Eyal Golasa
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Eyal Golasa (born October 7, 1991 in Netanya
) is an Israel
i footballer who plays for Israeli side Maccabi Haifa
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and, in the summer of 2008, he joined Maccabi Haifa
. Golasa made his debut in the 2008–09 Israeli Premier League. The midfielder remained a substitute at the beginning of this season until coming off the bench in a UEFA Champions League
match against Kazakh champion FK Aktobe
on August 4. 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 the Champions League, Golasa scored a goal against Red Bull Salzburg, as the Israelis won 3-0. This result enabled the Israelis to return to the group stages of Europe's elite competition.
Golasa has allegedly signed a contract with Italian club S.S. Lazio
on February 1, 2010. On 6 February 2010 Maccabi Haifa announced the movement of the talented half-forward on a 4 years and a half deal, with a 4 million €uro releasing clause. However Lazio, which had purchased Golasa last January and had to give up on him just because of bureaucratic troubles, are going to track him starting from next summer transfer market.
Netanya
Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...
) is an Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i footballer who plays for Israeli side Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa F.C.
Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups...
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Maccabi Haifa
Golasa came from the highly successful youth system of Beitar Nes TubrukBeitar Nes Tubruk
Beitar Nes Tubruk Netanya , formerly Beitar Netanya, is a football club in Netanya, Israel. The club is one of the most successful youth academies in the country, competing in youth competitions at all age levels.....
and, in the summer of 2008, he joined Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa F.C.
Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups...
. Golasa made his debut in the 2008–09 Israeli Premier League. The midfielder remained a substitute at the beginning of this season until coming off the bench in a UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
match against Kazakh champion FK Aktobe
FC Aktobe
FC Aktobe are a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Aktobe. Current members and four-time champions of the Kazakhstani Premier League, they also won the country's second level league – First Division – in 2000.-Name history:...
on August 4. 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 the Champions League, Golasa scored a goal against Red Bull Salzburg, as the Israelis won 3-0. This result enabled the Israelis to return to the group stages of Europe's elite competition.
Golasa has allegedly signed a contract with Italian club S.S. Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
on February 1, 2010. On 6 February 2010 Maccabi Haifa announced the movement of the talented half-forward on a 4 years and a half deal, with a 4 million €uro releasing clause. However Lazio, which had purchased Golasa last January and had to give up on him just because of bureaucratic troubles, are going to track him starting from next summer transfer market.