Eden Shamir

Eden Shamir
Personal information
Date of birth	25 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kiryat Motzkin, Israel
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Number	20
Youth career
2005–2012	Hapoel Haifa
2012–2015	Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2019	Ironi Kiryat Shmona
2019–2020	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2020–2022	Standard Liège
2021–2022	→ Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan)
2022–	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
International career‡
2011	Israel U16
2011–2012	Israel U17
2012–2013	Israel U18
2013–2014	Israel U19
2015	Israel U21
2024–	Israel
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Eden Shamir (Hebrew: עדן שמיר; born 25 June 1995) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Israel national team.

Early life

Shamir was born in Kiryat Motzkin, Israel.

Career

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

On 19 June 2019, Shamir concluded at Hapoel Be'er Sheva for four years.^[1] On 11 July, Shamir made his debut in Hapoel Be'er Sheva uniforms in a 1–1 draw against Laçi as part of the UEFA Europa League at Laçi Stadium.^[2] On 25 August, Shamir made his debut in the Israeli Premier League in a 0–0 draw against the Beitar Jerusalem at Teddy Stadium.^[3] On 5 October, Shamir scored his first goal in the Israeli Premier League in a 3–0 victory over Hapoel Haifa at Sammy Ofer Stadium.^[4]

Standard Liège

In January 2020, Shamir joined Belgian club Standard Liège on a 1.8 million euro transfer fee, signing a 3.5 year contract.^[5]

Loan to Maccabi Tel Aviv

On 11 August 2021, Shamir was loaned to Maccabi Tel Aviv.^[6] At the end of the 2021–22 Israeli Premier League season, Shamir returned to parent club Standard Liège, after scoring eight times in 23 games in all competitions, sitting on the bench more than he expected.^[7]

After returning from loan, Shamir played in the second half of a pre-season friendly against Go Ahead Eagles, scoring and assisting, helping the team win 5–1.^[8]

Return to Hapoel Be'er Sheva

After opening the season with Standard Liège, in September 2022 Shamir returned to Israel, signing a three-year contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva.^[9]

International career

He has been a youth international since 2011. In 2015, he was selected for the first time with Israel under-21s.^{[citation needed]}

He was first called-up for the senior Israel national team in October 2021, during their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA.^[10]^[11]

Shamir made his debut for the senior squad on 8 June 2024 in a friendly against Hungary at the Nagyerdei Stadion. He started the game, but was substituted after 30 minutes as Israel fell behind 0–3. The game ended with that score.^[12]

Career statistics

As of 1 June 2022

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Super Cup		Total
Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ironi Kiryat Shmona	2013–14	Israeli Premier League	12	0	2	0	0	0	–	–	0	0	14	0
	2014–15		6	0	0	0	1	0	–	–	0	0	7	0
	2015–16		32	3	0	0	7	0	1	0	1	0	41	3
	2016–17		24	2	4	0	8	0	–	–	0	0	36	2
	2017–18		16	2	3	1	5	0	–	–	0	0	24	3
	2018–19		32	5	1	1	4	0	–	–	0	0	37	6
	Total		122	12	10	2	25	0	1	0	1	0	159	14
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2019–20	Israeli Premier League	17	1	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	25	3
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Total		17	1	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	25	3
Standard Liège	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2020–21		16	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	23	0
	2021–22		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2022–23		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		20	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	27	0
Maccabi Tel Aviv	2021–22	Israeli Premier League	23	3	3	1	1	0	7	3	0	0	33	7
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Total		23	3	3	1	1	0	7	3	0	0	33	7
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2022–23	Israeli Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			182	16	15	3	26	0	21	5	1	0	244	24