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Sun Menachem

Sun Menachem is an Israeli former footballer who played as a left back, mainly for Maccabi Haifa, and for the Israel national team.

born 1993Left back for Maccabi Haifa3 Israeli Premier League titlesPlaying for Israel's national team

Born: 7 September 1993, Tel Aviv
Occupation: association football player
Education: Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium

Sun Menachem was born in 1993 in Tel Aviv

Menachem was born in Tel Aviv on 7 September 1993 to a Jewish family. He grew up in the city and studied at Herzliya Gymnasium and Ironi Yud Alef. He played youth football at Shimshon Tel Aviv and Bnei Yehuda, and joined the Hapoel Ramat HaSharon youth side at 18.

He made his Premier League debut for Hapoel Ramat HaSharon on 11 May 2013 against Bnei Yehuda. After the club was relegated, he became a regular starter in the National League. In June 2015 he signed a four-year deal with Maccabi Haifa and won the State Cup with the club that season.

He became Haifa's starting left back in 2016/2017 and spent 2017/2018 on loan at Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Back at Haifa, he won 3 league titles from 2020/2021 to 2022/23. He debuted for Israel on 15 October 2019 in a 3-1 win over Latvia.

On 28 January 2023 he suffered a head injury in a match and was out for a long period. He announced his retirement in May 2024. He married Amit Philip in November 2021.