Orr Barouch

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Orr Barouch
אור ברוך

| image = Orr Barouch.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Barouch with Chicago Fire

| fullname = Orr Barouch

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|11|29}}

| birth_place = Haifa, Israel

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2008

| youthclubs1 = Chivas USA

| youthyears2 = 2009–2011

| youthclubs2 = Tigres

| years1 = 2011–2012

| clubs1 = Tigres

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2011

| clubs2 = → Chicago Fire (loan)

| caps2 = 28

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2012–2014

| clubs3 = Chicago Fire

| caps3 = 9

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2012–2014

| clubs4 = → Bnei Yehuda (loan)

| caps4 = 30

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2014–2015

| clubs5 = Maccabi Netanya

| caps5 = 23

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2015–2016

| clubs6 = Biel-Bienne

| caps6 = 10

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2016

| clubs7 = Orange County Blues

| caps7 = 4

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2017–2018

| clubs8 = Hapoel Petah Tikva

| caps8 = 33

| goals8 = 10

| years9 = 2018

| clubs9 = Hapoel Ramat Gan

| caps9 = 12

| goals9 = 7

| years10 = 2019

| clubs10 = Cal FC

| caps10 = 0

| goals10 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2011–2013

| nationalteam1 = Israel U21

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 4

| medaltemplates =

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Orr Barouch ({{langx|he|אור ברוך}}; born 29 November 1991) is an Israeli former footballer who played as a forward (association football)|forward]].

Career

=Early life and career=

Barouch is Jewish, and was born in Haifa, Israel."Sports Shorts," Jewish Sports Review, Volume 9, Number 11, Issue 107, Page 19, January/February 2015. He moved to the United States with his parents as a child. He grew up in Woodland Hills, California, attended El Camino Real High School and played in the youth ranks of Chivas USA.[https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/9471/woodland-hills-barouch-brings-heat-to-fire Woodland Hills' Barouch brings heat to Fire] espn.com During the summer of 2009, Barouch was one of the athletes selected to tour Europe with the SuperElite Discover Europe team of top youth soccer players based in America.[http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/superelite-soccer/united-states-football-club-archives/nid-8824/Each-player-brought-unique-ability-on-Discover-Europe-team] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120072334/http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/superelite-soccer/united-states-football-club-archives/nid-8824/Each-player-brought-unique-ability-on-Discover-Europe-team|date=20 January 2011}} While with Chivas he drew the interest of Belgian side Club Brugge. However, in 2009 he elected to sign with Mexico's Tigres de la UANL. While with the Monterrey-based club, Barouch appeared in 24 youth team matches, scoring one goal, primarily as a left winger, and helped Tigres to a first-place finish in the Mexican U-20 Apertura tournament,{{cite web|author=Guillermo Rivera |url=http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-fire-confidential/2011/03/fire-sign-barouch-and-videira.html |title=Fire Sign Barouch and Videira | Chicago Fire Confidential |publisher=Chicagonow.com |access-date=14 February 2014}} but he never played for senior Tigres team.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}

=Chicago Fire=

During the 2011 Major League Soccer preseason Barouch joined Chicago Fire on trial. Barouch became the third Israeli ever to play in Major League Soccer, after Guy Melamed and Dedi Ben Dayan.

Barouch impressed during his trial stint and was signed on loan from Tigres on 10 March 2011, with the American side holding an option to purchase his contract.{{Cite web|url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/c9f7284947a4566849c43f3011c966a4|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129061501/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/c9f7284947a4566849c43f3011c966a4|url-status=dead|title=Gaitán se pintará de azul en EU|archive-date=29 January 2013|access-date=12 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/03/fire-ink-two-trialists |title=Fire Ink Two Trialists |publisher=Chicago Fire |date=9 March 2011 |access-date=14 February 2014}}{{cite web|author=Sam Stejskal |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/barouch-excited-about-chance-chicago |title=Barouch excited about chance with Chicago |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |date=11 March 2011 |access-date=14 February 2014}}

