Ilay Feingold
Israeli footballer (born 2004)
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Ilay Feingold[1] (also spelled Faingold,[2] Hebrew: עיליי פיינגולד; born 23 August 2004) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for the Major League Soccer club New England Revolution.[3] He formerly played for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national team.
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| Date of birth | 23 August 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Netanya, Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | New England Revolution | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2019 | Maccabi Netanya | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Ra'anana | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Maccabi Haifa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Maccabi Haifa | 37 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | New England Revolution | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Israel U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Israel U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Israel U19 | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Israel U20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Israel U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Israel Olympic | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Israel | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Early and personal life
Feingold was born and raised in Netanya, Israel,[4][5] to an Israeli family of Ashkenazi Jewish (Romanian-Jewish) descent.[5][6] His father Avi Feingold is an electrician.[5][6][7][8]
He also holds a Romanian passport due to his family being from there,[6][7][8] which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[6][7][8]
Club career
Maccabi Haifa
On 6 December 2023, Feingold made his senior debut for Israeli Premier League champions Maccabi Haifa in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League group stage, that ended in an away 0–0 draw against Spanish side Villarreal.[9][10] [11] On 17 December, he made his senior Israeli Premier League debut for Maccabi Haifa, as well as part of the opening line-up (XI), at the prominent Haifa derby that ended in a 3–0 league victory for Feingold's club over its city rival Hapoel Haifa.[12]
New England Revolution
On 28 January 2025, Feingold signed with the New England Revolution on a u22 initiative contract.[13] The transfer fee was undisclosed.[13] The contract ran through the 2027 season with a club option for 2028.[13] Feingold made his MLS debut, and recorded his first start for the Revolution, in the 2025 season opener, a 0-0 draw against Nashville SC on 22 February.[14] He scored his first Revolution goal on 28 May in a 1-1 draw with D.C. United.[15] He subsequently received MLS Team of the Matchday honors for his performance.[16]
International career
Feingold has played for Israel U19, where he had a crucial role as part the opening line-up in the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship which took place in Slovakia, and helped his native Israel to earn 2nd place (runner-ups) in the finals; just behind eventual champions England U19.
Feingold also played at the subsequent Israel U20, providing yet another essential involvement of his, 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup which took place in Argentina; where Israel finiished in 3rd place (bronze medals).[17][18]
In 2023, he played for Israel U21[19]
He was named to Israel’s squad for the 2024 Olympic Games,[20] where he played in all of Israel’s three games against Mali,[21] Paraguay[22] and Japan.[23]
On 10 October 2024, he got his first senior cap during an UEFA Nations League game against France.[24]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 March 2024[25]
| Club | Season | League | State Cup | Toto Cup | Continental (Europe) | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Career total | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
International
- As of match played 14 October 2024[25]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Israel | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
