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Yuval Shabtay

Yuval Shabtay is a retired Israeli footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs including Hapoel Acre and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

born 1986Midfielder for Hapoel Acre2016 Super Cup with Hapoel Be'er Sheva2016/2017 Toto Cup win

Born: 18 December 1986, Nahariya
Occupation: association football player

Yuval Shabtay was born in 1986 in Nahariya

Yuval Shabtay was born on December 18, 1986, in Nahariya. He began playing football in the youth department of Ironi Kiryat Ata and started his professional career there.

In 2008 he joined Ironi Kiryat Shmona and made his Premier League debut against Hapoel Tel Aviv. A collapsed lung stopped his play that season. He later played on loan at Ahva Arraba and then for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, where he scored 6 goals in 2010/2011.

From 2011 he played 3 years for Hapoel Acre, with 91 Premier League appearances and 7 goals. He then played for Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Ra'anana before moving to Hapoel Be'er Sheva. There he won the Super Cup and the Toto Cup and reached the Europa League group stage.

In 2017 he signed with Maccabi Petah Tikva, which was relegated in 2019. He later played for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, Maccabi Tamra and Hapoel Karmiel, and retired in November 2022. He is married to Rosa, an economics lecturer, and they have a son and a daughter.