Ariel Harush

Ariel Harush (or Harosh, Hebrew: אריאל הרוש; born 25 May 1988) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for F.C. Ashdod and the Israel national team.

Ariel Harush

Harush with Beitar Jerusalem in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Ariel Harush
Date of birth	(1988-05-25) May 25, 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Jerusalem, Israel
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	F.C. Ashdod
Number	1
Youth career
2000–2007	Beitar Jerusalem
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2014	Beitar Jerusalem	170	(0)
2014–2015	Maccabi Netanya	31	(0)
2015–2017	Hapoel Tel Aviv	48	(0)
2017–2018	Anorthosis Famagusta	36	(0)
2018–2020	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	20	(0)
2019–2020	→ Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	16	(0)
2020–2021	→ Nitra (loan)	3	(0)
2021	Heerenveen	0	(0)
2021–2023	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	7	(0)
2023–	F.C. Ashdod	48	(0)
International career‡
2009–2010	Israel U21	12	(0)
2010–	Israel	20	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 November 2022

Harush's time at Beitar Jerusalem was featured in the 2016 documentary Forever Pure, where he stood against racism and hate from the fans toward two new Muslim Chechnyan players. Harush was ultimately hounded out the club by the right-wing fanbase La Familia and left to play for Maccabi Netanya.^{[citation needed]}

Harush and teammate Tomer Hemed were suspended by the Israeli national team for two games in 2017 after criticising manager Elisha Levy.^[1]

Early life

Harush was born in Jerusalem, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family.^[2][3]

Honours

Beitar Jerusalem

• State Cup: 2008–09
• Toto Cup: 2009–10

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

• State Cup: 2021–22
• Super Cup: 2022

See also

• List of Jewish footballers
• List of Jews in sports
• List of Israelis