Ariel Harush (or Harosh, Hebrew: אריאל הרוש; born 25 May 1988) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for F.C. Ashdod and the Israel national team.

Ariel Harush
Harush with Beitar Jerusalem in 2013
Personal information
Full nameAriel Harush
Date of birth (1988-05-25) May 25, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthJerusalem, Israel
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
F.C. Ashdod
Number1
Youth career
2000–2007Beitar Jerusalem
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2014Beitar Jerusalem170(0)
2014–2015Maccabi Netanya31(0)
2015–2017Hapoel Tel Aviv48(0)
2017–2018Anorthosis Famagusta36(0)
2018–2020Hapoel Be'er Sheva20(0)
2019–2020Sparta Rotterdam (loan)16(0)
2020–2021Nitra (loan)3(0)
2021Heerenveen0(0)
2021–2023Hapoel Be'er Sheva7(0)
2023–F.C. Ashdod27(0)
International career
2009–2010Israel U2112(0)
2010–Israel20(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 November 2022

Harush's time at Beitar Jerusalem was featured in the 2016 documentary Forever Pure, where he stood against racism and hate from the fans toward two new Muslim Chechnyan players. Harush was ultimately hounded out the club by the right-wing fanbase La Familia and left to play for Maccabi Netanya.[citation needed]

Harush and teammate Tomer Hemed were suspended by the Israeli national team for two games in 2017 after criticising manager Elisha Levy.[1]

Early life edit

Harush was born in Jerusalem, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family.[2][3]

Honours edit

Beitar Jerusalem

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Brighton striker banned from Israel squad". www.jewishnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  2. ^ "Beitar Jerusalem - the History Behind the Chechen Affair". 25 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Beitar Jerusalem: Forever Pure Stupidity | Twohundredpercent".

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