Lior Refaelov
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Lior Refaelov[1] (or Rafaelov, Hebrew: ליאור רפאלוב; born 26 April 1986) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Israeli club Maccabi Haifa.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lior Refaelov | ||
Date of birth | (1986-04-26) 26 April 1986 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth | Or Akiva, Israel | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Haifa | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2004 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2011 | Maccabi Haifa | 167 | (32) |
2011–2018 | Club Brugge | 177 | (40) |
2018–2021 | Royal Antwerp | 91 | (30) |
2021–2023 | Anderlecht | 66 | (16) |
2023– | Maccabi Haifa | 28 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2002–2003 | Israel U17 | 13 | (4) |
2004 | Israel U18 | 4 | (1) |
2004 | Israel U19 | 9 | (2) |
2006–2008 | Israel U21 | 17 | (4) |
2007–2017 | Israel | 40 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2017 |
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He began his career at Maccabi Haifa, where he won the Israeli Premier League three times. In 2011, he transferred to Club Brugge for €2.5 million.[2] With the Belgian side, he won two first division titles in 2016 and 2018 and scored the winning goal in the Belgian Cup final in 2015.[3]
Refaelov made his senior international debut in 2007, and has since earned 40 caps and scored 6 goals for the Israel national team.