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Matan Barashi

Matan Barashi is an Israeli former footballer who played as a center back, mainly for Beitar Jerusalem.

born 1988Center back for Beitar JerusalemIsrael youth national teams

Born: 6 May 1988, Jerusalem
Occupation: association football player

Matan Barashi was born in 1988 in Jerusalem

Matan Barashi was born on 6 May 1988 in Jerusalem. He began playing football at age 8 in the youth teams of Beitar Jerusalem.

He made his senior debut for Beitar on 28 October 2008 in a Toto Cup game against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv. In 2009 he was loaned to Hapoel Jerusalem of Liga Leumit, then returned to Beitar. He played his first Premier League match on 19 March 2011 and became a regular starter in the 2012/2013 season, playing in 32 of 33 games.

In 2013 he had a trial with Widzew Łódź in Poland, but the move did not happen. He was then loaned to Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem and in 2014 to Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan. From 2015 he played for several lower league clubs, including Ironi Beit Shemesh, Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Malakhi and M.C. Jerusalem.

At international level, he played for Israel's under-18 and under-19 teams.