Ilay Madmon[4] (or Ilai Madmoun,[5][6][7] Hebrew: איליי מדמון; 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,[8] and plays for the Israel national under-21 team.[9][6][7]
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| Date of birth | 23 February 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ein HaBesor, Israel[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Hapoel Jerusalem | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (loan) | 34 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Beitar Jerusalem (loan) | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Hapoel Jerusalem | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Israel U16 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Israel U17 | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Israel U19 | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Israel U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Israel U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editMadmon was born and raised in moshav Ein HaBesor, Israel, to an Israeli family of Mizrahi Jewish (Yemeni-Jewish) and Sephardi Jewish descent.[1][10][2] His father Moshe Madmon hails from a local agricultural family who mainly specializes in growing tomatoes.[1]
He also holds a Spanish passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[10][2]
Club career
editHapoel Beer Sheva
editMadmon 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.[11]
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.[12]
International career
editSince 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.[7][13] He also scored against Austria U-19 during the group stage.[14] Madmon was officially named by UEFA as part of its "2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament".[7]
Thanks to that, the Israel U-20 has also qualified to the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which Madmon currently captains.[15][8]
He also capped once with the Israel U-21 in 2022.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 1 June 2022[16]
| Club | Season | League | State Cup | Toto Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2019–20 | Israeli Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 2021–22 | Liga Leumit | 34 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 57 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 3 | ||
Honours
edit- Hapoel Be'er Sheva
- Beitar Jerusalem
- Israel State Cup: 2022–23
- Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2022[17]
See also
edit
External links
edit- Ilay Madmon – Israel Football Association league player details (archive)
- Ilay Madmon – Israel Football Association national team player details (archive)
- UEFA.com: 2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament, July 5, 2022
References
edit- 1 2 3 "מושב של כבוד: אילי מדמון עשה את הדרך מהמושב לבמה המרכזית של אירופה - וואלה! ספורט". 30 June 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Ilay Madmon". Worldfootball.net.
- ↑ "Ilay Madmoun".
- ↑ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Ilay Madmon". Israel Football Association.
- ↑ "Instagram".
- 1 2 "סיקור משחק ישראל U19 נגד אנגליה U19, 25/06/2022 - ערוץ הספורט". 26 June 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 "2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 5 July 2022.
- 1 2 "Israel Squad". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ↑ "France-Israel". UEFA.com.
- 1 2 "נבחרת הנוער של ישראל: הורי השחקנים מגיבים להישג ביורו - וואלה! ספורט". Walla! News. 3 July 2022.
- ↑ "Hapoel Be'er Sheva vs. Hapoel Haifa - 4 July 2020 - Soccerway".
- ↑ "Leverkusen-H. Beer-Sheva". UEFA.com.
- ↑ "2022 Under-19 EURO final: Israel vs England – meet the teams". UEFA.com. July 2022.
- ↑ "Israel-Austria". UEFA.com.
- ↑ "Israeli national team can visit Indonesia for U-20 World Cup". Antara News Agency. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ↑ Ilay Madmon at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ "2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.