Club profile

Maccabi Haifa

Maccabi Haifa F.C.

Haifa, IsraelLigat ha'Al · tier 1Founded 26 October 1913Colours

mhaifafc.com ↗Nahum Het 5 St., 3508504 Haifa, Israel+972 (4) 8346626

Squad

32 players

avg age 25.4

Foreigners

38% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

4 / 14

18 pts · 8 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Sammy Ofer Stadium

30,780 seats

Manager

Barak Bakhar

Transfer balance

+€2.4m

season 2026/27

Squad

32 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 5
Omri GlazerGoalkeeper	29	Israel · Romania	191 cm	right	Jul 2026from Red Star Belgrade	Jun 2029
Omer Nir'onGoalkeeper	25	Israel · Denmark	195 cm	right	Aug 2026from Maccabi Netanya	Jun 2027
Sharif KaiufGoalkeeperAchilles tendon rupture - Return expected on 01/07/2027	25	Israel	187 cm	right	Jan 2020from Ablöse -	Jun 2028
Mark GolenkovGoalkeeper	18	Israel · Ukraine	184 cm		—	Jun 2029
Glenn AlvinGoalkeeper	19	Israel	192 cm		Jan 2026from Maccabi Haifa U19	—
Defenders · 11
Jelle BatailleRight-Back	27	Belgium	180 cm	right	Jul 2025from Royal Antwerp FC	Jun 2027
TsunamiLeft-Back	30	Brazil · Bulgaria	189 cm	left	Jul 2026from Igdir FK	Jun 2028
Nigel LonwijkCentre-Back	24	Suriname · Netherlands	190 cm	right	Jul 2026from Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	Jun 2029
Yinon FaingezichtLeft-BackCruciate ligament tear - Return expected on 01/01/2027	19	Israel · Poland	187 cm	left	Nov 2025from Maccabi Haifa U19	Jun 2029
PedrãoCentre-Back	29	Brazil	194 cm	right	Aug 2024from Portimonense SAD	Jun 2027
Shon GoldbergCentre-Back	31	Israel · Italy	179 cm	left	Jan 2021from Hapoel Beer Sheva	Jun 2028
Pierre CornudLeft-BackKnee collateral ligament tear - Return expected on 16/01/2027	29	France · Israel	177 cm	left	Jan 2025from AS Saint-Étienne	Jun 2028
Eli DasaRight-Back	34	Israel · Ethiopia	177 cm	right	Dec 2026from Without Club	Jun 2028
Noam SztejfmanCentre-Back	18	Israel · Austria	195 cm	right	Jan 2026from Maccabi Haifa U19	Jun 2029
Zohar ZasanoRight-Back	24	Israel · Ethiopia	190 cm	right	Mar 2025from Beitar Jerusalem	Jun 2027
Elad AmirCentre-BackKnee injury - Return expected on 27/02/2027	20	Israel	181 cm	right	Jan 2026from Maccabi Haifa U19	Jun 2030
Midfielders · 8
Ethane AzoulayCentral Midfield	24	Israel · France	175 cm	right	Jul 2024from Maccabi Netanya	Jun 2028
Yarin LeviCentral Midfield	21	Israel	17 cm	right	Jan 2024from Maccabi Haifa U19	Jun 2029
BruninhoAttacking Midfield	26	Brazil	175 cm	right	Feb 2026from Karpaty Lviv	Jun 2029
Cédric DonCentral MidfieldHamstring injury - Return unknown	22	Cote d'Ivoire	167 cm	right	Jan 2026from Hapoel Jerusalem	Jun 2030
Ali MohamedDefensive Midfield	31	Niger · Israel	170 cm	right	Jan 2021from Beitar Jerusalem	Jun 2027
Navot RatnerDefensive Midfield	19	Israel · Germany	18 cm	right	Jan 2026from Maccabi Haifa U19	Jun 2029
Kenny SaiefLeft Midfield	32	United States · Israel	176 cm	left	Oct 2024from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2027
Amit AraziCentral MidfieldMuscle injury - Return unknown	21	Israel	183 cm	left	Jan 2025from Maccabi Haifa U19	Jun 2030
Forwards · 8
Pedro BrazãoRight Winger	23	Portugal	178 cm	left	Apr 2026from Bodrum FK	Jun 2029
Adam GrimbergCentre-Forward	17	Israel · Romania	190 cm	right	Jan 2026from Maccabi Haifa U19	Jun 2029
Yair MordechaiLeft Winger	23	Israel	183 cm	both	Jan 2026from Ironi Kiryat Shmona	Jun 2030
Silva KaniRight Winger	23	Israel · Togo	188 cm	left	Mar 2025from Beitar Jerusalem	Jun 2028
Kenji GorréLeft WingerTeam captain	32	Curacao · Israel	174 cm	right	Jul 2025from Umm Salal SC	Jun 2027
Guy MelamedCentre-ForwardPartial damage to the cruciate ligament - Return unknown	33	Israel · Lithuania	178 cm	right	Jan 2025from Hapoel Haifa	Jun 2027
Iyad KhalailiLeft Winger	20	Israel	175 cm	right	Jan 2024from Maccabi Haifa U19	Jun 2028
Andrija NovakovichCentre-Forward	30	United States · Serbia	192 cm	right	Jul 2026from AC Reggiana 1919	Jun 2028

