Suf Podgoreanu

Suf Podgoreanu (Hebrew: סוף פודגוראנו; born 20 January 2002) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a winger or as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa. He represents both the Israel national under-21 team and the senior Israel national team. [5][2][4][3] [10]

Suf Podgoreanu
Personal information
Full name Suf Podgoreanu [1]
Date of birth (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002
Place of birth Hadera, Israel
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Haifa[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Number 17 [2][3][4]
Youth career
2010–2013 Hapoel Hadera
2013–2020 Maccabi Haifa
2020–2021 → Roma (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Maccabi Haifa 5 (0)
2020–2021 Roma 0 (0)
2021–2023 Spezia 5 (0)
2022–2023 → Maccabi Haifa (loan) 0 (0)
2023– Maccabi Haifa 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Israel U16 3 (1)
2018–2019 Israel U17 14 (2)
2019 Israel U18 4 (2)
2021– Israel U21 7 (1)
2021– Israel 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 May 2023

Early life

Podgoreanu was born in Hadera, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, and is of Romanian-Jewish descent on his father's side.[11][12] Both his father Danny Podgoreanu and his grandfather played for the local Hapoel clubs as well.[12][13]

He also holds a Romanian passport, on account of his Ashkenazi Jewish (Romanian-Jewish) ancestry, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[11][14][12][13]

Club career

Maccabi Haifa

Podgoreanu came through the youth ranks of Maccabi Haifa, where he was a prolific goalscorer for the under-19s, before joining the first team during the 2019–20 season.[15][16][17] Podgoreanu made his debut for Maccabi Haifa on 03 June 2020 in a game against Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. in a league match of the 2019-2020 season.[18]

Italy

Podgoreanu moved to Italian side Roma at the of the 2019–20 season, joining their youth team.[15] After a season under Alberto De Rossi's management with 27 games, 3 goals and 6 assists, where he even joined the bench of the first team for a few games,[19] he was transferred to their Serie A rival of Spezia Calcio.[20][21]
Podgoreanu made his debut for Italian side Spezia on 19 September 2021, replacing Janis Antiste in a 2-1 Serie A away win.[22][23][24]

Return to Maccabi Haifa

On 2 September 2022, Podgoreanu returned to Maccabi Haifa on loan with an option to buy.[25] On May 16, 2023, he won his first adult title, as winning the Israeli Premier League championship.

International career

He has been a youth international for Israel since 2017.[26][15][16][17]

He also plays for the Israel U-21 since 2021.[27]

He was called up for the senior Israel national team in October 2021, during their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA.[28] Podgoreanu debuted for a full match with the senior team in a 3–2 home win for Israel against Faroe Islands on 15 November 2021, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA,[29] where he had an assist as well.[30]


Career statistics

Club
As of 1 June 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National cup League Cup Other Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maccabi Haifa 2023-24 Israeli Premier League 000000000000
Career total 000000000000

    International
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National team Year Apps Goals
    Israel 2023 0 0
    Total 0 0

    Honours

    Maccabi Haifa

    See also

    References
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    14. "מכבי חיפה: ברומניה רוצים שסוף פודגוראנו ייצג את הנבחרת המקומית - וואלה! ספורט". 15 June 2020.
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    25. "ברוך השב הביתה, סוף" (in Hebrew). Maccabi Haifa. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
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    27. "Hristov e Podgoreanu brillano in Nazionale". La Nazione (in Italian). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
    28. "אצילי וגוטליב בפנים: פורסם סגל הנבחרת - ספורט 5". October 2021.
    29. "Match Report of Israel vs Faroe Islands - 2021-11-15 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
    30. "סיקור משחק ישראל נגד איי פארו, 15/11/2021 - ערוץ הספורט".
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