Sivan Fahima

Sivan Fahima

Fahima in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Sivan Fahima
Date of birth	(1983-09-07) 7 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Ashkelon, Israel
Position(s)	defender
Team information
Current team	F.C. Kiryat Gat
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2003	Maccabi Haifa
2003–2014	Maccabi Holon
2014–	F.C. Kiryat Gat	24	(10)
International career
2001	Israel U19	6	(2)
2001–2009	Israel	27	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sivan Fahima (or Pahima, Hebrew: סיון פחימה; born 7 September 1983) is an Israeli football player. She plays as a defender for the Israeli national team.^[1] She had also played in for Maccabi Holon in the 2003–04 UEFA Women's Cup.^[2]

Club career

Fahima started her career in Maccabi Haifa^[3][4] until the team folded in 2003 and Fahima transferred to Maccabi Holon, where she played until 2014, when she moved to F.C. Kiryat Gat.

Throughout her career, Fahima won 6 championships and 11 cups, scoring a total of six goals in cup finals, including a hat-trick in 2009 cup final. Fahima was joint top scorer in the 2012–13 cup, scoring 4 goals throughout the competition.

International career

Fahima made her international debut for Israel women's national football team in 2001 against Estonia and played a total of 19 matches for the national team, scoring two goals. Fahima's last match was on 26 August 2007, also against Estonia. Fahima also played for the U-19 national team, making six appearances and scoring two goals, all during 2002 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying tournament.

Honours

• Championships (6):
  • With Maccabi Haifa: 2001–02
  • With Maccabi Holon: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
• Cup (11):
  • With Maccabi Haifa: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02
  • With Maccabi Holon: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13

References

1. Sivan Fahima International statistics
2. "Score Sheets for 2003-4 UEFA league". Retrieved 29 March 2010.
3. Results of State Cup Matches – Women's Football – Season 1999/2000 Archived October 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Israeli Women's Football (in Hebrew)
4. Women's Team – Maccabi Haifa Itzhak Haberman, 31 January 2001, maccabi-haifafc.walla.co.il (in Hebrew)

External links

• Sivan Fahima – Israel Football Association league player details