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Gal Shish

Gal Shish is an Israeli former footballer who played as a left back for Hapoel Tel Aviv, clubs in Belgium and Ukraine, and the Israel national team.

born 1989Left back for Hapoel Tel AvivThe 2009/2010 doublePlaying in Belgium and Ukraine

Gal Shish
Born
28 January 1989, Bat Yam
Occupation
association football player

Gal Shish was born in 1989 in Bat Yam

Gal Shish was born on 28 January 1989 in Bat Yam. He is of Tunisian-Jewish descent. He grew up in the youth department of Hapoel Tel Aviv.

He made his Israeli Premier League debut on 19 May 2007 against Hapoel Petah Tikva. In the 2009/2010 season he won the double with Hapoel Tel Aviv as a backup left back. He became a regular starter in 2011/2012 and won a third straight State Cup that season.

In August 2012 he joined Belgian club Waasland-Beveren and made 24 league appearances in his first season. In August 2013 he moved to Volyn Lutsk in Ukraine. He left the club in January 2016.

He returned to Hapoel Tel Aviv in February 2016 and was relegated with the club in 2017. He then played for Hapoel Acre as captain, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Ironi Kiryat Shmona. He announced his retirement on 29 July 2021.

He played for Israel's youth national teams. He was first called up to the senior national team in 2011 and made his debut on 12 October 2012 against Luxembourg.

Gal Shish's life in 10 milestones

  1. 1989

    Born in Bat Yam.

  2. 2007

    Made his Israeli Premier League debut with Hapoel Tel Aviv.

  3. 2010

    Won the double with Hapoel Tel Aviv.

  4. 2012

    Signed with Belgian club Waasland-Beveren.

  5. 2013

    Joined Volyn Lutsk in Ukraine.

  6. 2016

    Returned to Hapoel Tel Aviv.

  7. 2017

    Signed with Hapoel Acre and was named captain.

  8. 2018

    Signed with Maccabi Petah Tikva.

  9. 2019

    Signed with Ironi Kiryat Shmona.

  10. 2021

    Retired from football.

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Based on English Wikipedia, Gal Shish and Hebrew Wikipedia, גל שיש, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

Photograph: Adir Benyamini, CC BY-SA 4.0

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