Updated April 21, 2021
AT A GLANCE:
- Signed by New England Revolution II to the USL League One roster on March 26, 2021.
- Owns 83 career professional appearances across the top three flights in Israel, including 60 appearances in the second division.
- Selected 44th-overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew SC after being chosen to participate in the 2018 MLS Combine, but opted to sign with Israeli first-division side Maccabi Netanya
- Helped lead the United States to a Gold Medal in the 2017 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem, winning the tournament’s Golden Boot with six goals, including a hat trick in the Tournament Final.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Signed by New England Revolution II to the USL League One roster on March 26, 2021 after three professional campaigns in Isarel…Joined Maccabi Herzliya in September 2020 of the Liga Alef South in the Israeli Third Division, making 10 appearances for the club…Spent parts of two seasons with Hapoel Afula of the Liga Leumit in the Israeli Second Division from 2019-20, appearing in 30 matches across all competitions starting 15 times, logging 1,885 minutes, and scoring one goal…Made one appearance in the Gavia Hamedina (Israeli Cup) and an additional appearance in the Liga Leumit Relegation Playoffs…Played five different positions for Hapoel Afula in 28 league appearances…Scored second career goal on Dec. 9, 2019, a game-winner, in a 1-0 victory over Hapoel Ramat Gan…Previously played for Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem in 2018-19, on loan from Maccabi Netanya, where he made 30 appearances, including two in the Gavia Hamedina, and logged 1,393 minutes while recording one goal and two assists…Scored first professional goal on April 15, 2019 against Hapoel Nof HaGalil…Made his professional debut with Maccabi Netanya of the Liga Ha’Al in the Israeli First Division in 2018, making 13 appearances across all competitions, logging 274 minutes and recording an assist…Recorded first-career assist in his professional debut, a 4-1 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv on April 3, 2018…Selected 44th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew SC…Chosen to participate in the 2018 MLS Combine, opting to skip the event and sign a contract in Israel…Played for D.C. United U-23s during the 2015 Premier Development League (now USL League Two) season, scoring three goals in six matches.
COLLEGE (MARYLAND & VIRGINIA): Made 77 appearances, including 73 starts, throughout his collegiate career split between Maryland and Virginia…Closed his career at Maryland, starting in all 40 matches he played with the Terrapins and collecting seven goals and 17 assists in that span…Voted a team captain as a senior in 2017, starting all 19 matches, logging 1,680 minutes, and recording four goals and a team-high nine assists...Earned All-Big Ten First Team honors as a senior and was a semi-finalist for the Senior CLASS Award…Notched two assists against Rutgers on Sept. 12, 2017…Scored two goals and added an assist at Santa Clara on Aug. 25, 2017…Helped the Terps notched nine shutouts…Started in all 21 matches for Maryland in 2016, who finished with an unbeaten regular season record (16-0-2) and posted a school-record 15-game winning streak…Finished his junior season with three goals and eight assists…Scored the game-winning goal in double overtime of a 2-1 win over Rutgers on Sept. 13, 2016…Made 37 appearances, starting on 33 occasions, for Virginia as a freshman and sophomore…Named Second-Team All-ACC at midfielder as a sophomore in 2015, recording a team-high four goals in 14 matches, including 12 starts…Scored a goal and added assist in an NCAA tournament win over Rider on Nov. 19, 2015…Scored goals in three straight matches against Duke (9/11/15), James Madison (9/15/15) and NC State (9/18/15)…Named to the 2014 ACC All-Freshman Team, the NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team, and the College Soccer News 2014 All-Freshman second Team…Played in all 23 matches, making 21 starts as a freshman in 2014, helping Virginia win its seventh national championship at the 2014 College Cup…Scored his first career goal, a game-winner, in second half of an NCAA tournament win against UNC Wilmington on Nov. 23, 2014…Recorded first-career assist on a game-tying goal against UAB on Sept. 7, 2014.
2021: Signed by New England Revolution II to the USL League One roster on March 26, 2021… (4/10) at FTL: Made club debut, serving as captain in a 76-minute effort, and created two chances and won two tackles… (4/17) vs. RIC: Played first 90-minute effort with the club, creating two chances and winning two tackles…
NATIONAL TEAM (UNITED STATES): Spent time in summer of 2015 in U.S. Under-23 Men’s College Identification training camp…Was called up by the U.S. Under-20 national team for a training camp in Raleigh, N.C. in 2014, appearing in three exhibition matches…Took part in a training camp for the U.S. Under-17 national team.
PERSONAL: Born in Germantown, Md…Oldest of two boys…Claimed Israeli citizenship through the Law of Return…Selected to the United States squad to take part in the 2017 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem, Israel from July 5-16, 2017...Helped lead the U.S. to a Gold Medal in the games, winning the tournament’s Golden Boot with six goals, including a hat trick in the Tournament Final, a 3-0 win over Great Britain…Scored the game-winning goal in a 4-2 victory over Uruguay in the Quarterfinals and in two group stage victories over Venezuela (3-0) and Australia (2-0)…Majored in Government and Politics at the University of Maryland…Attended Montgomery Blair High School and consistently made the school honor roll…Played just one year of high school soccer, spending his youth career at the club level with Olney Rangers and Bethesda Olney…Won the Golden Ball at the 2013 US Youth Soccer National Championships during his final year with Olney Rangers…Led the Bethesda Olney U-19s to the USSDA National Final and earned 2014 Eastern Conference Starting XI honors…Scouted alongside Academy teammate Gedion Zelalem by Arsenal in 2012.