Goni Naor

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Goni Naor

| image =

| fullname = Goni Naor

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|04|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Har Adar, Israel

| height = 1.85m

| currentclub = Hapoel Tel Aviv

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2008–2015

| youthyears2 = 2015–2017

| youthyears3 = 2017–2018

| youthclubs1 = Beitar Jerusalem

| youthclubs2 = Maccabi Tel Aviv

| youthclubs3 = Hapoel Katamon

| years1 = 2017–2020 | clubs1 = Hapoel Katamon | caps1 = 51 | goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2020–2023 | clubs2 = Hapoel Jerusalem | caps2 = 54 | goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2023– | clubs3 = Maccabi Haifa | caps3 = 25 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2024– | clubs4 = → Hapoel Tel Aviv | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2015

| nationalyears2 = 2016

| nationalyears3 = 2022–

| nationalteam1 = Israel U17

| nationalteam2 = Israel U18

| nationalteam3 = Israel

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalcaps3 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 15 April 2024

| ntupdate = 28 September 2022

}}

Goni Naor ({{langx|he|גוני נאור}}; born 23 April 1999) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hapoel Tel Aviv in Liga Leumit.

Early life

Naor was born in Har Adar, Israel, to a Jewish family.{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CJOg5ZhgZaI/ | title=Instagram }}{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CTet641sRwm/ | title=Instagram }}{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BsNvU6pFruq/ | title=Instagram }}

Club career

Naor grew up in the Beitar Jerusalem youth academy. In 2015, signed for the Maccabi Tel Aviv. Two years later, signed to Hapoel Katamon. He made his debut with the senior team on 3 August 2017.[https://www.football.org.il/leagues/games/game/?season_id=19&game_id=525836 בית"ר תל אביב רמלה 1 : 1 הפועל קטמון ירושלים]

On 31 July 2021, Naor scored the only goal in the 1-0 win against Beitar Jerusalem, which was the first Jerusalem derby match in 21 years.

International career

Naor has been a youth international since 2015.

He was called up for the senior Israel national team in October 2021, during their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=285&docID=383252|title = אצילי וגוטליב בפנים: פורסם סגל הנבחרת - ספורט 5}}