Amir Ganah
Israeli association footballer (born 2004)
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Amir Chaim Ganah[1] (or Haim Ganach,[2] Hebrew: אמיר חיים גנאח;[3] born 7 September 2004) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Israel national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amir Haim Ganah[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Be'er Sheva, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[citation needed] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2023 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 99 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Israel U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Israel | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:29, 20 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:29, 20 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Ganah was born and raised in Be'er Sheva, Israel,[1][2] to an Israeli family of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish descent.[1][2]
Club career
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Ganah grew up in the youth department of Hapoel Be'er Sheva. On May 15, 2023, Season 2022–23, he made his debut in a 3–0 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv at Bloomfield Stadium.[4]
On July 27, 2023, Season 2023–24, Ganah made his debut as part of the UEFA Europa Conference League, winning 0–1 at the Turner Stadium against FK Panevėžys from A Lyga.[5] On August 20, 2023, Season 2023–24, Ganah made his debut in the Toto Cup in a 4–1 loss to Maccabi Netanya at Netanya Stadium.[6]
International career
On 3 September 2023, Ganah was called-up to the Israel national under-21 team, ahead of its 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification three away matches.[7] He then made his debut with the Israeli U21 squad on 12 September 2023, in a 1–0 away loss to Bulgaria U21.[8]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup[a] | Continental (Europe)[b] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
- Includes the Israel Toto Cup (Ligat Ha'Al)
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Hapoel Beer Sheva
