Omri Gandelman (Hebrew: עמרי גאנדלמן; born 16 May 2000) is an Israeli association footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maccabi Netanya and the Israel national team.
![]() Gandelman in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Hod HaSharon, Israel | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Netanya | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2011 | Hapoel Hod HaSharon | ||
2011–2014 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
2014–2017 | Hapoel Ra'anana | ||
2017–2018 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
2018 | Wehen Wiesbaden | ||
2018–2020 | Maccabi Netanya | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Maccabi Netanya | 72 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Israel U21 | 4 | (2) |
2021– | Israel | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:55, 12 November 2021 (UTC) |
Gandelman was born in Hod HaSharon, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. His father is Israeli former basketball player Shmuel Gandelman, and grandson of Rami Gandelman who was a basketball manager and a sports personality in Jerusalem.
Gandelman is a youth product of the academies of the Israeli clubs Hapoel Hod HaSharon, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Ra'anana. In 2018, he was scouted by the German academy of Wehen Wiesbaden and had a stint there, before returning to Israel for military service and joined the academy of Maccabi Netanya.[1] He made his professional debut with Maccabi Netanya in a 3–1 Israeli Premier League win over Ironi Kiryat Shmona on 2 June 2020.[2]
He has been part of Israel under-21s since 2021.
Coming on as a substitute within the first half, Gandelman debuted with the senior Israel national team in a 4–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification away loss against Austria on 12 November 2021.[3]
Maccabi Netanya – current squad | |
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