Shlomi Avisidris

Shlomi Avisidris was born in 1989 in Kiryat Shmona

Shlomi Avisidris was born on 14 May 1989 in Kiryat Shmona, where he grew up. He joined the youth department of Ironi Kiryat Shmona at a young age.

He made his senior debut in September 2008 in a Premier League match against Hapoel Tel Aviv. He helped the club return to the Premier League and scored the winning goal in the 2010/2011 Toto Cup final. He was later loaned to Hapoel Ra'anana and moved to Bnei Yehuda, Hapoel Ramat Gan and Hapoel Asi Gilboa.

In 2013 he joined Maccabi Umm al-Fahm and then F.C. Karmiel Safed, before moving to Hapoel Ironi Safed in Liga Gimel, which won promotion. He played for Hapoel Rishon LeZion in 2015/2016 and signed with Beitar Jerusalem in 2016. He later played for Hapoel Marmorek, Maccabi Nujeidat, Hapoel Ironi Safed again and Bnei MMBA Golan.

In 2008 he was arrested on suspicion of belonging to a drug-dealing gang and was later imprisoned after not completing community service. After assaulting journalist Ran Bar Maoz, he was released by Kiryat Shmona and received a suspended prison sentence. In 2022 he appeared in the documentary series Liga Gimel.