Israeli Players in the English Premier League from 1992-93 to 2024-25
The first Israeli football player to be associated with an English football club was legendary striker Mordechai Spiegler, who had a short spell with West Ham United after the 1970 FIFA World Cup Finals in Mexico. Other Israeli players followed, including Avi Cohen who was with Liverpool from 1979 to 1981. Here are the full details of all 17 Israeli Players in the English Premier League from 1992-93 to 2023-24. Manor Soloman was the Israeli latest player in the Premier League. Manor is under a 5-year contract with Tottenham Hotspur from Season 2023-24, after playing for Fulham on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk in Season 2022-23. Afterwards Manor was on loan Leeds in 2024-25 and then on loan to Villareal from 2025-26.
| Name | Club/s | Years |
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| Walid Badir | Wimbledon | 1999–2000 |
| Yossi Benayoun | West Ham United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal | 2005–13 |
| Tal Ben Haim | Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Manchester City, Sunderland, Portsmouth, West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers | 2004–11, 2012–13 |
| Eyal Berkovic | Southampton, West Ham United, Manchester City, Portsmouth | 1996–99, 2002–05 |
| Tamir Cohen | Bolton Wanderers | 2007–11 |
| Najwan Ghrayib | Aston Villa | 1999–2000 |
| Tomer Hemed | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2017–18 |
| Yaniv Katan | West Ham United | 2005–06 |
| Beram Kayal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2017–19 |
| Dekel Keinan | Blackpool | 2010–11 |
| Avi Nimni | Derby County | 1999–2000 |
| Ronny Rosenthal | Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur | 1992–97 |
| Ben Sahar | Chelsea | 2006–07 |
| Itay Shechter | Swansea City | 2012–13 |
| Manor Solomon | Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur | 2022–23, 2023-24 |
| Idan Tal | Everton, Bolton Wanderers | 2000–02, 2006–07 |
| Itzik Zohar | Crystal Palace | 1997–98 |
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