Manor Solomon (Hebrew: מנור סולומון; born (1999-07-24)24 July 1999) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for English Premier League club Fulham, on loan from Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk, and the Israel national team.
![]() Solomon with Israel in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manor Solomon[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Kfar Saba, Israel | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2][3][4][5] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Fulham (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2008 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
2008–2017 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 68 | (8) |
2019– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 70 | (16) |
2022– | → Fulham (loan) | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Israel U16 | 1 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Israel U17 | 14 | (1) |
2016 | Israel U18 | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Israel U19 | 6 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Israel U21 | 6 | (0) |
2018– | Israel | 31 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022 |
Solomon was born and raised in Kfar Saba, Israel,[6][2][7][8] to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish (Hungarian-Jewish) and both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish (Iraqi-Jewish) descent.[9][10][11][2][12][13][14] His parents Ayala and Yossi Solomon are physical education teachers.[9] His mother and father met while studying together at the Ohalo College, both majored in physical education and minored in maritime. As a young married couple, their shared maritime training gave them the idea to choose the unique Hebrew first name "Manor" for their son, which means "a boom" in sailing.[15] Solomon was enlisted for mandatory military service in December 2017, and has served in the Israel Defense Forces.[16][17][18]
He also holds a Portuguese passport, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[10][11][2][7]
He has been in a relationship with his Israeli girlfriend Dana Voshina since 2018.[19][20]
On 26 November 2016, at the age of 17, Solomon made his senior debut for the Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Petah Tikva, coming on as a 54th minute substitute against Hapoel Haifa that ended in a 1–2 away loss.[21][22] On 28 January 2017, Solomon scored his first Israeli Premier League goal a 2–0 home victory against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.[23][24]
Solomon was named in the "50 for the Future: UEFA.com's Ones to Watch for 2018–19".[25][26]
On 11 January 2019, Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk signed 19-year-old Solomon from Israeli side Maccabi Petah Tikva in a transfer worth an initial €6 million, then the fifth-highest transfer fee for an Israeli footballer.[27][28][29]
After moving to Shakhtar Donetsk, Solomon scored his first UEFA Champions League goal on 1 October 2019, in the 95th minute of an away match against Italian side Atalanta that ended in a 2–1 victory.[30] This made him the youngest Israeli footballer ever to score in the Champions League, at the age of 20.[31] On 26 November, he scored the equalising goal in a 1–1 Champions League draw away at Manchester City.[30][32]
Solomon continued his good Champions League form in the following season, scoring Shakhtar's third goal on 21 October 2020 in a 3–2 away victory over side Real Madrid.[33] On 1 December, he scored the second goal in the return fixture against Real Madrid, helping his team to a 2–0 home victory.[34]
He celebrated both his first and second braces in back-to-back Ukrainian Premier League matches, the first on 14 March 2021 in a 4–0 home victory over Desna Chernihiv[35][36] and the second on 21 March in a 2–3 defeat away to Lviv.[37][38]
On 25 July 2022, English Premier League club Fulham announced the signing of Solomon on a one-year loan, following a FIFA ruling concerning the Russian-Ukrainian War which allows foreign players affected by the war to suspend their contracts with Ukrainian clubs until 30 June 2023.[39][40][41][42] Solomon started training with Fulham on 10 July, and became a registered player for the club on 1 August.[39][41][42] Upon his signing, he became the top-paid Israeli footballer, earning £1.7 million per season, with performance bonuses that can increase his salary to £2.5 million.[41][42]
He made his 2022–23 Premier League debut on 6 August, coming on as a substitute in the second half of a 2–2 home draw against Liverpool.[43]
At youth international level, Solomon was capped 29 times and scored twice for Israel.[44]
On 21 May 2017, at 17 years of age, Solomon was called up to the Israeli senior side, although he did not appear for the team at the time.[45][46] On 7 September 2018, Solomon made his senior debut for the Israeli squad at age 19, coming on as a 71st minute substitute in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League away match against Albania that ended in a 0–1 away loss.[47]
On 18 November 2020, Solomon scored a first half goal for Israel in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League in a 1–0 home victory over Scotland.[48]
On 4 September 2021, he scored again in a 5–2 home victory over Austria in 2022 World Cup qualifying.[49]
On 10 June 2022, during a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League away match against Albania, Solomon scored a brace, bringing Israel back from a 0–1 deficit to a 2–1 win in just 16 minutes.[50]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2016–17 | Israeli Premier League | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 4 | ||||
2018–19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 18 | 4 | ||||
Total | 68 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | – | – | 83 | 10 | ||||
Shakhtar Donetsk | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
2019–20 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 29 | 6 | |||
2020–21 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 10[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 35 | 11 | |||
2021–22 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 8[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 6] | 1 | 28 | 5 | |||
Total | 70 | 16 | 5 | 1 | – | 28 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 109 | 23 | |||
Fulham (loan) | 2022–23[56] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 139 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 193 | 33 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Israel | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | 5 | 0 | |
2020 | 7 | 1 | |
2021 | 12 | 3 | |
2022 | 5 | 2 | |
Total | 31 | 6 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 November 2020 | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
2. | 31 March 2021 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | ![]() | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA |
3. | 5 June 2021 | City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
4. | 4 September 2021 | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA |
5. | 10 June 2022 | Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
6. | 2–1 |
Shakhtar Donetsk
Fulham F.C. – current squad | |
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