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 Eyal Golasa withIsrael in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eyal Golasa | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Bat Hefer,Israel | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Petah Tikva[1] | ||
| Number | 72 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2008 | Beitar Nes Tubruk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Maccabi Haifa | 127 | (13) |
| 2014–2016 | PAOK | 35 | (0) |
| 2016–2024 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 161 | (12) |
| 2024– | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Israel U17 | 16 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Israel U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Israel U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2008–2013 | Israel U21 | 20 | (1) |
| 2010–2021 | Israel | 17 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:41, 25 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Eyal Golasa (Hebrew:אייל גולסה; born 7 October 1991) is an Israeli professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forMaccabi Petah Tikva.
Golasa was born inBat Hefer,Israel, to a family ofMizrahi Jewish (Yemeni-Jewish) descent.[2] His father is former Israeli footballerAvner Golasa.
Golasa came from the highly successful youth system ofBeitar Nes Tubruk. In the summer of 2008, he joinedMaccabi Haifa. He made his debut in the2008–09 Israeli Premier League. The midfielder remained a substitute at the beginning of this season until coming off the bench in aUEFA Champions League match against Kazakh championFK Aktobe on 4 August. Golasa came off the bench, almost singlehandedly turning around a 0–3 deficit as Maccabi claimed a vital 4–3 victory. After leading Maccabi to the playoff stage of theUEFA Champions League, Golasa scored a goal againstRed Bull Salzburg, as the Israelis won 3–0. This result enabled the Israelis to return to the group stages of Europe's elite competition. At that time he was being monitored by major European clubs. Websites specializing on football scouting would present him as the new star of the Israeli football.
On 1 February 2010, Golasa had reportedly signed a contract with Italian clubS.S. Lazio.[3] Five days later, the club announced the signing on a 4.5-year deal. However, Golasa decided to return to Israel to rejoin Maccabi Haifa and apologised for joining Lazio without informing Maccabi Haifa. Maccabi Haifa confirmed the player was staying and stated the Lazio contract was not valid because they had not been informed of negotiations between Golasa and Lazio.[4][5]
He was suspended for six months by Maccabi Haifa after agreeing to sign a new contract. He made a verbal agreement but later backed out, causing club bossYa'akov Shahar to suspend him until the end of the season, after which he was sold to Greek football clubPAOK.
On 24 June 2014, Golasa was transferred to the Greek football teamPAOK for an undisclosed fee till summer 2017.[6] He could not help the club during theSuper League 2014–15 play-offs as he suffered a second degree sprain in the left groin and medical reports stated he would be back in action after four to six weeks.[7]
In July 2016, Golasa returned to his native Israel, joiningMaccabi Tel Aviv.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Toto Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2008–09 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 7 | |
| 2010–11 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2011–12 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 39 | 5 | |
| 2012–13 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |
| Total | 126 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 180 | 20 | |
| PAOK | 2014–15 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2016–17 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 129 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 184 | 10 | |
| Career total | 290 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 71 | 7 | 414 | 30 | |
