| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Suf Podgoreanu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-01-20)20 January 2002 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Hadera, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger,forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heracles Almelo | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Hapoel Hadera | ||
| 2013–2020 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| 2020–2021 | →Roma (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Maccabi Haifa | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Spezia | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | →Maccabi Haifa (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Maccabi Haifa | 17 | (1) |
| 2024– | →Heracles Almelo (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Israel U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Israel U17 | 14 | (2) |
| 2019 | Israel U18 | 4 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Israel U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2021– | Israel | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 May 2023 | |||
Suf Podgoreanu (Hebrew:סוף פודגוראנו; born 20 January 2002) is an Israeli professionalfootballer who plays as awinger or as aforward for DutchEredivisie clubHeracles Almelo, on loan fromMaccabi Haifa, and theIsrael national team.[3][2][4][5]
Podgoreanu was born and raised inHadera, Israel, to an Israeli family ofAshkenazi Jewish descent, and is ofRomanian-Jewish descent on his father's side.[6][7] Both his father Danny Podgoreanu and his grandfather played for the localHapoel clubs as well.[7][8]
He also holds a Romanian passport, on account of his Ashkenazi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[6][9][7][8]
Podgoreanu came through the youth ranks ofMaccabi Haifa, where he was a prolific goalscorer for the under-19s, before joining the first team during the2019–20 season.[10][11][12]Podgoreanu made his debut for Maccabi Haifa on 3 June 2020 in a game againstMaccabi Tel Aviv in a league match of the 2019–20 season.[13]
Podgoreanu moved to Italian sideRoma at the beginning of the2019–20 season, initially joining theiryouth team.[10] After a season underAlberto De Rossi's management with 27 games, 3 goals and 6 assists, where he even joined the bench of the first team for a few games,[14] he was transferred to their Serie A rivalsSpezia.[15][16] Podgoreanu made his debut for Spezia on 19 September 2021, replacingJanis Antiste in a 2–1Serie A away win.[17][18][19]
On 2 September 2022, Podgoreanu returned toMaccabi Haifa on loan with an option to buy.[20]On 16 May 2023, he won his first adult title, as winning theIsraeli Premier League championship.[citation needed]
On 22 August 2024, Podgoreanu was loaned byHeracles Almelo in the Netherlands.[21]
Podgoreanu has been a youth international for Israel since 2017.[22][10][11][12]
He also plays for theIsrael U-21 since 2021.[23]
He was called up for the seniorIsrael national team in October 2021, during their2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA.[24] Podgoreanu debuted for a full match with the senior team in a 3–2 home win for Israel againstFaroe Islands on 15 November 2021, at the2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA,[25] where he had an assist as well.[26]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup | League Cup | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Maccabi Haifa
