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Zion Zemah

Zion Zemah is an Israeli former footballer who played as a midfielder and later became a youth coach.

born 1990Midfielder in Israeli footballBeitar Jerusalem youth coachFounding Hapoel Gan Yavne

Born: 19 January 1990, Kiryat Ono
Occupation: association football player

Zion Zemah was born in 1990 in Kiryat Ono

Zion Zemah was born on January 19, 1990, in Kiryat Ono. He came through the youth department of Maccabi Tel Aviv.

He first played for the Maccabi Tel Aviv senior team in 2007 and made his Israeli Premier League debut in 2009. He scored his first league goal in October 2009 against Hapoel Acre. He then went on loan to Sektzia Nes Tziona and Hapoel Ramat Gan.

He later played for Maccabi Petah Tikva, Ironi Ashdod, Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and the Cypriot club Paralimni. From 2014 he played for Hapoel Acre, where an injury kept him out for about 5 months. He scored 8 goals in the second division in the 2016/2017 season.

In 2017 he signed with Beitar Jerusalem and was loaned to Hapoel Ashkelon in 2018. He then played for Hapoel Ironi Kafr Kanna, Hapoel Ramat HaSharon, Bnei Lod, Hapoel Ashkelon again, Hapoel Rishon LeZion and Maccabi Sha'arayim.

After retiring, he coached youth teams at Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon and, from 2024, Beitar Jerusalem. In August 2024 he founded Hapoel Gan Yavne.