Omri Glazer Explained

Omri Glazer
Full Name:Omri Glazer[1]
Birth Date:1996 3, df=y
Birth Place:Tel Aviv, Israel
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Red Star Belgrade
Clubnumber:18
Youthyears1:2006–2013
Youthyears2:2013–2016
Youthclubs1:Maccabi Tel Aviv
Youthclubs2:Hapoel Ra'anana
Years1:2015–2016
Clubs1:Hapoel Ra'anana
Caps1:7
Goals1:0
Years2:2016–2021
Clubs2:Maccabi Haifa
Caps2:57
Goals2:0
Years3:2019–2020
Clubs3:Sektzia Ness Ziona (loan)
Caps3:33
Goals3:0
Years4:2021–2023
Clubs4:Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Caps4:66
Goals4:0
Years5:2023–
Clubs5:Red Star Belgrade
Caps5:34
Goals5:0
Pcupdate:21 July 2024
Nationalyears1:2014
Nationalyears2:2015–2018
Nationalyears3:2017–
Nationalteam1:Israel U19
Nationalteam2:Israel U21
Nationalteam3:Israel
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalcaps2:9
Nationalcaps3:12
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalgoals3:0
Ntupdate:2 May 2024

Omri Glazer (Hebrew: עומרי גלזר; born 11 March 1996) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade and the Israel national team.

Early and personal life

Glazer was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, to an Israeli family of Ashkenazi Jewish (Romanian-Jewish) descent.[2] [3] [4]

He also holds a Romanian passport, on account of his Ashkenazi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[5] [6]

Club career

Glazer started his career in the youth department of Maccabi Tel Aviv, and at the age of 17 he joined the youth team of Hapoel Ra'anana.[7] On 16 May 2015, he made his senior debut, when he started in a 4–2 loss to Hapoel Petah Tikva in the last round of the 2014–15 season.

On 23 June 2016, Glazer signed for Maccabi Haifa.[8] He initially served as a substitute goalkeeper for Ohad Levita, before becoming the first goalkeeper following the latter's injury. In July 2019, he was loaned out to Sektzia Ness Ziona.[9]

In June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[10] In the 2022 Israel State Cup final, he managed to save three penalties during the shootouts to win the title against his former club Maccabi Haifa. Afterward that year, he saved another two penalties in a 4–3 victory in the shootouts against the same opponent during the Israel Super Cup.

On 22 June 2023, Glazer signed a three-year contract with Red Star Belgrade.[11] Later that year, on 19 September, he managed to hold the record for most saves in a single UEFA Champions League game, with 13 saves for Red Star Belgrade in a 2023–24 group stage match against Manchester City, despite an eventual 3–1 defeat.[12]

International career

In November 2016, he was first called-up to the senior Israeli squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup European qualifiers, ahead of the match against Albania.

Honours

Maccabi Haifa

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

2021–22

2022

Red Star Belgrade

2023–24

2023–24

Individual

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Omri Glazer . playmakerstats.com .
  2. Web site: Omri Glazer on Instagram: "התחלה חדשה❤️ כמה כיף להתחיל את העונה עם ניצחון שבת שלום! #55" .
  3. Web site: Omri Glazer on Instagram: "שבת שלום." .
  4. Web site: חג גדול לדרומיים! . September 2023 .
  5. News: שלב ההוכחות של עומרי גלזר . Ynet . 20 June 2017 . אלבז . שמעון .
  6. Web site: בידיים בטוחות: בנבחרת סומכים על גלזר . 23 March 2023 .
  7. Web site: משוך בגלזר: עומרי גלזר מבוקש במכבי חיפה, מכבי תל אביב שוב תצטער? . sports.walla.co.il . he . 16 April 2016 .
  8. Web site: עומרי גלזר עבר למכבי חיפה תמורת כמיליון שקל . one.co.il . he . 23 June 2016 .
  9. Web site: גלזר הושאל לנס ציונה, ג'וש כהן במו"מ מתקדם . sport5.co.il . he . 18 July 2019 .
  10. Web site: עומרי גלזר חתם לשלוש שנים בהפועל ב"ש . one.co.il . he . 15 June 2021 .
  11. Web site: Omri is red-and-white . FK Crvena Zvezda . 22 June 2023 .
  12. Web site: UEFA Champions League: 2023/24 group stage in numbers . UEFA . 18 December 2023 .
  13. Web site: הרים את הכפפה: עומרי גלזר שוער העונה בליגה. ONE. 11 May 2022. 30 May 2022.
  14. Web site: כפפת הזהב: עומרי גלזר שוער העונה בליגת העל. ONE. 18 May 2023. 13 June 2023.