List of Israel international footballers

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The Israel national football team has represented Israel in international association football since 1934, when it played its first official game (as Mandatory Palestine or Eretz Israel—"Land of Israel") against Egypt.[1] It is fielded by the Israel Football Association (IFA), which has governed football in the country since 1928,[2] and has borne its present name since the foundation of the State of Israel in 1948. Israel competed as a member of the Asian Football Confederation from 1956 until 1974, when it was expelled for political reasons;[2] it then played without formal affiliation to any regional bloc for two decades. In 1994 the IFA was made a full member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), enabling the inclusion of Israeli teams in UEFA competitions.[2]

A black-and-white photograph of a football team lining up before a match. Eleven men in old-fashioned association football attire stand in a line: ten wear white shirts, white shorts and black socks, and the other wears a dark shirt. Beside the players stand two suited men, and beside them stands another player in different colours, his dark shirt marked "CCCP".
Israel (in white) line up ahead of a friendly match against the Soviet Union in 1956

Since 1934, more than 491 players have appeared for the Israel national team;[3] those 111 with 20 or more caps are listed here. The Israel national team's only major honour is the AFC Asian Cup, which it hosted and won in 1964.[4] It has qualified for the FIFA World Cup final tournament once, in 1970, and for the Summer Olympic Games twice, in 1968 and in 1976.[4][5][6]

Israel's all-time top goalscorer is Mordechai Spiegler, who scored 33 international goals in 83 matches between 1963 and 1977.[7][8] Yossi Benayoun, a midfielder, holds the record for the most national team appearances, having played for Israel 99 times between 1998 and 2017.[3][9] The team's highest-capped goalkeeper, Dudu Aouate, represented Israel 78 times between 1999 and 2013.[10] The most-capped player of non-Jewish background is Bibras Natcho, who appeared for the Israeli squad 88 times between 2010 and 2023, scoring 4 goals.[11]

