Shlomi Arbeitman

Shlomi Arbeitman (Hebrew: שלומי ארביטמן; born May 14, 1985) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Shlomi Arbeitman
שלומי ארביטמן

Arbeitman with Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-05-14) May 14, 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Nordia, Israel
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Ironi Modi'in
Youth career
	Beitar Nes Tubruk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Beitar Jerusalem	34	(10)
2004–2005	Hapoel Petah Tikva	27	(12)
2005–2010	Maccabi Haifa	125	(50)
2008	→ Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)	17	(4)
2010–2013	Gent	39	(9)
2011–2012	→ Westerlo (loan)	11	(4)
2013	→ R.A.E.C. Mons (loan)	10	(3)
2013–2014	R.A.E.C. Mons	28	(5)
2014–2016	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	46	(12)
2016–2017	Hapoel Haifa	37	(9)
2017–2018	Maccabi Petah Tikva	10	(1)
2018	Hapoel Ra'anana	7	(2)
2018	Shimshon Kafr Qasim	7	(0)
2018–2019	Hapoel Ashdod	15	(3)
2020–2021	Ironi Modi'in	0	(0)
International career
2004–2007	Israel U21	17	(4)
2004–2016	Israel	10	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

A young striker, Arbeitman joined Maccabi Haifa for the 2005–06 season. He regularly played for the Israeli under-21 national side and has twice played for the senior national team, scoring a hat-trick against Azerbaijan on his debut in February 2004.

Prior to joining Haifa, he played for Beitar Jerusalem making his debut on March 3, 2003, against Ashdod as an 87th-minute substitute.

He also played for Hapoel Petah Tikva to whom he was controversially sold from Beitar, as he was still owned by his youth club Beitar Nes Tubruk, one game into the 2004–05 season. On January 16, 2008, Arbeitman was transferred on loan to Hapoel Tel Aviv until the end of the 2007–08 season.^[1][2]

On December 12, he held the highest "Goals Per Minute" score worldwide for 2010 based on the criteria of imscouting.com, scoring every 64.17 minutes on average.^[3]

In July 2010, Arbeitman transferred from Maccabi Haifa to Belgian side K.A.A Gent.^[4] He was given the No. 23 jersey. On July 31, 2010, he made his debut as a 70th-minute substitute for Adnan Čustović in Gent's 1–0 away win over KVC Westerlo.^[5]

in June 2014, Arbeitman returned to Israel and signed a 2-year contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva. He moved to Hapoel Haifa on February 3, 2016.

On 26 September 2018, Arbeitman signed for Shimshon Kafr Qasim.^[6]

Club career statistics

(correct as of May 2013)

Club	Season	League			Cup			League Cup/Super Cup			Europe			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Beitar Jerusalem	2002–03	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0
	2003–04	27	7	2	2	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	33	8	3
	2004–05	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Hapoel Petah Tikva	2004–05	27	12	0	3	0	0	6	3	0	0	0	0	36	15	0
Maccabi Haifa	2005–06	29	8	2	0	0	0	10	3	0	2	1	0	41	12	2
	2006–07	29	9	2	3	1	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	40	10	2
	2007–08	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)	2007–08	17	4	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	5	2
Maccabi Haifa	2008–09	28	5	3	0	0	0	8	3	0	0	0	0	36	8	3
	2009–10	34	28	1	2	1	0	7	2	0	10	3	0	53	34	1
Gent	2010–11	27	7	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	38	10	0
	2011–12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Westerlo (loan)	2011–12	11	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	5	0
Gent	2012–13	10	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	15	2	0
R.A.E.C. Mons (loan)	2012–13	10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	3	2
Career		263	91	15	20	7	1	42	11	0	27	5	0	352	114	16

Honours

Club

Maccabi Haifa

• Israeli Premier League: 2005–06, 2008–09
• Toto Cup: 2005–06

Individual

• Israeli Premier League top scorer: 2009–10 (28 goals)