Omri Altman
Omri Altman (Hebrew: עומרי אלטמן; born 23 March 1994) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cypriot side AEK Larnaca.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ramat Gan, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[citation needed] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Larnaca | ||
| Number | 51 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2011 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| 2011–2013 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2015–2017 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 54 | (8) |
| 2017–2019 | Panathinaikos | 30 | (4) |
| 2019–2021 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 62 | (18) |
| 2021–2022 | Arouca | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | AEK Larnaca | 30 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Israel U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Israel U17 | 13 | (2) |
| 2011 | Israel U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Israel U19 | 16 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Israel U21 | 18 | (8) |
| 2022– | Israel | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:01, 15 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 | |||
Early and personal life
Altman was born in Ramat Gan, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish (Hungarian-Jewish) descent.
He also holds a Hungarian passport.[1]
Club career
Early career at Maccabi Tel Aviv and Fulham
Altman joined the youth squad of Maccabi Tel Aviv at the age of 11.[citation needed] His good performances attracted interest from Premier League clubs[2] and earned him a move to Fulham in 2011.[3]
On 27 June 2013, Altman was loaned back to Maccabi Tel Aviv.[4] On 17 July 2013, Altman made his first ever official appearance with the senior team of Maccabi in an important match against Győri ETO FC in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds. On 20 October 2013, he made his league debut in a 1–0 victory against Ironi Ramat Hasharon.[5]
On 19 June 2015, he signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv for five years.
Panathinaikos
On 28 June 2017, Altman signed a three-year contract with Panathinaikos from Hapoel Tel Aviv for a transfer fee of approximately €150,000.[6] On 17 September 2017, he scored with a header the only goal in a 1–0 home win against Apollon Smyrni.[7] The Israeli youth international was brought to the club as a virtual unknown from Hapoel Tel Aviv for a fee in the region of €150,000. This highlights the severe financial constraints impacting Marinos Ouzounidis. The attacking midfielder, however, has done relatively well barring an injury that kept him out for some time. His two goals in the first half of the season came in a home win against Apollon Smyrni and in a draw away against Xanthi.
On 4 March 2018, Panathinaikos' Israeli attacking midfielder, Omri Altman, suffered cruciate ligament injury during the away derby clash against Olympiacos and will miss the last six championship matches of the Greens and therefore the remainder of 2017-18 season.[8] His return was initially pencilled in for September or October 2018, but it got delayed as he returned to his native Israel for further treatment. There had now been a new delay as Panathinaikos coach Giorgos Donis wants the midfielder to undergo a slow recovery process to ensure he is 100% fit before even being considered for the first team. The new return date is estimated to be January 2019, with heavier training commencing in December, that would make it 10 months on the sidelines for the 24-year-old.[9] On 21 January 2019, after a very difficult period for the midfielder marred by injury (313 days to be exact) he returned to the squad in a 1–0 away loss against Lamia. On 16 February 2019, a month after his return he scored after a great pass from captain Dimitris Kourbelis and the Isralian chested the ball down superbly before firing a powerful shot beyond Nikos Papadopoulos from the edge of the penalty area, sealing a 1–0 home win game against Asteras Tripoli.[10]
Return to Hapoel
On 14 July 2019, Altman returned to Hapoel Tel Aviv.[11]
Arouca
In September 2021, Altman joined Portuguese club Arouca.[12]
International career
Altman made his debut for the Israel national football team on 27 September 2022 in a friendly game against Malta.[13]
Honours
Club
Maccabi Tel Aviv
See also
References
- ^ "Izreali középpályást figyelhet a magyar válogatott szövetségi kapitánya". Budapest: origo.hu. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ Benson, Ryan (8 March 2011). "Maccabi Tel Aviv claim they have agreed a deal to sell teenager Omri Altman to Fulham". Goal.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Omri Excited". Fulham FC. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ . Maccabi Tel Aviv. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ . Maccabi Tel Aviv. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Πλήρωσε τη ρήτρα για Άλτμαν ο Παναθηναϊκός". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Κρατάει μόνο τη πρώτη νίκη, 1-0 ο Παναθηναϊκός τον Απόλλωνα Σμύρνης". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Σοκ με Άλτμαν στον Παναθηναϊκό!". www.sport-fm.gr. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Παναθηναϊκός: Σοκ με Αλτμαν, επιστρέφει τον Γενάρη του 2019!". www.sdna.gr. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Παναθηναϊκός - Αστέρας 1-0: Ο Άλτμαν ξεκλείδωσε την άμυνα των Αρκάδων". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Rahmani, Maor (14 July 2019). "שמית: עומרי אלטמן חתם בהפועל תל אביב" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "ליגיונר חדש: אלטמן חתם בארוקה הפורטוגלית" [A new legioner: Altman signed with Portuguese Arouca]. One (in Hebrew). 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Malta v Israel game report". ESPN. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
External links
- Omri Altman at Soccerway
- Omri Altman at National-Football-Teams.com