Shai Pearl

Shai Pearl was born in 1997 in Ramat Gan

Shai Pearl was born on 1 March 1997, the second child of Iris and Amit. Her father played football in his youth for Hapoel Petah Tikva. She began playing football as a young girl on a neighborhood field.

At age 11 she trained with a boys' team at Hapoel Petah Tikva, then moved to the girls' team of Hapoel Ironi Petah Tikva. With that team she won the girls' league and cup. She was named the discovery of the 2012/2013 season in the women's first league.

In 2013 she joined the girls' football academy at the Wingate Institute for 2 years. She played for clubs including ASA Tel Aviv, Ramat HaSharon, Hapoel Petah Tikva and Hapoel Ra'anana, and was out for a long time after a 2016 injury. In the 2019/2020 season she won the championship with Ramat HaSharon.

In February 2022 she joined the German Bundesliga club SC Sand. She scored her first goal for the club in a 3-3 draw with Hoffenheim. She has also played for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the women's Premier League.

She played for Israel's under-17 team from 2012 and made 16 appearances for the under-19 team. In 2015 she captained the under-19 team at the European Championship held in Israel. She made her senior national team debut in 2014 against Switzerland.