Shon Weissman

Shon Zalman Weissman[1] (or Sean,[2] Hebrew: שון וייסמן‎; born 14 February 1996) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Austrian club Wolfsberger AC and the Israel national team.

Shon Weissman
Weissman playing for Hapoel Acre in 2015
Personal information
Full name Shon Zalman Weissman[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996
Place of birth Haifa, Israel
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Wolfsberger AC
Number 9
Youth career
2011–2016 Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Maccabi Haifa 32 (8)
2015–2016 → Hapoel Acre (loan) 18 (0)
2016–2017 → Maccabi Netanya (loan) 19 (12)
2017–2018 → Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan) 24 (10)
2019– Wolfsberger AC 29 (27)
National team‡
2010–2012 Israel U17 6 (5)
2011–2015 Israel U19 5 (2)
2017–2018 Israel U21 13 (3)
2019– Israel 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:54, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2019

An academy graduate of Maccabi Haifa, Weissman made his senior debut for the club in 2014 before spending three seasons on loan with Israeli clubs Hapoel Acre, Maccabi Netanya and Ironi Kiryat Shmona. In Maccabi Netanya, he enjoyed a particularly successful campaign which culminated in the club reaching promotion to the Israeli Premier League. After signing with Austrian side Wolfsberger AC, he became the club's first goalscorer in a European competition.

Formerly an Israel youth international, Weissman represented the nation from under-17 level. He made his senior debut in September 2019.

Early life

Weissman was born in Haifa, Israel, to an Ashkenazi Jewish family.[2]

Club career

Maccabi Haifa

Early career

Weissman started his career with hometown club, Maccabi Haifa. In January 2014, Weissman made his first-team debut in the Israeli Premier League match against Hapoel Be'er Sheva. He came off the bench in the 79th minute, replacing Ran Abukarat. He ended the season with 10 league appearances, while only appearing in two games in the following season.

2015–18: Loan spells

On 19 August 2015, Weissman signed for fellow Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Acre on a season-long loan from Maccabi Haifa. After scoring no goals in 18 appearances, the loan deal was cancelled in January 2016.

For the 2016–17 season, Weissman was sent on a season-long loan again, this time to second division club Maccabi Netanya. He managed to score 12 goals in 21 league appearances, helping Maccabi Netanya achieve promotion to the Israeli Premier League as they were crowned champions at the end of the season.

In the following season, Weissman made one appearance for Maccabi Haifa before being sent out on loan once again in August 2017, this time to fellow Premier League side Ironi Kiryat Shmona. In September 2017, in a league match against Ashdod, Weissman scored his first goal on the highest level of Israeli football in a 2–0 win for Ironi. He made 26 league appearances for the club, scoring three times.

2018–19: Return to Maccabi Haifa

Following the expiration of his loan, Weissman returned to Maccabi Haifa. He made his first appearance in the season as a substitute in the league match against Maccabi Tel Aviv on 26 August, receiving a yellow card shortly after in a 0–2 loss.[3] A few days days later, on 1 September, Weissman scored his first Maccabi Haifa goal when he netted in a 2–0 home win over Ashdod. He ended the season with eight goals in 25 league appearances.

Wolfsberger AC

On 20 June 2019, Weissman joined Austrian Football Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC, signing a two-year contract and being handed shirt No. 9.[4] On 17 August, in the fourth round of the league, Weissman scored four goals in a 5–0 home victory over SV Mattersburg.[5] Before the match, he had scored in three consecutive league appearances for the Carinthian club.

On 19 September 2019, Weissman scored the first goal in a 4–0 win over German club Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Europa League group stage, Wolfsberger AC's first European goal ever.[6]

International career

Weissman made his Israel national football team debut on 9 September 2019 in an Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovenia. He started the game and was substituted in the 61st minute.[7]

Honours

References
  1. Shon Weissman at Soccerway
  2. http://www.news1.news/il/2019/10/israeli-national-team-nir-biton-is-expected-to-open-as-a-brake.html
  3. "MACCABI TEL AVIV VS. MACCABI HAIFA 2 - 0". Soccerway. 26 August 2019.
  4. "Weissman fix". Wolfsberger AC. 20 June 2019.
  5. "Spielbericht Wolfsberger AC – SV Mattersburg". orf.at. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  6. "0:4 zum Auftakt! Gladbach blamiert sich gegen den WAC". kicker.de. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  7. "Slovenia v Israel game report". UEFA. 9 September 2019.
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