Argentine footballer (born 1996)
This article is about the Argentine footballer. For the American pilot, see
Marc Wolff .
Marco Wolff Date of birth
(1996-12-14 ) 14 December 1996 (age 27) Place of birth
Buenos Aires , Argentina Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Position(s)
Goalkeeper Current team
Maccabi Petah Tikva Number
34
Sociedad Hebraica Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2020
Tigre
0
(0) 2021–
Maccabi Petah Tikva
43
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:14, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
Marco Wolff (born 14 December 1996)[ 1] is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the Israeli Premier League .
Career
Tigre
Born in Buenos Aires , Wolff is the son of Waldo Ezequiel Wolff , who was also a professional goalkeeper for clubs including Ituzaingó in Argentina and Maccabi Kiryat Gat in Israel. The elder Wolff later became a politician.[ 2] Marco Wolff began playing football in Sociedad Hebraica Argentina, and represented his nation at the 2013 Maccabiah Games .[ 1]
Wolff began his professional career at Tigre . He made his only appearance for the club on 10 March 2020 in a 2–0 loss away to Club Bolívar of Bolivia in the second game of the group stage of the Copa Libertadores . The game was played at 3,500 metres above sea level in La Paz , and Tigre fielded several fringe players due to focus on the domestic league.[ 3] [ 4]
Maccabi Petah Tikva
In July 2021, Wolff transferred to Maccabi Petah Tikva in the Israeli Premier League on a one-year deal with the option of two more.[ 5] He cited the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina and his homeland's economic crisis as reasons for his emigration.[ 2] Wolff, who is Jewish, qualifies for Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return and therefore does not take up a place in the league's quota of foreign players.[ 6]
Wolff's team were relegated in his first season, but returned to the top flight as champions of the 2022–23 Liga Leumit . The title was sealed with a 7–0 win at Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv on 1 May. Wolff said that he communicated with his teammates mainly in English, having a rudimentary knowledge of Hebrew .[ 7]
On 30 May 2024, Wolff won his second title with the club, Israel State Cup , after beating Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–0 in the final .[ 8] He then signed a new contract until 2027.[ 9]
Honours
Maccabi Petah Tikva
References
^ a b Campolongo, Nicolás (15 April 2024). "En pandemia dejó la Argentina para jugar al fútbol en Israel y cuenta cómo vivió el ataque de Irán" [In the pandemic he left Argentina to play football in Israel and he tells us how he experienced Iran's attack] (in Spanish). TN. Retrieved 26 May 2024 .
^ a b "Marco Wolff: "Maccabi Petah Tikva me llamó la atención por su idiosincrasia y buen ambiente" " [Marco Wolff: "Maccabi Petah Tikva gained my attention through their idiosyncrasy and good atmosphere"] (in Spanish). Aurora. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2024 .
^ "Tigre no pudo con Bolívar en La Paz y quedó muy complicado en la Libertadores" [Tigre could not deal with Bolívar in La Paz and ended up very complicated in the Libertadores]. Clarín (in Spanish). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2024 .
^ "Con suplentes, Tigre perdió ante Bolívar y complicó su futuro en la Copa Libertadores" [With fringe players, Tigre lost to Bolívar and made their future in the Copa Libertadores more complicated] (in Spanish). Infobae . 10 March 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2024 .
^ Levin, Gil (6 July 2021). "יש שוער נוסף: וולף חתם במכבי פתח תקווה" [There is another goalkeeper: Wolff signed with Maccabi Petah Tikva] (in Hebrew). Sport 5 . Retrieved 26 May 2024 .
^ "Futbolistas latinos judíos en Israel: entre la identidad y un futuro mejor" [Jewish Latin American footballers in Israel: between identity and a better future]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024 .
^ a b "Marco Wolff: "El objetivo del equipo era ascender y, siendo campeón, mucho mejor" " [Marco Wolff: "The team's objective was promotion and, as champion, much better"] (in Spanish). Aurora. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024 .
^ a b "Fútbol. El arquero argentino Marco Wolff se consagra campeón de la Copa del Estado de Israel con Maccabi Petah Tikvah" [Football. Argentine goalkeeper Marco Wolff crowned champion of the Israel State Cup with Maccabi Petah Tikvah] (in Spanish). AJN. 31 May 2024.
^ Vazquez, Walter (12 June 2024). "Marco Wolff, el arquero argentino que llevó a su equipo a consagrarse campeón de la Copa de Israel después de 72 años" [Marco Wolff, the Argentinian goalkeeper who helped his team be crowned champions of the Israeli Cup after 72 years] (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 9 November 2024 .