège for three-and-a-half years]. Maariv (in Hebrew).
- ↑ Levi, Tomer (11 August 2021). "הרכש השלישי: עדן שמיר הושאל למכבי ת"א לעונה עם אופציית רכישה" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ↑ Tzantzifer, Nadav (12 June 2022). "ריאיון מיוחד | עדן שמיר: "לא היה למכבי ת"א אופי, זה מה שהפיל אותנו"" [Special interview | Eden Shamir: "Maccabi Tel Aviv didn't have character, that's what brought us down"]. ynet (in Hebrew).
- ↑ "עדן שמיר כבש ובישל ב-1:5 של סטנדרד ליאז'" [Eden Shamir scored and assisted in Standard Liège's 5:1] (in Hebrew). Sport 5. 6 July 2022.
- ↑ Tuchman, Yaniv (2 September 2022). "עדן שמיר חתם לשלוש שנים בהפועל באר שבע: "שמח לחזור"" [Eden Shamir signed for three years with Hapoel Be'er Sheva: "Happy to be back"] (in Hebrew). Walla!.
- ↑ "יונתן כהן חוזר לסגל הנבחרת. נחמיאס יטוס ויהיה במעקב צמוד - וואלה! ספורט". 4 October 2021.
- ↑ "יונתן כהן חוזר לסגל הנבחרת. נחמיאס יטוס ויהיה במעקב צמוד". 4 October 2021.
- ↑ "Hungary v Israel game report". ESPN. 8 June 2024.
- ↑ "The sporty couple got engaged: Shamir proposed to Primo". One (in Hebrew). 27 June 2025. Archived from the original on 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ↑ "She told him yes: Eden Shamir and Gefen Primo got engaged". Ynet sport (in Hebrew). 27 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ↑ "The couple of Israeli sports: Shamir and Primo got married". One (in Hebrew). 15 January 2026. Archived from the original on 15 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Eden Shamir at Israel Football Association
- Eden Shamir at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Israeli men's footballers
- Israel men's youth international footballers
- Israel men's under-21 international footballers
- Israel men's international footballers
- Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players
- Standard Liège players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Israeli expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Footballers from Kiryat Motzkin
- Men's association football wingers
- Men's association football forwards
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen