Neta Lavi

Neta Lavi
	Lavi playing for Maccabi Haifa in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	25 August 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Ramat HaShofet, Israel
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Machida Zelvia
Number	31
Youth career
2010–2015	Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2023	Maccabi Haifa
2023–2025	Gamba Osaka
2025–	Machida Zelvia
International career‡
2013	Israel U17
2013	Israel U18
2014	Israel U19
2016–2018	Israel U21
2016–	Israel
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 August 2025, 10:00 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:00, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

Neta Lavi (Hebrew: נטע לביא; born 25 August 1996) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Machida Zelvia and the Israel national team.

Club career

In 2010, Lavi joined the Maccabi Haifa youth team. He became captain of the Maccabi Haifa youth team that won the double in 2014.^[1]

Lavi has made his official debut for the senior Maccabi Haifa on 28 October 2015 in a game against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the Toto Cup. Lavi made his Israeli Premier League debut for the senior Maccabi Haifa on 7 December 2015, in a match against Hapoel Haifa.

On 27 January 2023 signed for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.^[2]

On 12 August 2025, Lavi announce official transfer to fellow J1 League club, Machida Zelvia for mid 2025 season.^[3]

International career

Lavi was part of the Israeli youth national team and Played 8 times for the Israeli U-19 and 12 times for the Israeli U-21 national side, under Israeli manager Arik Benado.

Lavi made his debut for the senior Israel national team on 31 May 2016, coming on as a substitute during a friendly match against Serbia.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 August 2025^[4]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maccabi Haifa	2014–15	Israeli Premier League	0	0	—		—		—		—		4	0
	2015–16		22	0	6	0	3	0	—		—		31	0
	2016–17		31	0	1	0	6	0	2	0	1	0	41	0
	2017–18		7	0	—		4	1	—		—		11	1
	2018–19		34	3	1	0	5	1	—		—		40	3
	2019–20		33	2	3	0	1	0	4	0	—		41	2
	2020–21		34	2	4	1	2	0	4	0	—		44	3
	2021–22		19	0	5	1	—		2	0	0	0	26	1
	2022–23		17	0	1	1	—		12	0	1	0	31	1
	Total		197	7	21	3	21	2	24	0	2	0	265	12
Gamba Osaka	2023	J1 League	27	0	1	0	3	0	—				31	0
	2024		21	0	2	1	0	0					23	1
	2025		18	1	2	0	2	0					22	1
	Total		76	1	5	1	5	0	–				86	2
Machida Zelvia	2025	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Machida Zelvia	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total			224	7	22	3	24	2	24	0	2	0	296	12

International

As of match played 3 June 2026 ^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Israel	2016	1
	2020	3
	2021	5
	2022	3
	2023	8
	2024	4
	2026	1
Total		25

Honours

Maccabi Haifa

References

↑ "ענק: מכבי חיפה זכתה בדאבל שני ברציפות בנוער". ענק: מכבי חיפה זכתה בדאבל שני ברציפות בנוער. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
↑ Ben Dor, Doron (26 January 2023). "רשמית: נטע לביא שחקנה של גמבה אוסקה" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
↑ "ネタラヴィ選手完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). ＦＣ町田ゼルビアファ. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
1 2 Neta Lavi at Soccerway
↑ Neta Lavi at National-Football-Teams.com

Sporting positions

Preceded by

Rami Gershon

Maccabi Haifa F.C. captain
2019–2022

Succeeded by

Tjaronn Chery

[1] "ענק: מכבי חיפה זכתה בדאבל שני ברציפות בנוער". ענק: מכבי חיפה זכתה בדאבל שני ברציפות בנוער. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

[2] Ben Dor, Doron (26 January 2023). "רשמית: נטע לביא שחקנה של גמבה אוסקה" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

[3] "ネタラヴィ選手完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). ＦＣ町田ゼルビアファ. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.

[SW-4] 1 2 Neta Lavi at Soccerway

[5] Neta Lavi at National-Football-Teams.com

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