Dovrat Bendel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dovrat Bendel | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Israel | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | F.C. Kiryat Gat | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999 – 2002 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | (48) | |
| 2002 – 2007 | Maccabi Holon | (37) | |
| 2007 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2 | (2) |
| 2007 – 2008 | ASA Tel Aviv University | 19 | (19) |
| 2011 – 2013 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 35 | (40) |
| 2013 | Maccabi Kishronot Hadera | 7 | (6) |
| 2014 | Maccabi Be'er Sheva | 11 | (6) |
| 2014 – 2015 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 7 | (7) |
| 2015 – | F.C. Kiryat Gat | 31 | |
| National team | |||
| 2002–2008 | Israel | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Dovrat Bendel is an Israeli football striker currently playing in the Israeli First League for F.C. Kiryat Gat. She played the European Cup with Maccabi Holon[1] and she has been a member of the Israeli national team; she made her debut in the 2003 World Cup qualifying against Romania.[2] In the last years Dovrat is the best striker in Israel, she is a leader for young girls and example for them.
Club career
Bendel started her career at the age of 14, joining Maccabi Tel Aviv.[3] In 2002, after Maccabi Tel Aviv had folded, Bendel joined Maccabi Holon, where she stayed until 2007. Bendel scored the first goal for Maccabi Holon in the championship match in 2003, helping the team to beat Maccabi Haifa 2–1. On 14 September 2003, while playing for Israel against Kazakhstan, Bendel injured her right knee and was out for the remainder of the season.[4] Bendel returned the next season, but injured her right knee again on 26 September 2004, in an Israel U-19 practice before the 2005 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying tournament[5] and once again missed the rest of the season, as well as the following season.
In summer 2007 Bendel transferred from Maccabi Holon to Hapoel Petah Tikva, where she played two matches before being loaned to ASA Tel Aviv University.[6] On 25 June 2008 Bendel injured her right knee again in a match against Austria, and briefly quit football.
Bendel returned to football in 2011 and re-joined Hapoel Petah Tikva, where she played for the next two seasons. In 2013–14 Bendel was loaned to Maccabi Kishronot Hadera and later to Maccabi Be'er Sheva, and returned to Hapoel Petah Tikva at the end of the season. In January 2015 Bendel was loaned to F.C. Kiryat Gat.[7]
International career
Bendel made her debut in Israel women's national football team in 2002 against Romania and played a total of 7 matches for the national team, due to her injuries. Bendel also played for the U-19 national team, making three appearances and scoring two goals, all during 2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying tournament.
Honours
- Championships (3):
- With Maccabi Holon: 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07
- Cup (3):
- With Maccabi Holon: 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07
References
- ↑ Profile in UEFA's website
- ↑ Profile in the Israel Football Federation's website
- ↑ Liga Leumit 2000/2001 Top Scorers 30 January 2001, Israeli Women's Football (Hebrew)
- ↑ The Most Secret Team in the Country Baruch Shai, 1 June 2004, walla.co.il (Hebrew)
- ↑ Israel U-19 Qualfied to the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Quarter-finals Israeli Football Association (Hebrew)
- ↑ Hapoel Ironi Petah Tikva 2007/2008 Israeli Football Association (Hebrew)
- ↑ Hapoel Ironi Petah Tikva 2014/2015 Israeli Football Association (Hebrew)