Lee Falkon

Lee Sima Falkon (Hebrew: לי סימה פלקון; born 7 May 1992) is an Israeli football player who plays as a forward for Maccabi Emek Hefer.

Lee Falkon

Falkon (9) playing for MSV Duisburg in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Lee Sima Falkon
Date of birth	(1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Mishmar HaEmek, Israel
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Maccabi Emek Hefer
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	ASA Tel Aviv University	35	(24)
2013–2014	SC Sand	23	(11)
2014–2015	Brøndby IF	23	(12)
2015–2017	MSV Duisburg	32	(14)
2017–2018	Western Sydney Wanderers	19	(9)
2018-2019	Ramat HaSharon	26	(18)
2019–	Maccabi Emek Hefer	50	(37)
International career^‡
2007	Israel U17	3	(1)
2008–2010	Israel U19	17	(4)
2009–	Israel	46	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2021

Club career

ASA Tel Aviv University

After a few seasons training with Bnot Tiv'on Falkon started playing in the local senior league, where she joined ASA Tel Aviv University as she was attracted to their "eternal losers" tag. During her time at ASA Tel Aviv University, the club won 5 Ligat Nashim titles and 3 Israeli Women's Cup wins. At the age of 18, after receiving an "elite sportswoman" status from the army, Falkon decided to go to college in Kentucky to further her professional development, but returned to ASA Tel Aviv University when she discovered it wasn't what she expected.^[1]

SC Sand

After finishing her army service, Falkon was invited to join SC Sand in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga. She arrived after recovering from a nine-month injury and had a hard time fitting in, so after a few months she returned to Israel.^[1]

Brøndby IF

After scoring a goal in Israel's away match against Denmark in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Falkon received an offer to sign with local Danish club Brøndby IF.^[2] She had a great season with them including making the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals, but left as she wasn't making enough money to function financially.^[1]

MSV Duisburg

In August 2015, Falkon joined recently relegated MSV Duisburg together with Israeli teammate Mairav Shamir on one-year contracts with an extension option.^[3] Falkon helped MSV Duisburg get promoted back to the Frauen-Bundesliga, and in April 2017 was the first Israeli footballer to be selected by Adidas to be sponsored.^[4]

Western Sydney Wanderers

Falkon joined Western Sydney Wanderers ahead of the 2017–18 season.^[5]

International career

At the age of 13, Falkon joined Israel U19 team to give her a framework to play in, as there were no women's junior leagues functioning in Israel.^[1]

Falkon became a leading player in the senior side too, having over 30 international caps.^[1]

Honours

ASA Tel Aviv University

Winner

• Ligat Nashim (3): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14^{[citation needed]}
• Israeli Women's Cup (2): 2011–12, 2013–14^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Malach, Dotan (23 June 2017). "ליגה משלה: לי פלקון בועטת במוסכמות" [Her Own League: Lee Falkon Kicks at the Conventions]. nrg (in Hebrew).
2. Tzafrir, Irad (20 September 2014). "לי פלקון: "אפשר לעשות את מה שהגברים כרגע לא מצליחים"" [Lee Falkon: It is possible to do what the men are currently not managing to do]. Haaretz (in Hebrew).
3. Ackerman, Assaf (13 August 2015). "לי פלקון ומירב שמיר חתמו יחד בדואיסבורג" [Lee Falkon and Mairav Shamir signed together with Duisburg] (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
4. "לראשונה: אדידס תאמץ שחקנית כדורגל ישראלית" [For the first time: Adidas will sponsor an Israeli footballer]. ONE (in Hebrew). 6 April 2017.
5. Odong, Ann (8 September 2017). . The Women's Game. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

External links

• Lee Falkon at Soccerway