Full name Omer Damari Years Team Weight 77 kg Number 16 Height 1.82 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Omer Damari Career start 2006 | |
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Date of birth (1989-03-24) 24 March 1989 (age 26) Current teams FC Red Bull Salzburg (#16 / Forward), Israel national football team (Forward) | ||
Place of birth Rishon LeZion, Israel | ||
Omer Damari Getting Ready For 2016/17 Season With Yuval Kapitolnik
Omer Damari (Hebrew: עומר דמארי, born 24 March 1989) is an Israeli footballer who plays for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa and for the Israel national team as a striker.
Contents
- Omer Damari Getting Ready For 201617 Season With Yuval Kapitolnik
- Maccabi Petah Tikva
- Hapoel Tel Aviv
- Austria Wien
- RB Leipzig
- FC Red Bull Salzburg
- New York Red Bulls
- Maccabi Haifa FC
- International career
- Club
- Career statistics
- References
Maccabi Petah Tikva
Omer grew up in the youth ranks for Maccabi Petah Tikva and made his debut for the senior side on 21 November 2006 in a Toto Cup Al game against F.C. Ashdod. Due to his speed and ball skills he was deployed in wide midfield mostly but later became the leading striker for Maccabi due to good goalscoring form. He made 146 appearances for Maccabi, starting 88 matches, with 58 substitute appearances and scoring 34 goals.
Hapoel Tel Aviv
On 3 July 2011, Damari moved to Hapoel Tel Aviv costing €1.5 million, where he signed a 5-year contract with €3 million buy-out clause. Damari helped Hapoel to the Israel State Cup during his first year at the club. He made 101 league appearance for Hapoel, scoring 56 goals in the process. During the 2013/14 season he scored a career high 26 league goals and 31 in all competitions. His fine play during the season led to interest from various clubs throughout Europe.
Austria Wien
In July 2014 Damari signed with Austria Wien. On 9 August 2014 Damari made his first appearance for the club scoring the opening goal for Wien in a 2-2 draw with SC Wiener Neustadt. He ended the season scoring 10 goals in 15 appearances.
RB Leipzig
In January 2015 Damari signed with RB Leipzig of the 2. Bundesliga.
FC Red Bull Salzburg
On 30 July 2015 Damari was loaned to sister club FC Red Bull Salzburg for one season. Damari established himself as a starter for Salzburg but was limited to 16 league games due to injury in which he managed to score 4 goals and provide 4 assists. He helped the club to the league and cup title during his loan spell.
New York Red Bulls
On 4 August 2016 Damari was once again sent on loan by RB Leipzig , this time to New York Red Bulls. Damari made his debut for New York on August 13 coming on in the second half in a 3-1 victory against the Montreal Impact. The following week, Damari scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw against Alianza F.C. in the CONCACAF Champions League.
Maccabi Haifa F.C
On 12 January 2017 Damari has signed a contract with Maccabi Haifa.
International career
During the 2010–11 Israeli Premier League season Damari scored 15 goals and was called up for the national team for the first time. On 17 November 2010 he made his debut in a friendly against Iceland at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, scoring two goals in the opening fifteen minutes of a 3–2 win.
Damari was selected by Eli Guttman for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying. On 13 October 2014, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 away win over Andorra, the first goal coming in the third minute.