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Ilay Hagag

Ilay Hagag is an Israeli footballer who plays as a midfielder and winger, on loan from Beitar Jerusalem.

born 2001Midfielder for Maccabi HaifaIsrael under-21 national team2023 Super Cup with Maccabi Haifa

Born: 7 November 2001, Kiryat Gat
Occupation: association football player

Ilay Hagag was born in 2001 in Kiryat Gat

Hagag was born on 7 November 2001 in Kiryat Gat, to a Jewish family, and grew up there. As a youth he played for clubs in Kiryat Gat and for Maccabi Haifa.

He signed his first professional contract with Maccabi Haifa in 2020. In 2021 he went on a 2-season loan to Hapoel Afula in the Liga Leumit, where he played 69 league games and scored 10 goals.

In 2023 he extended his Maccabi Haifa contract until 2026 and made his debut for the club in a Champions League qualifier against Ħamrun Spartans. He scored his first Premier League goal for Haifa in November 2023 and won the Super Cup with the club that year.

In September 2025 he moved to Beitar Jerusalem, which later loaned him to F.C. Ashdod and then to Bnei Sakhnin. He played 8 games for Israel's under-21 team, including at the 2023 European Under-21 Championship.

Milestones in Ilay Hagag's life

2001
Born in Kiryat Gat.
2020
Signed his first professional contract with Maccabi Haifa.
2021
Loaned to Hapoel Afula for 2 seasons.
2022
Joined the Israel under-21 squad.
2023
Played at the European Under-21 Championship and debuted for Maccabi Haifa.
2025
Signed with Beitar Jerusalem.
2026
Loaned to F.C. Ashdod and later to Bnei Sakhnin.