Suf Podgoreanu
Suf Podgoreanu (Hebrew: סוף פודגוראנו; born 20 January 2002) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a winger or as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa. He represents both the Israel national under-21 team and the senior Israel national team. [5][2][4][3][10]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Suf Podgoreanu [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Hadera, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward[citation needed] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Haifa[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | ||
| Number | 17 [2][3][4] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Hapoel Hadera | ||
| 2013–2020 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| 2020–2021 | → Roma (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Maccabi Haifa | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Spezia | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Maccabi Haifa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Maccabi Haifa | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Israel U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Israel U17 | 14 | (2) |
| 2019 | Israel U18 | 4 | (2) |
| 2021– | Israel U21 | 7 | (1) |
| 2021– | Israel | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 May 2023 | |||
Early life edit
Podgoreanu was born in Hadera, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, and is of Romanian-Jewish descent on his father's side.[11][12] Both his father Danny Podgoreanu and his grandfather played for the local Hapoel clubs as well.[12][13]
He also holds a Romanian passport, on account of his Ashkenazi Jewish (Romanian-Jewish) ancestry, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[11][14][12][13]
Club career edit
Maccabi Haifa edit
Podgoreanu came through the youth ranks of Maccabi Haifa, where he was a prolific goalscorer for the under-19s, before joining the first team during the 2019–20 season.[15][16][17] Podgoreanu made his debut for Maccabi Haifa on 03 June 2020 in a game against Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. in a league match of the 2019-2020 season.[18]
Italy edit
Podgoreanu moved to Italian side Roma at the [clarification needed] of the 2019–20 season, joining their youth team.[15] After a season under Alberto De Rossi's management with 27 games, 3 goals and 6 assists, where he even joined the bench of the first team for a few games,[19] he was transferred to their Serie A rival of Spezia Calcio.[20][21]
Podgoreanu made his debut for Italian side Spezia on 19 September 2021, replacing Janis Antiste in a 2-1 Serie A away win.[22][23][24]
Return to Maccabi Haifa edit
On 2 September 2022, Podgoreanu returned to Maccabi Haifa on loan with an option to buy.[25] On May 16, 2023, he won his first adult title, as winning the Israeli Premier League championship.[citation needed]
International career edit
He has been a youth international for Israel since 2017.[26][15][16][17]
He also plays for the Israel U-21 since 2021.[27]
He was called up for the senior Israel national team in October 2021, during their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA.[28] Podgoreanu debuted for a full match with the senior team in a 3–2 home win for Israel against Faroe Islands on 15 November 2021, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA,[29] where he had an assist as well.[30]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 1 June 2023[10]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup | League Cup | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2023-24 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
International edit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Maccabi Haifa
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Maccabi Haifa official". Maccabi Haifa. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Football Database - Suf Podgoreanu". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Play Maker Stats - Suf Podgoreanu". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "World Football - Suf Podgoreanu". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Fbref - Suf Podgoreanu". Fbref.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "UEFA - Suf Podgoreanu". uefa.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Soccer Base - Suf Podgoreanu". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Soccer Way - Suf Podgoreanu". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "bdfutbol - Suf Podgoreanu". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Israel Football Association - Suf Podgoreanu" (in Hebrew).
- ^ a b "Suf Podgoreanu, în vizorul FRF! Atacantul, foarte aproape de AS Roma". GSP.
- ^ a b c "מכבי חיפה - האתר הרשמי | הקבוצה | סוף פודגוראנו".
- ^ a b "מתחיל מהסוף: למה רומא רוצה את פודגוראנו? - ספורט 5".
- ^ "מכבי חיפה: ברומניה רוצים שסוף פודגוראנו ייצג את הנבחרת המקומית - וואלה! ספורט". 15 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Chi è Suf Podgoreanu, il colpo in prospettiva della Roma per l'attacco". Goal (in Italian). 10 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Presa din Italia, entuziasmată de românul Suf Podgoreanu transferat de AS Roma. "Seamănă cu Dzeko!"". Digi Sport (in Romanian). 12 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Suf Podgoreanu, atacant român de la Maccabi Haifa, ajunge la AS Roma". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Game debut". IFA.
- ^ Negri, Simone (21 November 2020). "Roma, Fonseca convoca quattro Primavera: prima chiamata per Feratovic". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Podgoreanu, attaccante israeliano per le Aquile". La Nazione (in Italian). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Roma Primavera, Podgoreanu ceduto allo Spezia". Il Romanista. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Venezia 1-2 Spezia: results, summary and goals". Diario AS. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ Mangini, Lorenzo (20 September 2021). "Ecco come Motta rivolta lo Spezia ed esce dalle secche". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ Parenti, Niccolò (19 September 2021). "Spezia, esordio in prima squadra per Podgoreanu". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "ברוך השב הביתה, סוף" (in Hebrew). Maccabi Haifa. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Suf PODGORANU".
- ^ "Hristov e Podgoreanu brillano in Nazionale". La Nazione (in Italian). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "אצילי וגוטליב בפנים: פורסם סגל הנבחרת - ספורט 5". October 2021.
- ^ "Match Report of Israel vs Faroe Islands - 2021-11-15 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "סיקור משחק ישראל נגד איי פארו, 15/11/2021 - ערוץ הספורט".
External links edit
- Suf Podgoreanu at FootballDatabase.eu
- Suf Podgoreanu at WorldFootball.net
- Suf Podgoreanu at FBref.com
- Suf Podgoreanu – UEFA competition record ()
- Suf Podgoreanu at Soccerbase
- Suf Podgoreanu at Soccerway
- Suf Podgoreanu at BDFutbol
- Suf Podgoreanu – Israel Football Association league player details