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Rachel Shelina Israel

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Shelly Israel
Personal information
Full name Rachel Shelina Israel
Date of birth (1986-01-18) 18 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Brazil
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
ASA Tel Aviv University
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Maccabi Netanya
2000– ASA Tel Aviv University
International career
2001–2005 Israel U19 15 (2)
2005–2016 Israel 39 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 20201

Rachel Shelly Israel (or Sheli/Shelina, Hebrew: רחל שלי ישראל; born (1986-01-18)18 January 1986) is a Brazilian-born Israeli football defender currently playing for Israeli First League for ASA Tel Aviv University, with which she has also played in the Champions League.[1] She is a member of the Israeli national team, where she made her debut in the 2007 World Cup qualifying against Estonia.[2]

Club career

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Israel was born in Brazil and was adopted by an Israeli couple at an early age.[3] She grew up in Netanya and played for Maccabi Netanya until the club had folded and Israel moved to play for ASA Tel Aviv University,[3] where she played ever since. Israel won 5 championships and 3 cups with ASA Tel Aviv, and represented the club in the Champions League in each edition since 2010–11, scoring four goals for the club.

Management career

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In 2011 Israel started coaching a football team, Bnot Caesarea, which she also partly owned.[4] In 2013, following a dispute with the team's co-owner, Ran Ben Basat, Israel quit the club[5] and started Bnot Netanya.[6] Since 2013 Israel also serves as coach of ASA Tel Aviv University U-16 team.[7][8]

International career

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Israel made her international debut for Israel women's national football team in 2005 against Estonia and so far had played a total of 32 matches for the national team, scoring four goals. Israel also played for the U-19 national team, making a total of 14 appearances and scoring two goals, between 2001 and 2004.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Profile in UEFA's website
  2. ^ Profile in the Israel Football Federation's website
  3. ^ a b Football Is an Inseparable Part of Me Asher Goldber, 21 November 2013 (in Hebrew)
  4. ^ Girls' Football in Caesarea Archived 2014-12-30 at the Wayback Machine 7 October 2011, Gefen (in Hebrew)
  5. ^ I Quit Bnot Caesarea Shelly Israel @ F.C. Bnot Netanya, 7 May 2013, facebook.com (in Hebrew)
  6. ^ National Team Footballer to Coach in Maccabi Netanya’s School Archived 2014-12-27 at archive.today 20 September 2013, musport.co.il (in Hebrew)
  7. ^ Club Position Details – Shelly Israel Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
  8. ^ Agudat Sport Tel Aviv University (U-16) Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
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