Loai Helf
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Basmat Tab'un, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | Ironi Nesher | ||
| 2013–2016 | Beitar Haifa | ||
| 2016–2020 | Ironi Nesher | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Ironi Nesher | 47 | (11) |
| 2020–2021 | → Hapoel Acre (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | 84 | (7) |
| 2024 | UTA Arad | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Maccabi Netanya | 16 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | Israel U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 August 2024 | |||
Loai Helf (Arabic: لؤي حلف, Hebrew: לואי חלף; born 8 August 2000) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Helf was born on 8 August 2000 in Basmat Tab'un, Israel. He is ethnically Arab. In 2008, Helf joined the youth academy of Israeli side Ironi Nesher. In 2013, he joined the youth academy of Israeli side Beitar Haifa. In 2016, he returned to the youth academy of Israeli side Ironi Nesher. He started his senior career with Israeli side Ironi Nesher. In 2020, he was sent on loan to Israeli side Hapoel Acre.
In 2021, Helf signed for Israeli side Maccabi Bnei Reineh. He helped the club win the league and achieve promotion.[1] He was regarded as one of the club's most important players.[2] In 2024, he almost signed for Israeli side Maccabi Netanya but the transfer never materialized. After that, he signed for Romanian side UTA Arad.
Helf is an Israel youth international. He has played for the Israel national under-21 football team. On 16 November 2022, he debuted for the team during a 2-1 win over the Georgia national under-21 football team.
Style of play
[edit | edit source]Helf can operate as a forward. He can also operate as an attacking midfielder.[3] He has been described as a "player with very good physical abilities... knows how to score goals, he has a fantastic head game".[1] He has also been described as "knows how to dribble well on the line when needed and on the other hand is also not afraid to get into fights and help in the defensive game.".[2]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Maccabi Bnei Reineh
References
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Israeli Muslims
- Arab-Israeli footballers
- Israeli men's footballers
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen
- Footballers from Northern District (Israel)
- Ironi Nesher F.C. players
- Hapoel Acre F.C. players
- Maccabi Bnei Reineh F.C. players
- Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
- FC UTA Arad players
- Liga Leumit players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Liga I players
- Israel men's under-21 international footballers
- Israeli expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football midfielders