Neta Lavi

Neta Lavi (Hebrew: נטע לביא; born 25 August 1996) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Machida Zelvia and the Israel national team.

Neta Lavi

Lavi playing for Maccabi Haifa in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Ramat HaShofet, Israel
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Machida Zelvia
Number	31
Youth career
2010–2015	Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2023	Maccabi Haifa	197	(7)
2023–2025	Gamba Osaka	66	(1)
2025–	Machida Zelvia	1	(0)
International career‡
2013	Israel U17	7	(0)
2013	Israel U18	4	(0)
2014	Israel U19	8	(0)
2016–2018	Israel U21	12	(0)
2016–	Israel	24	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 August 2025, 10:00 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 April 2025

Club career

In 2010, Lavi joined the Maccabi Haifa youth team. He became captain of the Maccabi Haifa youth team that won the double in 2014.^[1]

Lavi has made his official debut for the senior Maccabi Haifa on 28 October 2015 in a game against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the Toto Cup. Lavi made his Israeli Premier League debut for the senior Maccabi Haifa on 7 December 2015, in a match against Hapoel Haifa.

On 27 January 2023 signed for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.^[2]

On 12 August 2025, Lavi announce official transfer to fellow J1 League club, Machida Zelvia for mid 2025 season.^[3]

International career

Lavi was part of the Israeli youth national team and Played 8 times for the Israeli U-19 and 12 times for the Israeli U-21 national side, under Israeli manager Arik Benado.

Lavi made his debut for the senior Israel national team on 31 May 2016, coming on as a substitute during a friendly match against Serbia.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 August 2025^[4]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maccabi Haifa	2014–15	Israeli Premier League	0	0	—		—		—		—		4	0
	2015–16		22	0	6	0	3	0	—		—		31	0
	2016–17		31	0	1	0	6	0	2	0	1	0	41	0
	2017–18		7	0	—		4	1	—		—		11	1
	2018–19		34	3	1	0	5	1	—		—		40	3
	2019–20		33	2	3	0	1	0	4	0	—		41	2
	2020–21		34	2	4	1	2	0	4	0	—		44	3
	2021–22		19	0	5	1	—		2	0	0	0	26	1
	2022–23		17	0	1	1	—		12	0	1	0	31	1
	Total		197	7	21	3	21	2	24	0	2	0	265	12
Gamba Osaka	2023	J1 League	27	0	1	0	3	0	—				31	0
	2024		21	0	2	1	0	0					23	1
	2025		18	1	2	0	2	0					22	1
	Total		76	1	5	1	5	0	–				86	2
Machida Zelvia	2025	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total			224	7	22	3	24	2	24	0	2	0	296	12

International

As of match played 9 September 2024 ^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Israel	2016	1	0
	2020	3	0
	2021	5	0
	2022	3	0
	2023	8	0
	2024	4	0
Total		24	0

Honours

Maccabi Haifa

• Israeli Premier League: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
• Israel State Cup: 2015–16
• Toto Cup: 2021–22
• Israel Super Cup: 2021