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Omer Damari

Omer Damari is an Israeli former footballer who played as a striker for clubs in Israel, Austria, Germany and the United States and for the Israel national team.

born 1989Striker for Hapoel Tel AvivClub record of 26 league goalsIsrael national team striker

Born: 24 March 1989, Rishon LeZion
Occupation: association football player

Omer Damari was born in 1989 in Rishon LeZion

Omer Damari was born on 24 March 1989 in Rishon LeZion. He came up through the youth ranks of Maccabi Petah Tikva, where he later played alongside his older brother, the defender Nitzan Damari.

He made his senior debut on 21 November 2006 in a Toto Cup game against F.C. Ashdod. He first played mostly in wide midfield and later became the club's main striker.

In July 2011 he joined Hapoel Tel Aviv on a five-year contract and won the Israel State Cup with the club in 2012. In one season there he scored 26 league goals, a club record for a single season.

In 2014 he moved to Austria Wien, and in January 2015 he signed with RB Leipzig. On loan at Red Bull Salzburg he won the Austrian league and cup, and in 2016 he was loaned to New York Red Bulls. For Israel he scored twice on his debut against Iceland in 2010.

He returned to Israel with Maccabi Haifa in 2017 and rejoined Hapoel Tel Aviv in 2018. He announced his retirement on 14 June 2021 and on the same day became a youth team coach at Hapoel Tel Aviv.