Eyal Golasa

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Eyal Golasa

| image = Eyal Golasa.jpg

| image_size = 220

| caption = Eyal Golasa with Israel in 2013

| fullname = Eyal Golasa

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|10|7}}

| birth_place = Bat Hefer, Israel

| height = {{Height|m=1.74|precision=0}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Maccabi Petah Tikva{{IFA league player|5727}}

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2001–2008

| youthclubs1 = Beitar Nes Tubruk

| years1 = 2008–2014

| clubs1 = Maccabi Haifa

| caps1 = 127

| goals1 = 13

| years2 = 2014–2016

| clubs2 = PAOK

| caps2 = 35

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2016–2024

| clubs3 = Maccabi Tel Aviv

| caps3 = 161

| goals3 = 12

| years4 = 2024–

| clubs4 = Maccabi Petah Tikva

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2007–2008

| nationalteam1 = Israel U17

| nationalcaps1 = 16

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2008–2009

| nationalteam2 = Israel U18

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2008–2010

| nationalteam3 = Israel U19

| nationalcaps3 = 8

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2008–2013

| nationalteam4 = Israel U21

| nationalcaps4 = 20

| nationalgoals4 = 1

| nationalyears5 = 2010–2021

| nationalteam5 = Israel

| nationalcaps5 = 17

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| club-update = 29 May 2024

| ntupdate = 22:41, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

}}

Eyal Golasa ( {{langx|he|אייל גולסה}}; born 7 October 1991) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Early life

Golasa was born in Bat Hefer, Israel, to a family of Mizrahi Jewish (Yemeni-Jewish) descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en/2019/09/maccabi-players-visit-childrens-hospital/|title=Maccabi players visit children's hospital|date=September 11, 2019}} His father is former Israeli footballer Avner Golasa.

Club career

=Maccabi Haifa=

Golasa came from the highly successful youth system of Beitar Nes Tubruk. In the summer of 2008, he joined Maccabi Haifa. He made his debut in the 2008–09 Israeli Premier League. The midfielder remained a substitute at the beginning of this season until coming off the bench in a UEFA Champions League match against Kazakh champion FK Aktobe on 4 August. Golasa came off the bench, almost singlehandedly turning around a 0–3 deficit as Maccabi claimed a vital 4–3 victory. After leading Maccabi to the playoff stage of the UEFA Champions League, Golasa scored a goal against Red Bull Salzburg, as the Israelis won 3–0. This result enabled the Israelis to return to the group stages of Europe's elite competition. At that time he was being monitored by major European clubs. Websites specializing on football scouting would present him as the new star of the Israeli football.

On 1 February 2010, Golasa had reportedly signed a contract with Italian club S.S. Lazio.{{cite news|last1=Griver|first1=Simon|title=Eyal Golasa joins Lazio|url=http://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/26678/eyal-golasa-joins-lazio|access-date=8 July 2016|work=The Jewish Chronicle|date=1 February 2010}} Five days later, the club announced the signing on a 4.5-year deal. However, Golasa decided to return to Israel to rejoin Maccabi Haifa and apologised for joining Lazio without informing Maccabi Haifa. Maccabi Haifa confirmed the player was staying and stated the Lazio contract was not valid because they had not been informed of negotiations between Golasa and Lazio.{{cite news|last1=Griver|first1=Simon|title=Golasa returns to Maccabi Haifa|url=http://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/26981/golasa-returns-maccabi-haifa|access-date=30 June 2016|work=Jewish Chronicle|date=10 February 2010}}{{cite web|last1=Landolina|first1=Salvatore|title=Lazio Aiming To Bring Back Eyal Golasa From Maccabi Haifa - Report|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2010/02/06/1778534/lazio-aiming-to-bring-back-eyal-golasa-from-maccabi-haifa|website=Goal|access-date=8 July 2016|date=6 February 2010}}

He was suspended for six months by Maccabi Haifa after agreeing to sign a new contract. He made a verbal agreement but later backed out, causing club boss Ya'akov Shahar to suspend him until the end of the season, after which he was sold to Greek football club PAOK.

=PAOK=

On 24 June 2014, Golasa was transferred to the Greek football team PAOK for an undisclosed fee till summer 2017.{{Cite web |url=http://www.paokfc.gr/news-el/paiktis-tou-paok-o-egial-golasa/ |title=Παίκτης του ΠΑΟΚ ο Εγιάλ Γκολάσα |access-date=24 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626045315/http://www.paokfc.gr/news-el/paiktis-tou-paok-o-egial-golasa/ |archive-date=26 June 2014 |url-status=dead }} He could not help the club during the Super League 2014–15 play-offs as he suffered a second degree sprain in the left groin and medical reports stated he would be back in action after four to six weeks.[http://www.paokfc.gr/en/news/knock-out-gia-ta-play-offs-konstantinidis-golaca/ Konstantinidis, Golasa ruled out of play-offs] Retrieved 9 May 2015

=Maccabi Tel Aviv=

In July 2016, Golasa returned to his native Israel, joining Maccabi Tel Aviv.{{cite web|title=Eyal Golasa signed for Maccabi|url=https://www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en/2016/07/eyal-golasa-signed-maccabi/|website=Maccabi Tel-Aviv|access-date=8 July 2016|date=8 July 2016}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|1 June 2022.}}{{cite web|title=E. Golasa|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/eyal-golsa/56066/|website=Soccerway|access-date=30 May 2017}}http://www.one.co.il/Player/10-11/1,1,4,37393/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9C_%D7%92%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%A1%D7%94

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=2\|League !colspan=2\|Cup !colspan=2\|Toto Cup !colspan=2\|Europe !colspan=2\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="7"\|Maccabi Haifa \|2008–09 \|27	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	33	\|1
2009–10 \|16	5	0	0	4	0	10	2	30	7
2010–11 \|26	2	3	0	4	1	2	0	35	3
2011–12 \|25	3	2	0	0	0	12	2	39	5
2012–13 \|27	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	32	2
2013–14 \|5	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	11	2
colspan=1\|Total !126	13	7	0	17	1	30	6	180	20
rowspan="3"\|PAOK \|2014–15 \|24	0	3	0	0	0	6	0	33	0
2015–16 \|11	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	17	0
colspan=1\|Total !35	0	7	0	0	0	8	0	50	0
rowspan="8"\|Maccabi Tel Aviv \|2016–17 \|21	1	2	0	5	0	4	1	32	\|2
2017–18 \|20	0	2	0	3	0	8	0	33	0
2018–19 \|9	2	0	0	1	0	5	0	15	2
2019–20 \|30	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	33	4
2020–21 \|24	2	2	0	0	0	11	0	37	2
2021–22 \|25	0	4	0	0	0	5	0	34	0
2022–23 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="1"\|Total !129	9	10	0	12	0	33	1	184	10
colspan="2"\|Career total !290	22	24	0	29	1	71	7	414	30