Omri Ben Harush

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Omri Ben Harush

| image = DK-Maccabi (3).jpg

| upright = 0.8

| caption = Ben Harush playing in 2016

| fullname = Omri Ben Harush

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|03|07}}

| birth_place = Netanya, Israel

| height = 1.85 m

| currentclub = Hapoel Kfar Saba

| clubnumber = 23

| position = Centre-back, left-back

| youthyears1 = 1998–2010

| youthclubs1 = Maccabi Netanya

| years1 = 2009–2013 | clubs1 = Maccabi Netanya | caps1 = 104 | goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2013–2017 | clubs2 = Maccabi Tel Aviv | caps2 = 86 | goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2017–2018 | clubs3 = Maccabi Haifa | caps3 = 25 | goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2018–2020 | clubs4 = Lokeren | caps4 = 32 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = F.C. Ashdod | caps5 = 16 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2021–2022 | clubs6 = Bnei Sakhnin | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022–2023 | clubs7 = Sektzia Ness Ziona | caps7 = 15 | goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2023–2024 | clubs8 = Hapoel Kfar Saba | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2024– | clubs9 = F.C. Ashdod | caps9 = 8 | goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2008

| nationalteam1 = Israel U19

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2010–2013

| nationalteam2 = Israel U21

| nationalcaps2 = 21

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2011–2019

| nationalteam3 = Israel

| nationalcaps3 = 21

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 15 April 2024

| ntupdate = 24 March 2019

}}

Omri Ben Harush (or Ben Harosh,{{Cite web|url=https://steemit.com/sportstalk/@shaulikahlon1/ambassadors-half-an-hour-to-biram-kayal-at-a-loss-in-brighton-tomer-hemed-is-not-a-partner|title=Ambassadors: Half an hour to Biram Kayal at a loss in Brighton, Tomer Hemed is not a partner|first=Shaulikahlon1in #sportstalk • 2 Years|last=Ago|date=20 July 2019|website=Steemit|accessdate=24 May 2021}} {{langx|he|עומרי בן הרוש}}; born 7 March 1990) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a left back defender for F.C. Ashdod and for the Israel national team.[https://sport1.maariv.co.il/israeli-soccer/israelis-abroad/Article-820076/ בן הרוש: "אם נתתי פס לא טוב, מבחינת רוב האצטדיון אני כלום"] sport1.maariv.co.il

Early life

Ben-Harush was born in Netanya, Israel, to a family of Sephardic Jewish descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/top-jewish-american-soccer-players-targeted-by-israeli-clubs-462390|title=Top Jewish American soccer players targeted by Israeli clubs|website=The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com|date=26 July 2016 |accessdate=24 May 2021}}

Club career

=Maccabi Netanya=

Ben Harush joined Maccabi Netanya youth team when he was eight years old. He made his debut for the club on 3 August 2009 against Beitar Jerusalem.

In four seasons with Netanya he managed to play 125 games, score six goals and also provided three assists in all club competitions.

=Maccabi Tel Aviv=

On 11 July 2013, after four years in the senior side of Netanya, he moved to Maccabi Tel Aviv for a fee of $558,000. Omri signed a three-year contract with Tel Aviv.[http://www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en/news/news-articles/netanya-defender-omri-ben-harush-signs-for-maccabi/ Defender Omri Ben Harush signs for Maccabi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014212512/http://www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en/news/news-articles/netanya-defender-omri-ben-harush-signs-for-maccabi/ |date=14 October 2013 }}, Maccabi Tel Aviv official website, 11 July 2013 He made his debut for the club on 30 July 2013 in an away Champions League match against Basel. Ben Harush started the season well, after giving a chance in the first team line-up due to an injury of Maccabi's original left-back, Mané. He was lined-up in the historic 3–0 away win in Kiryat Eliezer Stadium against Maccabi Haifa on the third matchday of the Israeli Premier League, after Maccabi had failed to win there for more than nine years. His performances for Maccabi at the start of the season granted him a newly call for the national team, and he was lined-up in the away match against Portugal on 11 October 2013. He scored his debut goal for the club during the away match on 23 November 2013, against Hapoel Haifa.

International career

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Ben Harush made his debut for the national team against Greece on 2 September 2011 in the Euro 2012 Qualifiers. He later took part in the World cup 2014 qualification away match against Portugal on 11 October 2013.

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="3"\|Cup !colspan="3"\|League Cup !colspan="3"\|Europe !colspan="3"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Assists\|\|Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Assists\|\|Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Assists\|\|Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Assists\|\|Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Assists
rowspan="4"\|Maccabi Netanya \|2009–10 \|14	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	2	0
2010–11 \|26	0	0	4	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	35	1	0
2012–12 \|35	1	1	3	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	41	1	2
2012–13 \|29	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	33	2	1
rowspan="4"\|Maccabi Tel Aviv \|2013–14 \|27	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	28	1	2
2014–15 \|28	2	0	3	0	0	6	2	0	5	0	0	42	4	0
2015–16 \|19	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	10	0	0	34	1	0
2016–17 \|12	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	9	0	0	26	0	0
rowspan="1"\|Maccabi Haifa \|2017–18 \|17	3	0	3	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	25	3	0
colspan="2"\|Career total !208	11	3	19	0	0	29	4	1	33	0	1	280	15	5