Raz Meir

{{BLP sources|date=September 2020}}{{Infobox football biography

| name = Raz Meir

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|11|30|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rishon LeZion, Israel

| image = Raz_Meir_(2).JPG

| caption = Meir playing for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv in 2015

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Right-back{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

| currentclub = Maccabi Netanya

| clubnumber =2

| youthyears1 = 2006–2014

| youthclubs1 = Hapoel Rishon LeZion

| youthyears2 = 2014–2015

| youthclubs2 = Maccabi Haifa

| years1 = 2013–2014

| clubs1 = Hapoel Rishon LeZion

| caps1 = 4

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014–2023

| clubs2 = Maccabi Haifa

| caps2 = 147

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2015–2016

| clubs3 = → Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (loan)

| caps3 = 21

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016–2017

| clubs4 = → Hapoel Ashkelon (loan)

| caps4 = 26

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2023–2024

| clubs5 = RKC Waalwijk

| caps5 = 4

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2024

| clubs6 = Hapoel Tel Aviv

| caps6 = 13

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2024–

| clubs7 = Maccabi Netanya

| caps7 = 10

| goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013 | nationalteam1 = Israel U17 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2013 | nationalteam2 = Israel U18 | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2014 | nationalteam3 = Israel U19 | nationalcaps3 = 8 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam4 = Israel U21 | nationalcaps4 = 14 | nationalgoals4 = 1

| pcupdate = 1 June 2024

| ntupdate =

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Yosef Raz Meir ({{langx|he|יוסף רז מאיר}}; born 30 November 1996) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as right-back for Maccabi Netanya.

Early life

Meir was born in Rishon LeZion, Israel, to a Jewish family.{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CR8jv4YAogK/ | title=Raz Meir on Instagram: "שבת שלום💚" }}{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CTEiJLPgHzE/ | title=Raz Meir on Instagram: "שבת שלום💚" }}{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CPktKgYg_WN/ | title=Raz Meir on Instagram: "איזה עונה מטורפת! אחרי שנה שעברה שהייתה שנה לא קלה עבורי, עם פציעה, ניתוח ושיקום ארוך.. הגעתי לעונה הזאת עם דף חלק, נרגש לשחק בלי כאבים ומלא מוטיבציה לחזור. עונה שהתחילה רק עם ציפיות להיות על המגרש, הפכה לעונה היסטורית עם אליפות שכל כך היינו צמאים לה. עונה של הגשמת חלומות ומטרות. עונה ארוכה שנגמרה בצורה הכי מתוקה שיש. עשינו את זה!!! תודה לקדוש ברוך הוא על הכל, שום דבר לא מובן לי מאליו💚💚" }}{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CFR7wHQAY8B/ | title=Raz Meir on Instagram: "שנה טובה לכולם💚" }}

Club career

He made his Israeli Premier League debut for Maccabi Haifa on 17 May 2014 in a game against Hapoel Be'er Sheva.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/17/israel/ligat-haal/hapoel-beer-sheva/maccabi-haifa-fc/1672649/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=17 May 2014}}

On 19 January 2024, Meir signed a 1.5-year contract with Hapoel Tel Aviv.{{cite web|publisher=Hapoel Tel Aviv|url=https://www.htafc.co.il/%d7%a8%d7%96-%d7%9e%d7%90%d7%99%d7%a8-%d7%a1%d7%99%d7%9b%d7%9d-%d7%91%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%a2%d7%93%d7%95%d7%9f-%d7%9c%d7%a2%d7%95%d7%a0%d7%94-%d7%95%d7%97%d7%a6%d7%99/|title=

רז מאיר סיכם במועדון לעונה וחצי|trans-title=Raz Meir signed at the club for a season and a half|date=19 January 2024|access-date=19 January 2024|language=he}}

International career

Meir has been a youth national for Israel since 2012, playing for the U-17 team all the way to the U-21 team.{{cite web | url=https://www.football.org.il/en/players/player/?player_id=79298 | title=ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Raz MEIR }}