Arava Shahaf
{{Short description|Israeli footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Arava Shahaf
ערבה שחף
| image = 20171123 FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 Qualifying Round AUT-ISR Arava Shahaf 850 6638.jpg
| fullname = Arava Shahaf
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|04|28}}
| birth_place = Be'er Sheva, Israel
| position = Forward
| currentclub = F.C. Ramat HaSharon
| clubnumber = 17
| years1 = 2006–2013
| clubs1 = Maccabi Be'er Sheva
| caps1 = 120
| goals1 = 63
| years2 = 2013–
| clubs2 = → F.C. Ramat HaSharon (loan)
| caps2 = 43
| goals2 = 32
| years3 = 2014
| clubs3 = → ASA Tel Aviv University (loan)
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2007
| nationalteam1 = Israel U-19
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2018
| nationalteam2 = Israel
| nationalcaps2 = 30
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| ntupdate = 6 December 2021
}}
Arava Shahaf (or Schahaf, {{langx|he|ערבה שחף}}; born 28 April 1990) is an Israeli football forward, currently playing in the Israeli First League for F.C. Ramat HaSharon (on loan). Shahaf has been a member of the Israeli national team since 2013, when she made her debut against Malta.[http://football.org.il/NationalTeam/Pages/NationalTeamPlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=70318&NATIONAL_TEAM_ID=3 Shahaf Arava – National Player Details] IFA {{in lang|he}}
Club career
Born in Be'er Sheva, Shahaf joined Maccabi Be'er Sheva at the age of 15, making her debut on 12 December 2006 against ASA Tel Aviv University. She played with the club until the beginning of the 2013–14 season, when she was loaned to F.C. Ramat HaSharon, to which she was loaned ever since. On 17 November 2015, in a match against her old club, Shahaf scored her 100th league goal.
Shahaf was also loaned for a brief period to ASA Tel Aviv University and played with the club in the 2014–15 Champions League qualifying round,[http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/season=2015/clubs/player=1907059/profile/index.html Arava Shahaf]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} UEFA.com getting sent off against Atlético Ouriense.[https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2014814--ouriense-vs-asa-tel-aviv/ Ouriense-ASA Tel Aviv] UEFA.com
International career
Shahf made her international debut with the Israel women's national football team at the age of 23, in a match against Malta,[http://eyoya.co.il/Articles/11664.html Meet: The Negev Footballers in the Women's National Team] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222162823/http://eyoya.co.il/Articles/11664.html |date=22 December 2015 }} Shai Mugilevski, 27 October 2013, Eyoya {{in lang|he}} and as of December 2015, played 10 matches for the national team. Shahaf also played a single match for the U-19 national team in 2007, in a 1–5 loss to Italy.[http://football.org.il/NationalTeam/Pages/NationalTeamGameDetails.aspx?GAME_ID=1608 Israel - Italy] IFA {{in lang|he}}
References
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External links
- {{IFA league player|id=70318}}
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Category:Jewish Israeli sportspeople
Category:Israeli women's footballers
Category:Israel women's international footballers
Category:Maccabi Be'er Sheva F.C. (women) players
Category:ASA Tel Aviv University players
Category:F.C. Ramat HaSharon players
Category:Women's association football forwards