Ofri Arad

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ofri Arad

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|9|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = HaHotrim, Israel

| image = עופרי ארד 3 (חתוך).jpg

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Centre-back, defensive midfielder

| currentclub = FC Kairat

| clubnumber = 15

| youthyears1 = 2008–2017

| youthclubs1 = Maccabi Haifa

| years1 = 2017–2023

| clubs1 = Maccabi Haifa

| caps1 = 112

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2017–2018

| clubs2 = → Hapoel Ramat Gan (loan)

| caps2 = 34

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2023–

| clubs3 = FC Kairat

| caps3 = 61

| goals3 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2013

| nationalteam1 = Israel U18

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2014

| nationalteam2 = Israel U19

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2016

| nationalteam3 = Israel U21

| nationalcaps3 = 9

| nationalgoals3 = 2

| nationalyears4 = 2020–

| nationalteam4 = Israel

| nationalcaps4 = 9

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| club-update = 12 July 2025

| nationalteam-update = 23 November 2023

}}

Ofri Arad ({{langx|he|עופרי ארד}}; born 11 September 1998) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a centre-back and defensive midfielder for FC Kairat and the Israel national team.

Early life

Arad was born in kibbutz HaHotrim, Israel, to a Jewish family. He is the youngest brother of former footballer Dori Arad.{{Cite web|title=מדליית ארד: סיפורו המרתק של בלם מכבי חיפה|url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/327328.html|access-date=2020-12-15|website=מדליית ארד: סיפורו המרתק של בלם מכבי חיפה}}

Club career

Arad made his official debut for Maccabi Haifa on 4 August 2018 in a game against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the Toto Cup and also score the winning goal.{{cite web|publisher=Maccabi Haifa|url=http://mhaifafc.com/gameZone.asp?gameID=8986|title=Game Report by Maccabi Haifa|date=4 August 2018}}

He made his Israeli Premier League debut for Maccabi Haifa on 4 December 2018 in a game against Bnei Sakhnin.{{cite web|publisher=Maccabi Haifa|url=http://mhaifafc.com/gameZone.asp?gameID=9077|title=Game Report by Maccabi Haifa|date=4 December 2018}}

He scored is first league goal on 4 December 2019 in a game against F.C. Ashdod.{{cite web|publisher=Maccabi Haifa|url=http://mhaifafc.com/gameZone.asp?gameID=9353|title=Game Report by Maccabi Haifa|date=4 December 2019}}

On 30 May 2021 he won his first adult title, as winning the Israeli Premier League championship, after making 32 league appearances and scoring 1 league goal.

On 19 February 2023, he was loaned to the Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Kairat for one season.{{cite web|url= https://www.one.co.il/Article/22-23/1,1,4,45550/429962.html?ref=hp|title= מכבי חיפה תעביר בהשאלה את ארד לקייראט|first= Doron|last= Ben Dor|date= 19 February 2023|accessdate= 19 February 2023|publisher= ONE|language= Hebrew}}

International career

Arad made his senior debut for Israel against Slovakia on 14 October 2020, coming in as a sub after half time and contributing to a surprise 3:2 win.{{Cite web|title=Slovakia vs. Israel - Football Match Summary - October 14, 2020 - ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=570708|access-date=2020-12-15|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}