Ofri Arad

Ofri Arad
Arad with Maccabi Haifa in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998
Place of birth HaHotrim, Israel
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
FCSB
Number 15
Youth career
2008–2017 Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 Maccabi Haifa 111 (4)
2017–2018Hapoel Ramat Gan (loan) 34 (4)
2023Kairat (loan) 24 (0)
2024–2026 Kairat 45 (1)
2026– FCSB 3 (0)
International career
2016 Israel U18 2 (0)
2016–2017 Israel U19 5 (0)
2018–2020 Israel U21 11 (2)
2020– Israel 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2024

Ofri Arad (Hebrew: עופרי ארד; born 11 September 1998) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Liga I club FCSB.

Early life

Arad was born in kibbutz HaHotrim, Israel, to a Jewish family. He is the youngest brother of former footballer Dori Arad.[1]

Club career

Arad made his official debut for Maccabi Haifa on 4 August 2018 in a game against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the Toto Cup and also score the winning goal.[2]

He made his Israeli Premier League debut for Maccabi Haifa on 4 December 2018 in a game against Bnei Sakhnin.[3]

He scored is first league goal on 4 December 2019 in a game against F.C. Ashdod.[4]

On 30 May 2021 he won his first adult title, as winning the Israeli Premier League championship, after making 32 league appearances and scoring 1 league goal.

On 19 February 2023, he was loaned to the Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Kairat for one season.[5]

International career

Arad made his senior debut for Israel against Slovakia on 14 October 2020, coming in as a substitute after half time and contributing to a surprise 3–2 win.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hapoel Ramat Gan (loan) 2017–18 Israeli Premier League 34 4 2 0 1 0 37 4
Maccabi Haifa 2018–19 Israeli Premier League 21 0 1 0 2 1 24 1
2019–20 Israeli Premier League 33 2 2 1 1 0 4[a] 0 40 3
2020–21 Israeli Premier League 32 1 4 0 3 1 4[a] 0 43 2
2021–22 Israeli Premier League 21 1 5 1 0 0 5[b] 0 0 0 31 2
2022–23 Israeli Premier League 4 0 1 0 1 1 4[c] 0 10 1
Total 111 4 13 2 7 3 17 0 0 0 148 6
Kairat (loan) 2023 Kazakhstan Premier League 24 0 3 0 27 0
Kairat 2024 Kazakhstan Premier League 22 1 2 1 5 0 29 2
2025 Kazakhstan Premier League 23 0 2 0 10[c] 1 1[d] 0 36 1
Total 69 1 7 1 5 0 10 1 1 0 92 3
FCSB 2025–26 Liga I 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 217 9 22 3 13 3 27 1 1 0 280 16
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in Kazakhstan Super Cup

International

As of match played 8 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Israel 2020 1 0
2021 7 0
2023 1 0
2024 1 0
Total 10 0

Honours

Maccabi Haifa

Kairat

References

  1. ^ "מדליית ארד: סיפורו המרתק של בלם מכבי חיפה". מדליית ארד: סיפורו המרתק של בלם מכבי חיפה. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Game Report by Maccabi Haifa". Maccabi Haifa. 4 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Game Report by Maccabi Haifa". Maccabi Haifa. 4 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Game Report by Maccabi Haifa". Maccabi Haifa. 4 December 2019.
  5. ^ Ben Dor, Doron (19 February 2023). "מכבי חיפה תעביר בהשאלה את ארד לקייראט" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Slovakia vs. Israel - Football Match Summary - October 14, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.