Suf Podgoreanu

Suf Podgoreanu (סוף פודגוראנו; born 20 January 2002) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a winger or as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa. He represents both the Israel national under-21 team and the senior Israel national team.

Early life
Podgoreanu was born in Hadera, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, and is of Romanian-Jewish descent on his father's side. Both his father Danny Podgoreanu and his grandfather played for the local Hapoel clubs as well.

He also holds a Romanian passport, on account of his Ashkenazi Jewish (Romanian-Jewish) ancestry, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.

Maccabi Haifa
Podgoreanu came through the youth ranks of Maccabi Haifa, where he was a prolific goalscorer for the under-19s, before joining the first team during the 2019–20 season. Podgoreanu made his debut for Maccabi Haifa on 03 June 2020 in a game against Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. in a league match of the 2019-2020 season.

Italy
Podgoreanu moved to Italian side Roma at the of the 2019–20 season, joining their youth team. After a season under Alberto De Rossi's management with 27 games, 3 goals and 6 assists, where he even joined the bench of the first team for a few games, he was transferred to their Serie A rival of Spezia Calcio. Podgoreanu made his debut for Italian side Spezia on 19 September 2021, replacing Janis Antiste in a 2-1 Serie A away win.

Return to Maccabi Haifa
On 2 September 2022, Podgoreanu returned to Maccabi Haifa on loan with an option to buy. On May 16, 2023, he won his first adult title, as winning the Israeli Premier League championship.

International career
He has been a youth international for Israel since 2017.

He also plays for the Israel U-21 since 2021.

He was called up for the senior Israel national team in October 2021, during their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA. Podgoreanu debuted for a full match with the senior team in a 3–2 home win for Israel against Faroe Islands on 15 November 2021, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA, where he had an assist as well.

Honours
Maccabi Haifa
 * Israeli Premier League: 2022–23
 * Israel Super Cup: 2023