He made his professional debut on 19 March 2011 in Chicago's 1–1 tie with FC Dallas on the opening day of the 2011 MLS season.,{{Cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/fire-fcd-trade-early-goals-en-route-1-1-draw|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322041044/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/fire-fcd-trade-early-goals-en-route-1-1-draw|url-status=dead|title=Fire, FCD trade early goals en route to 1–1 draw|archive-date=22 March 2011}} and scored his first professional goal on 24 May in a 2–2 tie with Toronto FC.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-05-14-toronto-fc-vs-chicago-fire/recap |title=Toronto FC vs Chicago Fire 05-14-2011 – Recap |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |date=14 May 2011 |access-date=14 February 2014}} On 2 December 2011 Chicago Fire purchased the rights to Barouch from Tigres.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SoccerByIves/statuses/142630371312402432|title=The Chicago Fire have purchased the rights to forward Orr Barouch, who was w/the Fire on loan in 2011 from Mexican side Tigres. #SmartMove|work=twitter.com}}

On 13 September 2012 Chicago Fire announced it loaned Barouch to the Israeli club Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv for the remainder of the 2012 season.{{cite news |title=Fire Loan Orr Barouch to Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. |url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/09/fire-loan-orr-barouch-bnei-yehuda-tel-aviv-fc |publisher=chicago-fire.com |date=13 September 2012}}

=Bnei Yehuda=

In August 2012, it was reported Bnei Yehuda purchased Orr Barouch for a fee of $400,000 signing the player to a four-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://one.co.il/Cat/Articles/Article.aspx?id=204936&categoryId=0&tableid=0&bz=6 |script-title=he:אור ברוך נרכש על-ידי בני יהודה ב-400,000 דולר |publisher=One.co.il |date=26 August 2012 |access-date=14 February 2014 |language=he |trans-title=Light Welcome Purchased Bnei Yehuda for $400,000}} However, there have not been any official announcements from either club confirming this.

On 14 February 2014 Chicago Fire announced Orr Barouch re-joined the team after a year and a half on loan with Bnei Yehuda.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2014/02/orr-barouch-set-re-join-fire-tucson-trialists-are-released-camp|title=Orr Barouch set to re-join Fire in Tucson as trialists are released from camp|publisher=chicago-fire.com|date=14 February 2014}}

After struggling for minutes in 2014, Barouch and Chicago mutually agreed to part ways on 11 June 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2014/06/chicago-fire-orr-barouch-mutually-agree-part-ways|title=Chicago Fire, Orr Barouch Mutually Agree To Part Ways|work=Chicago Fire}}

International

Barouch grew up in Southern California and is a U.S. green card holder.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/12/fire-sign-orr-barouch|title=Fire Sign Orr Barouch|publisher=chicago-fire.com|date=2 December 2011}}

While trialing with the Chicago Fire in February 2011, he was scouted by then U.S. under-20 coach Thomas Rongen in a preseason match vs. the New York Red Bulls at Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, FL a 4–1 win in which Barouch scored all four goals. Barouch claimed he was trying to gain his U.S. citizenship with the hopes of joining the U.S. U20 team in the 2011 FIFA World Championships in Colombia, but "hangups" coupled with the team's failure to qualify for the tournament put the plans on hold.{{cite web|author=Jeff Crandall |url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/09/orrs-debut |title=Orr's debut |publisher=Chicago Fire |date=8 September 2011 |access-date=14 February 2014}}

With his impressive play for the Fire, Barouch received his first call up and cap for the Israeli U21 national team in a 4–1 friendly loss against England U21s on 5 September 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.twitter.com/SoccerByIves/statuses/103869910865821696|title=Young Chicago Fire striker Orr Barrouch has been called in by Israel for their friendly vs. England. Guessing they saw Fire/Man United.|work=twitter.com}} Barouch assisted on Israel's lone goal in the 25th minute.

References

External links

{{MLS player|orr-barouch}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120314093806/http://www.tigres.us/foros/index.php?topic=24079.0 Tigres.us]
[http://www.chicago-fire.com/players/orr-barouch Chicago Fire Profile]

Category:1991 births

Category:Living people

Category:Israeli men's footballers

Category:Tigres UANL footballers

Category:Chicago Fire FC players

Category:Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players

Category:Maccabi Netanya F.C. players

Category:Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players

Category:Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players

Category:Major League Soccer players

Category:Israeli Premier League players

Category:Swiss Challenge League players