Zahi Armali | |
Birth Date: | 25 October 1957 |
Birth Place: | Shefa-'Amr, Israel |
Position: | Forward |
Youthclubs1: | Maccabi Shefa-'Amr |
Years1: | 1973–1977 |
Years2: | 1977–1978 |
Years3: | 1978–1982 |
Years4: | 1982–1989 |
Years5: | 1989–1990 |
Years6: | 1990–1992 |
Years7: | 1992–1993 |
Years8: | 1993–1996 |
Years9: | 1996–1997 |
Years10: | 1997–1998 |
Years11: | 1998–1999 |
Clubs1: | Maccabi Shefa-'Amr |
Clubs2: | Hapoel Sakhnin |
Clubs3: | Maccabi Shefa-'Amr |
Clubs4: | Maccabi Haifa |
Clubs5: | Hapoel Jerusalem |
Clubs6: | Hapoel Tzafririm Holon |
Clubs7: | Hapoel Haifa |
Clubs8: | Maccabi Shefa-'Amr |
Clubs9: | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth |
Clubs10: | Maccabi Tamra |
Clubs11: | Maccabi Shefa-'Amr |
Caps4: | 179 |
Caps5: | 32 |
Caps6: | 46 |
Caps7: | 43 |
Caps8: | 78 |
Caps9: | 24 |
Caps10: | 28 |
Caps11: | 16 |
Goals4: | 90 |
Goals5: | 6 |
Goals6: | 11 |
Goals7: | 15 |
Goals8: | 23 |
Goals9: | 5 |
Goals10: | 8 |
Goals11: | 2 |
Nationalyears1: | 1982–1986 |
Nationalteam1: | Israel |
Nationalcaps1: | 28 |
Nationalgoals1: | 10 |
Zahi Armali (ar|زاهي أرملي, he|זאהי ארמלי; born 25 October 1957) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1] [2] He started his career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, and a holder of many records at Maccabi Haifa.[3] [4]
Armali was born and raised in Shefa-'Amr, Israel, to an Arab-Christian family. He started his professional career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr. After a few years he spent playing in the lower leagues he signed a contract with Maccabi Haifa in 1983.[5]
During his seven-season career at Maccabi Haifa, Zahi won three championships. He remains the club's record goalscorer with 90 league goals in 179 games.[6]
After the 1989 season Zahi left Maccabi Haifa and subsequently played for Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Haifa and his hometown club Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, where he finished his professional career as a player.