Edi Gotlieb

Edi Gotlieb was born in 1992 in Karmiel

Gotlieb was born in Karmiel on 16 August 1992. He began playing in the children's teams of Hapoel Karmiel and later played in the youth sections of Hapoel Haifa, Maccabi Haifa and Neve Yosef. He also holds a Russian passport.

He joined Hapoel Acre's youth team and moved up to its senior team, making his Premier League debut in September 2011. In June 2015 he signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv. After the club entered liquidation in 2017, he asked to leave, but an arbitration ruled he would stay, and he helped the team return to the Premier League in 2017/2018.

In August 2019 he signed with FC Orenburg of the Russian Premier League, where he was injured in his second match. His contract ended in 2020, and he returned to Hapoel Tel Aviv, reaching the State Cup final in 2021. He later signed with Beitar Jerusalem and announced his retirement on 28 August 2024.

He made 16 appearances for the Israel under-21 team and was in its squad for the 2013 European Under-21 Championship held in Israel. In October 2021 he was first called up to the senior national team. In May 2021 he married cosmetician Natali Levi.