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€3.5m

38 arrivals

Received

€5.8m

36 departures

Net balance

+€2.4m

received − spent

Arrivals · 38

Bruninho
Attacking Midfield · 26 y/o
from Karpaty Lviv
€1.7m
Pedro Brazão
Right Winger · 23 y/o
from Bodrum FK
€700k
Nigel Lonwijk
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
from Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
€600k
Omri Glazer
Goalkeeper · 30 y/o
from Red Star Belgrade
€250k
Yair Mordechai
Left Winger · 22 y/o
from Ironi Kiryat Shmona
€200k
Abed Elmajeed Shadafna
Midfielder · 21 y/o
from Tzeirei Umm al-Fahm
End of loan
Adam Grimberg
Centre-Forward · 16 y/o
from Maccabi Haifa U19
—
Adi Tzur
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
from Hapoel Kfar Saba
End of loan

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Amit Arazi
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
from Hapoel Kfar Saba
End of loan
Andrija Novakovich
Centre-Forward · 29 y/o
from AC Reggiana 1919
Free
Daniel Darzi
Attacking Midfield · 19 y/o
from Maccabi Haifa U19
—
Daniel Joulani
Left-Back · 23 y/o
from Ironi Tiberias
End of loan
Dixon Mohammed
Central Midfield · 18 y/o
from Stari Third World
?
Eli Dasa
Right-Back · 33 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—
Getachew Yabelo
Right-Back · 21 y/o
from Hapoel Kfar Saba
End of loan
Glenn Alvin
Goalkeeper · 19 y/o
from Maccabi Haifa U19
—
Goni Naor
Defensive Midfield · 27 y/o
from AE Larisa
End of loan
Hamza Shibli
Left Winger · 21 y/o
from Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
End of loan
Hamza Shibli
Left Winger · 21 y/o
from Hapoel Kfar Saba
End of loan
Itay Ehud
Defensive Midfield · 19 y/o
from Hapoel Kfar Saba
End of loan
Itay Solomon
Midfielder · 19 y/o
from Maccabi Haifa U19
—
Itay Solomon
Midfielder · 20 y/o
from SC Kiryat Yam
End of loan
Iyad Khalaili
Left Winger · 19 y/o
from Maccabi Bnei Reineh
End of loan
Jad Shibli
Right Winger · 20 y/o
from Hapoel Acre
End of loan
Liam Eissat
Right Winger · 19 y/o
from Maccabi Haifa U19
—
Liam Eissat
Right Winger · 19 y/o
from Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
End of loan
Liam Hermesh
Defensive Midfield · 22 y/o
from FC Sheriff Tiraspol
End of loan
Matías Nahuel
Left Winger · 29 y/o
from Jagiellonia Bialystok
End of loan
Nehoray Ifrah
Right Winger · 23 y/o
from Hapoel Nof HaGalil
End of loan
Omer Dahan
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
from Hapoel Raanana
End of loan
Omer Nir'on
Goalkeeper · 25 y/o
from Maccabi Netanya
Loan
Ronny Laufer
Right-Back · 25 y/o
from FC Kfar Saba
End of loan
Sarel Cohen
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
from Hapoel Hadera
End of loan
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Defensive Midfield · 27 y/o
from Kocaelispor
End of loan
Tomer Lannes Arbel
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
from Hapoel Kfar Saba
End of loan
Tsunami
Left-Back · 30 y/o
from Igdir FK
Free
Xander Severina
Right Winger · 25 y/o
from Casa Pia AC
End of loan
Yarin Levi
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
from Beitar Jerusalem
End of loan

