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Rami Gershon
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Gershon (right) as a Gent player with a fan in 2015
Full name	Rami Gershon
Date of birth	(1988-08-12) 12 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Israel
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre back, Left back
Club information
Current club	Maccabi Haifa
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	15	(0)
2010–2012	→ Kortrijk (loan)	43	(1)
2013	→ Celtic (loan)	3	(1)
2013–2014	Waasland-Beveren	18	(1)
2014–2017	Gent	79	(1)
2017–	Maccabi Haifa	84	(1)
National team
2008–2010	Israel U21	11	(0)
2010–2019	Israel	26	(2)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 April 2024. † Appearances (Goals).

Rami Gershon (Hebrew: רמי גרשון; born 12 August 1988) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a centre back or as a left back for Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national team.

Early life
Club career
- Celtic
- K.A.A. Gent
International career
Personal life
Career statistics
- International
Honours
See also

Early life

Gershon was born in Rishon LeZion, Israel, to a family of Greek-Jewish descent.

Club career

Gershon began his career with Hapoel Rishon Lezion and joined on 6 July 2009 on trial to Standard Liège of the Jupiler League. 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.

K.A.A. Gent

2014, the Belgian team Gent transferred Gershon to Belgium. He was quite quickly one of the players in the basic team, and he was a mainstay 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. On 12 October 2010 Gershon made his debut for Israel in the 1–2 loss to Greece, in a Euro 2012 Qualifier. On 11 October 2011, Gershon scored his first goal for the national team in Israel's 2–0 away win over Malta, also in the Euro 2012 qualifiers. On 22 March 2013, Gershon scored against Portugal in Ramat Gan Stadium in the 3–3 draw.

Personal life

In 2014, Gershon started dating Israeli model Neta Alchimister. They became engaged in 2018. They were married June, 2019. Their first son was born on November 16, 2023.

Career statistics

International

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