Roy Sason
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roy Sason | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Lapid, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bnei Yehuda | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Maccabi Modi'in | ||
| 2010–2014 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| 2014–2015 | Maccabi Emek Hefer | ||
| 2015–2017 | Beitar Jerusalem | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Beitar Jerusalem | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Bnei Yehuda | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Israel Olympic | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2024 | |||
Roy Sason (Hebrew: רוי ששון; born 12 December 2001) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Israeli club Bnei Yehuda.
Club career
Sason started his career with Maccabi Modi'in's boys' team. He also played in his youth with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Emek Hefer before joining the youth team of Beitar Jerusalem when he was 14.
On 26 October 2022 made his senior team in the 1–1 draw against Sektzia Ness Ziona in the Toto Cup competition. Following the Israel–Hamas war the first goalkeeper Miguel Silva didn't come back to Israel[1] and Sason made his league debut in the 1–1 draw against Maccabi Haifa in Sammy Ofer Stadium. After Silva come back to Israel, Sason back to the bench.[2]
On 20 June 2024 signed for new contract until 2028 and loaned to Bnei Yehuda.[3]
International career
Following the injury of Daniel Peretz, Sason called up to the Israel's Olympic football team squad competing in the men's tournament in the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]
References
- ^ Levi, Tomer (2023-11-13). "בשל לחץ משפחתי: מיגל סילבה לא חוזר ארצה" (in Hebrew). The Sport Channel. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ Sa'ar, Ofir (2024-11-20). "בשורה לבית"ר: למרות הלחצים מצד משפחתו, מיגל סילבה חזר לישראל" (in Hebrew). Walla. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "רוי ששון האריך חוזה בבית"ר והושאל לבני יהודה" (in Hebrew). ONE. 2024-06-20. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ Habez, Tomer (18 July 2024). "מכה ענקית: דניאל פרץ לא יטוס לאולימפיאדה" [Huge blow: Daniel Peretz will not fly to the Olympics]. One (in Hebrew). Retrieved 18 July 2024.
External links
- Roy Sason – Israel Football Association league player details
- Roy Sason at Soccerway
- CS1 Hebrew-language sources (he)
- Articles containing Hebrew-language text
- 2001 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Israeli Jews
- Israeli men's footballers
- Footballers from Central District (Israel)
- Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
- Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Liga Leumit players
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Israel men's under-21 international footballers
- Israel men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers