Shay Abutbul

Shay Abutbul

Personal information
Full name	Shay Abutbul
Date of birth	(1983-01-16) January 16, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Bat Yam, Israel
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
1999–2002	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2015	Hapoel Tel Aviv	236	(18)
2015–2016	Maccabi Sha'arayim	12	(0)
International career
2001	Israel U19	6	(1)
2003–2005	Israel U21	17	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2013

Shay Abutbul (Hebrew: שי אבוטבול; born 16 January 1983) is an Israeli former football player.

Career

Shay Abutbul began his career in the youth ranks of top Israeli side Hapoel Tel Aviv. After impressing with the youth side, Shay was called up to the first team in 2002. Since then Abutbul has been one of the top players for the club. During his time with Hapoel he has helped the club capture the Israeli Cup on two occasions and qualify for the UEFA Cup. During the 2008/08 season Shay appeared in 20 league matches scoring 3 goals, he also appeared in 6 UEFA Cup matches scoring 1 goal. It was reported that he has an offer from New York Red Bulls from the MLS.

International

Abutbul has represented Israel at the Under 19 and Under 21 level. He also served as captain of the under 21 side.

Honours

• Israeli Cup (5):
  • 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Israeli Premier League (1):
  • 2009–10

Personal life

Shay married his girlfriend Keren in May 2005. They have four children.

References

• Yaniv Kobovic (26 February 2008). "Soccer / Abuksis finally launches his project". Haaretz. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
• ifotbol.com
• שי אבוטבול [Shay Abutbul] (in Hebrew). Hapoel Tel Aviv. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
• "Abutbul Shay". The Israel Football Association. Retrieved 27 January 2014.