| Rami Gershon | |
| Fullname: | Rami Gershon |
| Birth Date: | 12 August 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Israel |
| Currentclub: | Maccabi Haifa |
| Clubnumber: | 55 |
| Youthyears1: | 1996–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hapoel Rishon Lezion |
| Years1: | 2008–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Hapoel Rishon Lezion |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs2: | → Standard Liège (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2010–2013 |
| Clubs3: | Standard Liège |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs4: | → Kortrijk (loan) |
| Caps4: | 43 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2013 |
| Clubs5: | → Celtic (loan) |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs6: | Waasland-Beveren |
| Caps6: | 18 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs7: | Gent |
| Caps7: | 79 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2017– |
| Clubs8: | Maccabi Haifa |
| Caps8: | 84 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008–2010 |
| Nationalteam1: | Israel U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2010–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Israel |
| Nationalcaps2: | 26 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 15 April 2024 |
Rami Gershon (Hebrew: רמי גרשון; born 12 August 1988) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a centre back or as a left back for Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national team.
Gershon was born in Rishon LeZion, Israel, to a family of Greek-Jewish descent.[1]
Gershon began his career with Hapoel Rishon Lezion and joined on 6 July 2009 on trial to Standard Liège of the Jupiler League.[2] After finishing the trial Liege loaned Gershon for one season with an option to buy him at the end which they eventually did at the summer of 2010 and immediately loaned him to K.V. Kortrijk for one season.
On 9 January 2013, Celtic's Chief Executive, Peter Lawwell announced that Gershon had signed a loan deal until the end of the season.[3] On 9 February 2013, Gershon made his Celtic début away to Inverness CT in the Scottish Premier League, managing to score and put Celtic into a 1–2 lead, the match ended 1–3.[4]
2014, the Belgian team Gent transferred Gershon to Belgium. He was quite quickly one of the players in the basic team, and he was a mainstay in the 2015-Championship-team and a year later in the Champions League-campaign.
Gershon has won 10 caps for the Israel U21 and 21 caps for Israel.[5] On 12 October 2010 Gershon made his debut for Israel in the 1–2 loss to Greece, in a Euro 2012 Qualifier. On 11 October 2011, Gershon scored his first goal for the national team in Israel's 2–0 away win over Malta, also in the Euro 2012 qualifiers.[6] On 22 March 2013, Gershon scored against Portugal in Ramat Gan Stadium in the 3–3 draw.[7]
In 2014, Gershon started dating Israeli model Neta Alchimister. They became engaged in 2018. They were married June, 2019. Their first son was born on November 16, 2023. [8] [9]
Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 October 2011 | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | |||
| 2 | 22 March 2013 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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