Neta Lavi
 Lavi playing for Maccabi Haifa in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Ramat HaShofet, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Machida Zelvia | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2023 | Maccabi Haifa | 197 | (7) |
| 2023–2025 | Gamba Osaka | 66 | (1) |
| 2025– | Machida Zelvia | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Israel U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | Israel U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Israel U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Israel U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2016– | Israel | 24 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 August 2025, 10:00 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 April 2025 | |||
Neta Lavi (Hebrew: נטע לביא; born 25 August 1996) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Machida Zelvia and the Israel national team.
Club career
In 2010, Lavi joined the Maccabi Haifa youth team. He became captain of the Maccabi Haifa youth team that won the double in 2014.[1]
Lavi has made his official debut for the senior Maccabi Haifa on 28 October 2015 in a game against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the Toto Cup. Lavi made his Israeli Premier League debut for the senior Maccabi Haifa on 7 December 2015, in a match against Hapoel Haifa.
On 27 January 2023 signed for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.[2]
On 12 August 2025, Lavi announce official transfer to fellow J1 League club, Machida Zelvia for mid 2025 season.[3]
International career
Lavi was part of the Israeli youth national team and Played 8 times for the Israeli U-19 and 12 times for the Israeli U-21 national side, under Israeli manager Arik Benado.
Lavi made his debut for the senior Israel national team on 31 May 2016, coming on as a substitute during a friendly match against Serbia.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 August 2025[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2014–15 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 7 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 3 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 44 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||
| Total | 197 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 265 | 12 | ||
| Gamba Osaka | 2023 | J1 League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||||||
| 2025 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 76 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 86 | 2 | |||||
| Machida Zelvia | 2025 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 224 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 296 | 12 | ||
International
- As of match played 9 September 2024 [5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | |
Honours
Maccabi Haifa
- Israeli Premier League: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Israel State Cup: 2015–16
- Toto Cup: 2021–22
- Israel Super Cup: 2021
References
- ^ "ענק: מכבי חיפה זכתה בדאבל שני ברציפות בנוער". ענק: מכבי חיפה זכתה בדאבל שני ברציפות בנוער. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ Ben Dor, Doron (26 January 2023). "רשמית: נטע לביא שחקנה של גמבה אוסקה" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "ネタ ラヴィ選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). ＦＣ町田ゼルビアファ. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ a b Neta Lavi at Soccerway
- ^ Neta Lavi at National-Football-Teams.com