Shlomi Yosef Azulay

{{short description|Israeli footballer}}

{{About|an Israeli footballer born in 1990|the Israeli footballer born in 1989|Shlomi Azulay}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Shlomi Azulay

| image = Shlomi Yosef Azulay2.jpg

| caption = Azulay playing for Maccabi Haifa in 2018

| fullname = Shlomi Yosef Azulay

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|03|30|df=y}}{{IFA league player|id=15560}}

| birth_place = Hadera, Israel

| height = 1.86 m{{Soccerway|yosef-shlomy-azulay/163163}}

| currentclub = Hapoel Hadera

| clubnumber =

| position = Central midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2000–2009

| youthclubs1 = Maccabi Haifa

| years1 = 2009–2012 | clubs1 = Maccabi Haifa | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2010 | clubs2 = → Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan) | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010–2012 | clubs3 = → Hapoel Herzliya (loan) | caps3 = 45 | goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = Hapoel Haifa | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2013–2015 | clubs5 = Hapoel Rishon LeZion | caps5 = 34 | goals5 = 10

| years6 = 2014–2015 | clubs6 = → Beitar Jerusalem (loan) | caps6 = 40 | goals6 = 6

| years7 = 2015–2017 | clubs7 = Maccabi Tel Aviv | caps7 = 28 | goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2016–2017 | clubs8 = → Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan) | caps8 = 33 | goals8 = 8

| years9 = 2017–2019 | clubs9 = Maccabi Haifa | caps9 = 34 | goals9 = 3

| years10 = 2019 | clubs10 = → Hapoel Haifa (loan) | caps10 = 6 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2019–2021 | clubs11 = Ashdod | caps11 = 59 | goals11 = 12

| years12 = 2021–2023 | clubs12 = Hapoel Tel Aviv | caps12 = 40 | goals12 = 2

| years13 = 2023–2024 | clubs13 = Ashdod | caps13 = 18 | goals13 = 2

| years14 = 2024–2025 | clubs14 = Hapoel Ra'anana | caps14 = 14 | goals14 = 2

| years15 = 2025– | clubs15 = Hapoel Hadera | caps15 = 0 | goals15 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2010–2012

| nationalteam1 = Israel U19

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 15 April 2024

| nationalteam-update =

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Shlomi Yosef Azulay ({{langx|he|שלומי יוסף אזולאי}}; born 30 March 1990) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Hapoel Hadera.

Career

Azulay began his career in the youth teams of Maccabi Haifa. In 2009, he joined Maccabi Haifa's senior team but was loaned to Hapoel Petah Tikva in 2010 before he could debut in Maccabi Haifa. On 31 October 2010, he made his debut in the Israeli Premier League after coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute in a 1–0 loss to his former team, Maccabi Haifa.

After not playing much in Petah Tikva, he was loaned to Hapoel Herzliya from the second division and until the end of the season he scored three goals in 13 appearances and helped the team stay in the league. The next season, he scored five goals in 32 appearances, at the end of the season Hapoel Herzliya was relegated to the third division

In the summer of 2012, with the end of his contract, Azulay was released from Maccabi Haifa and signed for the local rival, Hapoel Haifa but only played five matches in the 2012–13 season. In 2013, he signed for Hapoel Rishon LeZion from the second division, he scored 10 goals in 31 appearances and was the team's top scorer in the 2013–14 season.

On 21 July 2014, Azulay signed a one-year contract with F.C. Beitar Jerusalem.{{cite web|title=Rishon Lezion's midfielder, Shlomi Azulay, signed with Beitar |url=http://www.one.co.il/Article/15-16/1,1,2,0/236823.html?ref=hp|publisher=ONE|accessdate=21 July 2014|language=he}} On 22 September 2014, he scored his first goal in the Israeli Premier League, in a 1–0 victory over Maccabi Haifa. Overall, he scored four goals in 34 appearances.

=Maccabi Tel Aviv=

On 10 August 2015, Azulay signed a four-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 15 August, he made his debut in Maccabi during the Super Cup match after coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute, Maccabi lost 5–4 to Ironi Kiryat Shmona after a penalty shootout.{{cite web|title=Ironi Kiryat Shmona wins the Super Cup |url=http://www.one.co.il/Article/15-16/1,1,3,0/255645.html|publisher=ONE|accessdate=15 August 2015|language=he}}

On 7 September 2016, he moved on loan to Ironi Kiryat Shmona.

=Maccabi Haifa=

On 29 August 2017, Azulay signed a two-year contract with his former club Maccabi Haifa.

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