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Tomer Hemed

Tomer Hemed is an Israeli former footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Israel, Spain, England and Australia and for the Israel national team.

born 1987Forward for Israel national teamPlaying in La LigaBrighton's promotion to Premier LeagueIsrael Footballer of the Year

Born: 2 May 1987, Kiryat Tiv'on
Occupation: association football player

Tomer Hemed was born in 1987 in Kiryat Tiv'on

Hemed was born in Kiryat Tiv'on to an Israeli-born father of Syrian Jewish descent and a Polish-born mother. He is the youngest of four brothers. He began playing at Hapoel Kiryat Tiv'on and joined the Maccabi Haifa youth system at 13.

After loans to Maccabi Herzliya, Bnei Yehuda and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, he returned to Maccabi Haifa and won the league title. In 2011 he moved to Mallorca in Spain. He later played for Almería.

In 2015 he joined Brighton & Hove Albion and helped the club win promotion to the Premier League. He was later loaned to Queens Park Rangers and played for Charlton Athletic.

He then played for Wellington Phoenix and Western Sydney Wanderers, and in 2022 signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva. He ended his playing career at Maccabi Haifa in 2024 and took a coaching role at the Brighton academy.

Hemed is religiously observant. In 2013 he married model Shunit Faragi, and they have 5 daughters.