Alon Turgeman

Alon Turgeman (Hebrew: אלון תורג'מן; born 9 June 1991) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hapoel Be'er Sheva.^[1][2]

Alon Turgeman

Turgeman with Maccabi Haifa in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-06-09) 9 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Hadera, Israel
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Number	17
Youth career
	Beitar Nes Tubruk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Hapoel Petah Tikva	25	(6)
2011–2017	Maccabi Haifa	114	(30)
2016	→ Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)	14	(1)
2016–2017	→ Bnei Yehuda (loan)	31	(4)
2017–2018	Hapoel Haifa	34	(12)
2018–2021	Austria Wien	28	(10)
2020	→ Wisła Kraków (loan)	9	(6)
2021–2023	Hapoel Haifa	69	(20)
2023–	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	32	(6)
International career
2009–2010	Israel U19	9	(0)
2010–2013	Israel U21	11	(2)
2018	Israel	2	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Israel Maccabiah Games 2009 Maccabiah
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Early life

Turgeman was born in Hadera, Israel,^[3][4] to a family of Jewish descent.^[5][6][7]

Club career

He started to play football as a kid when he was part of Beitar Nes Tubruk. He represented Israel at the 2009 Maccabiah Games, winning a bronze medal.^[8]

In 2010, he moved to Hapoel Petah Tikva, and became a member of the senior side when he was 18 years old. In his only year with the senior team he made 30 caps, 8 goals and 2 assists and help the team to stay in the league.^[9]

On 7 August 2011 under the recommendation of Shlomo Scharf to the owner Ya'akov Shahar he signed with Israeli giants Maccabi Haifa. In his first season as a player of Maccabi Haifa Turgeman scored 7 goals and assist another 3 more in the first half of the season he came off the bench but in the second half of the season following the injury of Wiyam Amasha and the departure of Vladimir Dvalishvili he began to be in the starting 11.^[9]

in his second season with the team following the minority minutes that he received he considered to leave in January but after a call with manager Arik Benado he decided to stay and begin play more in the end of the season Turgeman scored 9 goals and assist another 3 more.

International career

Turgeman has played extensively for his nation at youth level from the under-19 side, to the under-21 side of which he took part in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and scored one goal.^[10]

Club career statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Toto Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hapoel Petah Tikva	2010–11	25	7	1	0	4	1	0	0	30	8
Maccabi Haifa	2011–12	29	6	5	1	1	0	3	0	37	7
	2012–13	21	6	2	2	6	1	0	0	29	9
	2013–14	34	15	0	0	0	0	5	3	39	18
	2014–15	23	3	2	0	7	2	0	0	32	5
	2015–16	7	0	0	0	6	3	0	0	13	3
Hapoel Tel Aviv	2015–16	14	1	0	0	6	3	0	0	14	1
Bnei Yehuda	2016–17	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	3
Hapoel Haifa	2017–18	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	7
Career		99	22	8	3	11	2	8	3	102	28

Honours

Bnei Yehuda

• Israel State Cup: 2016–17

Hapoel Haifa

• Israel State Cup: 2017–18

References

1. Alon Turgeman at Soccerway
2. "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Alon TURGEMAN".
3. "Reference at www.thejc.com".
4. "Reference at www.news1.news". Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
5. "Alon_turgeman17 on Instagram: "שבת שלום🤓"".
6. "Alon_turgeman17 on Instagram: "איזה כייף שיש יהודים מדהימים בכל העולם !!! תודה רבה לקהילה היהודית נתתם לי להרגיש שאני לגמריי לא לבד ❤️ תודה לכולם על הברכות והאיחולים חיממתם לי את הלב😊 Thank you for each one of you for the blessings. I really appreciate that 🙌🏽"".
7. "Alon_turgeman17 on Instagram: "@wislakrakowsa Shabbat shalom ❤️"".
8. "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - עמוד משחק". www.football.org.il.
9. "Israel - A. Turgeman - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
10. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Alon Turgeman (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com.

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