Departures · 36

Georgiy Yermakov
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
to FC Kharkiv
€2.8m
Lisav Eissat
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
to Bristol City
€2.5m
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Defensive Midfield · 27 y/o
to Kocaelispor
€500k
Trivante Stewart
Centre-Forward · 26 y/o
to Gaziantep FK
€150k
Abdoulaye Seck
Centre-Back · 34 y/o
to Al-Faisaly FC
Free
Abed Elmajeed Shadafna
Midfielder · 21 y/o
to Tzeirei Umm al-Fahm
Loan
Adi Tzur
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
to Hapoel Kfar Saba
Loan
Daniel Darzi
Attacking Midfield · 19 y/o
to Hapoel Kfar Saba
Loan

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Daniel Joulani
Left-Back · 23 y/o
to Ironi Tiberias
Loan
Dixon Mohammed
Central Midfield · 18 y/o
to Hapoel Afula
Loan
Djordje Jovanovic
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
to FC Basel 1893
End of loan
Dolev Haziza
Left Winger · 31 y/o
to Maccabi Netanya
Free
Getachew Yabelo
Right-Back · 21 y/o
to Hapoel Ramat Gan
Loan
Goni Naor
Defensive Midfield · 27 y/o
to Hapoel Ramat Gan
Free
Hamza Shibli
Left Winger · 22 y/o
to Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
Loan
Itay Ehud
Defensive Midfield · 19 y/o
to Hapoel Petah Tikva
Loan
Itay Solomon
Midfielder · 19 y/o
to SC Kiryat Yam
Loan
Jad Shibli
Right Winger · 20 y/o
to Maccabi Ata Bialik
Loan
Liam Eissat
Right Winger · 19 y/o
to Hapoel Tirat Carmel
Loan
Liam Eissat
Right Winger · 19 y/o
to Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
Loan
Liam Hermesh
Defensive Midfield · 22 y/o
to Grazer AK 1902
Free
Lior Kassa
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
to Maccabi Petah Tikva
Loan
Manuel Benson
Right Winger · 29 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Matías Nahuel
Left Winger · 29 y/o
to Johor Darul Ta'zim
Free
Michael Ohana
Attacking Midfield · 30 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Nehoray Ifrah
Right Winger · 23 y/o
to SC Kiryat Yam
Loan
Niv Gabay
Centre-Forward · 18 y/o
to Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Loan
Omer Dahan
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Peter Agba
Defensive Midfield · 23 y/o
to ETO FC
Loan
Roei Fucs
Goalkeeper · 27 y/o
to —
—
Ronny Laufer
Right-Back · 25 y/o
to FC Kfar Saba
Free
Sarel Cohen
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
to Hapoel Kfar Saba
Loan
Suf Podgoreanu
Left Winger · 24 y/o
to KV Kortrijk
Free
Tomer Lannes Arbel
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
to SC Kiryat Yam
Loan
Tommy Tsitsuashvili
Left-Back · 20 y/o
to Hapoel Acre
Loan
Xander Severina
Right Winger · 25 y/o
to Sabah FK
Free

Manager & staff

9 people

Manager

Barak Bakhar

Israel · 47 y/o

Appointed 21 October 2025

Contract until 30 June 2027

Coaching Staff · 4

Roei FucsTeam ManagerIsrael
David MartaneAssistant ManagerIsrael
Lidor GanonFitness coachIsrael

Management · 2

Itzik OvadiaChief Executive OfficerIsrael
Lior RefaelovSporting DirectorIsrael

Board of Directors · 1

Yaakov ShaharOwnerIsrael

Scouting · 2

Rami GershonScoutIsrael
Maor BurgScoutIsrael

Honours

28 titles

15×Israeli Champion22/23 · 21/22 · 20/21 · 10/11 · 08/09 · +10
6×Israeli cup winner15/16 · 97/98 · 94/95 · 92/93 · 90/91 · +1
5×Israel Super Cup Winner23/24 · 21/22 · 89/90 · 85/86 · 63/64
1×Lilian Cup Winner84/85
1×Intertoto-Cup Winner85/86

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