Oscar Gloukh

Oscar Gloukh^[α] (Hebrew: אוסקר גלוך, Hebrew pronunciation: [ˈoskaʁ ˈɡloχ] GLOKH; born 1 April 2004) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Israel national team.

Oscar Gloukh was born on (2004-04-01)1 April 2004^[5][6] in Rehovot, Israel^[7] and grew up in the Sha'arayim neighbourhood,^[8] about 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Tel Aviv.^[9][10] He is the son of Maxim Gloukh, a former professional footballer of Russian Jewish descent who made aliyah with his family at 13 years old.^{[9][10][11][12]} Once a forward,^[11][12] Maxim played in Ukraine and Moldova,^[13] and now runs an independent customs inspection business in Ashdod with his wife.^[11][12]

Gloukh made his first-team debut with Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv on 8 August 2021 in a 1–1 draw against Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Toto Cup, which his side ultimately lost 7–6 on penalties.^[14]

On 11 April 2022, he made his Israeli Premier League debut in a 1–1 draw against Maccabi Haifa, in which he also scored first goal for the club in the 28th minute.^[15]

On 27 January 2023, Gloukh was acquired by Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg for a fee of €7 million, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract.^[16][17]

On 20 September 2023, Gloukh netted a goal in the 51st minute of his UEFA Champions League debut, helping secure a 2–0 away win over Benfica.^[18] This made him the then-youngest Israeli footballer ever to score in the Champions League, at the age of 19.^[19]

On 18 June 2025, Gloukh scored the opening goal in a 2–1 victory against Mexican side Pachuca on the first round of matches of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, becoming the first Israeli to play and score in the FIFA Club World Cup.^[20]

On 1 August 2025, Gloukh signed for Eredivisie club Ajax on a five-year contract running until 30 June 2030.^[21][22] The disclosed financial details of the transfer include a base fee of €14.75 million, and a maximum of €2.5 million potential add-ons.^[21][23] According to reports, his contract includes a €1.2 million annual salary net, plus €0.6 million in possible bonuses.^[24] He chose the squad number 10 which was previously worn by club legends Dick van Dijk, Dennis Bergkamp, Jari Litmanen, Rafael van der Vaart, and Wesley Sneijder.^[25] Ajax technical director Alex Kroes stated about the Israeli: "Oscar is an attacking midfielder who is both creative and talented, contributing goals and assists. He's also an intelligent player with excellent vision, and he is exceptionally eager to learn and ambitious. In our talks, he made it clear that Ajax was the ideal club for his development. His decision to choose Ajax’s sporting project over big money says everything about his character and mentality."^[21][23] Before eventually choosing to join the Godenzonen, Gloukh was also targeted by Atlético Madrid, Porto, RB Leipzig, Roma, and VfB Stuttgart.^{[26][27][28][29][30]}

"Ajax is a special club. Many legends have played for this club. [...] This club is really big. I've always been an Ajax fan since I was young. I dreamt to play in this stadium. It's like a dream for me. Dušan Tadić was one of my favourite players back then. Frenkie as well."

Gloukh has been capped for the Israel under-19 team, and took part in its qualification to the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship for the second time in its history. In the tournament, Gloukh scored 4 goals (making him the third-highest goalscorer) and made 2 assists, including a goal in the final match against England, a match which ended in a 3–1 defeat after extra time. Gloukh was named one of the tournament's best performers by ESPN,^[32] and was named in UEFA's Team of the Tournament.^[33] Gloukh's goal against England also earned him the UEFA 2022 Under-19 EURO Goal of the Tournament.^[34]

Gloukh has also been part of the Israel under-21 team, making his first appearance on 2 June 2022,^[35] and took part in its qualification to the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship for the third time in Israel's history.

Gloukh was selected in the squad to compete in the men's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He played all three of Israel's games as they were knocked out in the group stage.^[36][37][38] He scored an equalizing goal in a 2–2 draw against Paraguay, thus becoming Israel's youngest goalscorer in Olympic history at 20 years and 3 months old.^[39]

In November 2022, Gloukh received his first call-up to play for the senior Israel national team ahead of the home friendly matches against Zambia and Cyprus. On 17 November, he made his senior international debut, coming on as a substitute in a 4–2 victory over Zambia.^[40] Three days later, Gloukh both started in the Israeli line-up against Cyprus, as well as scored his first senior international goal in a 3–2 defeat.^[41]

Gloukh took part in Israel's qualification campaign for UEFA Euro 2024. In a match against Belarus on 16 June 2023, he came off the bench in the 57th minute and would go on to score a stoppage-time winning goal to give his side a 2–1 victory.

As of match played 1 March 2026^[42][43]

As of match played 16 November 2025^[44][42]

Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first.

Red Bull Salzburg

• Austrian Bundesliga: 2022–23

Israel U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2022

Individual

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2022^[45]
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship Goal of the Tournament: 2022^[46]

• List of Israelis
• List of Israel international footballers

• Oscar Gloukh – Israel Football Association national team player details
• Oscar Gloukh – Israel Football Association league player details
• Oscar Gloukh – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Oscar Gloukh at the official Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. website
• Oscar Gloukh at the official FC Red Bull Salzburg website
• Oscar Gloukh at Olympics.com
• Oscar Gloukh on Instagram