Ilay Madmon (or Ilai Madmoun, ; born 23 February 2003) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Jerusalem, captains the Israel national under-20 team, and plays for the Israel national under-21 team.
Early life Madmon was born and raised in moshav Ein HaBesor, Israel, to an Israeli family of Mizrahi Jewish (Yemeni-Jewish) and Sephardi Jewish descent. His father Moshe Madmon hails from a local agricultural family who mainly specializes in growing tomatoes.
He also holds a Spanish passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.
Club career Hapoel Beer Sheva Madmon made his senior debut with Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva on 4 July 2020, as well as in the opening line-up against Hapoel Haifa, in a home match that ended in a 3–1 win for his team.
Madmon made his senior debut in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League against German side Bayer Leverkusen on 26 November 2020, coming in as an 81st-minute substitute in a 1–4 away loss.
International career Since 2021 to 2022, he has played for as well as captained the Israel national under-19 team during the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship first qualifiers and all its way to the Final against England U-19 on 1 July 2022, where his native Israel finished 2nd. He also scored against Austria U-19 during the group stage. Madmon was officially named by UEFA as part of its "2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament".
Thanks to that, the Israel U-20 has also qualified to the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which Madmon currently captains.
He also capped once with the Israel U-21 in 2022.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState CupToto CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHapoel Be'er Sheva2019–20Israeli Premier League300000–00302020–21180101030202502021–22000010–00102022–23200000201050Total23010205030340Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv2021–22Liga Leumit3423100–00373Beitar Jerusalem2022–23Israeli Premier League000000–0000Career total57241205030713
Honours Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel State Cup: 2019–20 Israel Super Cup: 2022
Beitar Jerusalem Israel State Cup: 2022–23
Individual UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2022
See also
List of Jewish footballers List of Jews in sports List of Israelis
External links
UEFA.com: 2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament, July 5, 2022
References