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Eran Zahavi

Israeli former professional footballer and Israel’s all-time leading national-team goalscorer.

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Eran Zahavi celebrating a goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv

Biography

Born in Rishon LeZion in 1987, Zahavi played senior professional football for clubs in Israel, Italy, China and the Netherlands. He became one of the most prolific scorers in Israeli football history and concluded his playing career with 438 goals across official senior club competitions and the Israel national team. Israeli former professional footballer and Israel’s all-time leading national-team goalscorer. In Jewish World Records, Eran Zahavi is connected to the record “Most Career Goals by a Jewish Professional Footballer,” based on the stored achievement of 438 career goals. Eran Zahavi ended his professional playing career with 438 goals, a total that combines 403 goals for senior clubs in official competitions with 35 goals for Israel. His scoring career stretched from Israel to Italy, China and the Netherlands, and included 207 goals for Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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Records held by Eran Zahavi

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Most Career Goals by a Jewish Professional Footballer

Record holder

Eran Zahavi

Record value

438 career goals

Eran Zahavi achieved the record for the Most Career Goals by a Jewish Professional Footballer with a total of "438 career goals". This figure was confirmed at the conclusion of his senior playing career in Tel Aviv, Israel, on 24 May 2025. The record is defined as the sum of all goals scored in official senior first-team competitive club matches plus recognised senior international matches. Zahavi’s total comprises 403 club goals and 35 goals for the Israel national team, with goals from youth, reserve, or exhibition matches excluded from the count.

Country represented: Israel
Achievement location: Tel Aviv, Israel
Achievement date: 24 May 2025

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