Players

Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup, Summer Olympic Games, AFC Asian Cup, and UEFA European Championship matches and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. The statistics given here include some matches recognised as official by the Israel Football Association (IFA), but not by FIFA; the tallies maintained by FIFA for a given player may be slightly lower than the IFA's.[12] The years given in the column marked "national team career" are those of each player's first and last international cap. Players are initially listed by number of caps, then number of goals scored. Where two or more players have the same number of caps and goals scored, they are initially listed alphabetically. Statistics are correct as of the match played on 9 September 2021.[3][8]
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Yossi Benayoun is the most-capped Israel international, having appeared in 100 matches, while scoring 24 goals.
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Tal Ben Haim has so far played for Israel 94 times, scoring once.
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Arik Benado is the third most-capped Israel international, having appeared in 94 matches.
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Mordechai Spiegler is the all-time leading goalscorer, with 33 goals in 83 games.
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Avi Nimni scored 17 goals in 80 international games.
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The most-capped player of non-Jewish background is Bibras Natcho, who appeared for the Israeli squad 88 times between 2010 and 2023, scoring 4 goals.
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Itzhak Vissoker is a goalkeeper with 69 international caps.
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Israel national team footballers with at least 20 appearances
# Name Position National team
career		 Caps Goals Ref
1 Yossi Benayoun MF1998–201710224[9]
2 Tal Ben Haim DF2002–2017961[13]
3 Arik Benado DF1995–2007940[14]
4 Alon Harazi DF1992–2006892[15]
5 Bibras Natcho MF2010–2023884[11]
6 Amir Schelach DF1992–2001850[16]
7 Mordechai Spiegler‡ FW1963–19778333[7]
8 Nir Klinger MF1987–1997832[17]
9 Avi Nimni MF1992–20058017[18]
10 Tal Banin MF1990–20037812[19]
11 Itzhak Shum MF1969–19817810[20]
12 Eyal Berkovic MF1992–2004789[21]
13 Dudu Aouate GK1999–2013780[10]
14 Walid Badir DF1997–20077412[22]
15 Eran Zahavi† FW2010–present7235[23]
16 Alon Hazan MF1990–2000725[24]
17 Gidi Damti FW1971–19816921[25]
18 Idan Tal MF1998–2007695[26]
19 Itzhak Vissoker‡ GK1963–1976690[27]
20 Bonni Ginzburg GK1984–1996680[28]
21 Haim Revivo MF1992–20036715[29]
22 Avi Cohen DF1976–1988641[30]
23 Uri Malmilian MF1975–19906216[31]
24 Nahum Stelmach‡ FW1956–19686122[32]
25 Ronny Rosenthal FW1984–19976011[33]
26 Eli Dasa† DF2015–present600
27 Zvi Rosen DF1968–1975585[34]
28 Eitan Tibi† DF2012–2021571[35]
29 Menachem Bello DF1965–1975570[36]
30 Adoram Keisi DF1994–2006544[37]
31 Ronen Harazi FW1992–19995323[38]
32 Eli Ohana FW1984–19975117[39]
33 Haim Bar DF1974–1983511[40]
34 Nir Davidovich GK1998–2010510[41]
35 Yehoshua Feigenbaum FW1966–19775024[42]
36 Roby Young‡ MF1961–1969508[43]
37 Shimon Gershon DF1999–2008504[44]
38 Moshe Sinai MF1981–1990477[45]
39 Beram Kayal MF2008–2019462[46]
40 Rachamim Talbi FW1965–19734510[47]
41 Giora Spiegel MF1965–19804418[48]
42 Ben Sahar† FW2007–2019448[49]
43 Shmuel Rosenthal MF1965–1973432[50]
44 Rafi Cohen GK1992–2000430[51]
45 Amatzia Levkovich‡ DF1957–1965421[52]
46 Lior Refaelov MF2007–2017406[53]
47 Moanes Dabour FW2014–20224015
48 Vicky Peretz FW1973–19834014[54]
49 Nir Bitton† MF2010–2022392[55]
50 Ofir Marciano† DF2014–2022400
51 Felix Halfon DF1992–1998380[56]
52 David Primo‡ DF1964–1976380[57]
53 Tomer Hemed† DF2011–20183818[58]
54 Elyaniv Barda† FW2007–20163812[59]
55 Alon Mizrahi FW1992–20013716[60]
56 Omer Golan FW2004–2010378[61]
57 Dor Peretz† MF2015–present386
58 George Borba MF1966–1973377[62]
59 Yisha'ayahu Schwager DF1966–1974370[63]
60 Gal Alberman MF2002–2013361[64]
61 Gideon Tish‡ MF1958–1964361[65]
62 Yehoshua Glazer FW1949–19613518[66]
63 Yossi Abukasis MF1996–2003353[67]
64 Shraga Bar FW1968–1972341[68]
65 Ran Ben Shimon MF1992–1999340[69]
66 Reuven Atar MF1989–1997333[70]
67 Rifaat Turk MF1976–1986333[71]
68 Avi Cohen DF1987–1992325[72]
69 Efraim Davidi DF1983–1990320[73]
70 Yoav Ziv DF2006–2012320[74]
71 Sheran Yeini MF2013–2020320
72 Itzik Zohar MF1992–2000319[75]
73 Yaniv Katan FW2000–2009315[76]
74 David Amsalem DF1992–1999310[77]
75 Ya'akov Hodorov GK1949–1964310[78]
76 Avraham Menchel MF1959–1963307[79]
77 Moshe Glam DF1993–1997302[80]
78 David Pizanti DF1983–1989300[81]
79 Pini Balili FW2000–2007297[82]
80 Ya'akov Ekhoiz DF1980–1986290[83]
81 Danny Shmulevich-Rom FW1960–1970290[84]
82 Zahi Armeli FW1983–19862810[85]
83 Tal Ben Haim† FW2011–2018285[86]
84 Dedi Ben Dayan DF2000–2012281[87]
85 Gili Vermouth MF2009–2015282[88]
86 Itay Shechter† FW2009–2017275[89]
87 Omri Afek MF2002–2006275[90]
88 Eli Driks FW1987–1996274[91]
89 Dekel Keinan† DF2007–2013270[92]
90 Yuval Spungin DF2007–2014270[93]
91 Yaron Oz MF1973–1977262[94]
92 Moshe Leon‡ DF1962–1977261[95]
93 Rami Gershon† DF2010–2017262[96]
94 Maor Melikson MF2010–2018253[97]
95 Yosef Goldstein MF1953–1961251[98]
96 Eli Leventhal MF1974–1977251[99]
97 Klemi Saban DF2004–2010251[100]
98 Yehuda Amar DF1987–1993250[101]
99 Arie Haviv GK1978–1985250[102]
100 Gadi Brumer DF1993–2002242[103]
101 Shlomo Kirat DF1978–1985240[104]
102 Meir Nimni DF1974–1977240[105]
103 Moshe Schweitzer MF1974–1977238[106]
104 Shalom Tikva FW1986–1994236[107]
105 Maor Buzaglo MF2007–2016231[108]
106 Ofer Talker DF1997–2001231[109]
107 Haim Levin‡ GK1963–1969220[110]
108 Roberto Colautti FW2006–2010216[111]
109 Jan Talesnikov MF1998–2000214[112]
110 Gad Machnes DF1978–1985211[113]
111 Tamir Cohen MF2007–2011210[114]
112 Omer Damari FW2010–2016209[115]
113 Michael Zandberg MF2002–2007204[116]
114 Eli Cohen MF1983–1989203[117]
115 Nir Alon DF1988–1989201[118]
116 Yaron Parselani DF1983–1989200[119]
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