Rami Gershon
 Gershon with a fan. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rami Gershon | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Rishon LeZion, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back / Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | K.A.A. Gent | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2008 | Hapoel Rishon Lezion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Hapoel Rishon Lezion | 36 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Standard Liège | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 43 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Celtic (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2013– 2014 | Waasland-Beveren | 18 | (1) |
| 2014– | K.A.A. Gent | 56 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | Israel U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2010– | Israel | 21 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 May 2013. | |||
Rami Gershon (Hebrew: רמי גרשון; born 12 August 1988 in Rishon LeZion, Israel) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a centre back or left back for Jupiler League club K.A.A. Gent. He is also a member of the Israeli national squad.
Career
Gershon began his career with Hapoel Rishon Lezion and joined on 6 July 2009 on trial to Standard Liège of the Jupiler League.[1] After finishing the trial Liege loaned Gershon for one season with an option to buy him at the end which they eventually did at the summer of 2010 and immediately loaned him to K.V. Kortrijk for one season.
Celtic
On 9 January 2013, Celtic's Chief Executive, Peter Lawwell announced that Gershon had signed a loan deal until the end of the season. On 9 February 2013, Gershon made his Celtic début away to Inverness CT in the Scottish Premier League, managing to score and put Celtic into a 1-2 lead, the match ended 1-3.[2]
KAA Gent
2014, the Belgian team KAA Gent transferred Rami to Belgium. He was quite quickly one of the players in the basic team, and he was a strongholder in the 2015-Championship-team and a year later in the Champions League-campaign.
International career
Gershon has won 10 caps for the Israel U21 and 21 caps for Israel.[3] In October 12, 2010 Gershon made his debut for Israel in the 1-2 loss to Greece, in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F. On October 11, 2011, Gershon scored his first goal for the national team in Israel's 2-0 away win over Malta, also in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F.[4] On March 22, 2013, Gershon scored against Portugal in Ramat Gan Stadium in the 3-3 draw.[5]
International goals
- Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 October 2011 | Ta'Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali |  Malta | 2–0 | 2-0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 2 | 22 March 2013 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |  Portugal | 3–1 | 3-3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |