Manor Solomon
Manor Solomon (Hebrew: מנור סולומון; born 24 July 1999) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for FC Shakhtar Donetsk and the Israel national team.
 Solomon playing for Israel in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Manor Solomon | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kfar Saba, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 68 | (8) |
| 2019– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 70 | (16) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Israel U16 | 1 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Israel U17 | 14 | (1) |
| 2016 | Israel U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Israel U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Israel U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018– | Israel | 26 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021 | |||
Early life
Solomon was born in Kfar Saba, Israel, to a Jewish family.[1] His parents Ayala and Yossi Solomon are Phys Ed. teachers.[2]
Solomon served as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces.[3][4]
Club career
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
On 1 October 2019, Solomon scored his first UEFA Champions League goal, when he scored in the last minutes of an away match against Atalanta that ended in a 2–1 win for his team.[5] Making him the youngest Israeli footballer to ever score in the Champions League, at the age of 20.
On 26 November 2019, Solomon scored the last goal in a Champions League away match against Manchester City, helping Shakhtar to finish it with a 1–1 draw.[6]
On 21 October 2020, Solomon scored for Shakhtar the third 2020–21 UEFA Champions League away match goal against Real Madrid, in a 3–2 win for his team.[7]
On 1 December 2020, Solomon scored the last goal in a Champions League home match against Real Madrid, helping Shakhtar to earn a 2–0 win.[8]
International career
On 18 November 2020, Solomon scored a first half goal in a UEFA Nations League match against Scotland, earning a 1–0 win for his native Israel.[9]
On 4 September 2021, he scored the first goal against Austria at a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers match, that ended in a 5–2 home win for Israel.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 3 November 2021[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2016–17 | Israeli Premier League | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 4 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 18 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | – | – | 83 | 10 | ||||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 29 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 10[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 35 | 11 | |||
| 2021–22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 6[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 21 | 3 | |||
| Total | 65 | 15 | 5 | 1 | – | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 21 | |||
| Career total | 133 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 182 | 31 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Five appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in Ukrainian Super Cup
- Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of 7 September 2021[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 3 | |
| Total | 22 | 4 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 November 2020 | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel |  Scotland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 2. | 31 March 2021 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova |  Moldova | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 5 June 2021 | City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Montenegro | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 4 September 2021 | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel |  Austria | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
Shakhtar Donetsk
References
- "Israeli soccer's golden boy just took a huge risk. And it could catapult him to fame". Haaretz.com.
- "הדבר הגדול הבא?". ynet. 18 May 2017.
- "Solomon's Wisdom Has Shocked Manchester City". BabaGol.
- "צה"ל אישר למנור סולומון קיצור שירות אם יימכר לקבוצה באירופה - וואלה! ספורט". וואלה!News. 29 August 2018.
- "Shakhtar Donetsk v Atalanta facts". UEFA. 2 December 2019.
- Doyle, Paul (26 November 2019). "Manchester City 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk: Champions League – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- "Real Madrid 2–3 Shakhtar Donetsk". UEFA. 21 October 2020.
- https://www.besoccer.com/new/solomon-made-it-2-0-and-forced-rm-to-look-at-permutations-923665
- https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030126/
- https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/uefa/match-center/400155670
- Manor Solomon at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- Manor Solomon at National-Football-Teams.com