Ilay Madmon

Ilay Madmon (or Ilai Madmoun,

Early life Madmon was born and raised in moshav Ein HaBesor, Israel, to an Israeli family of Mizrahi Jewish (Yemeni-Jewish) and Sephardi Jewish descent. His father Moshe Madmon hails from a local agricultural family who mainly specializes in growing tomatoes.

Madmon made his senior debut in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League against German side Bayer Leverkusen on 26 November 2020, coming in as an 81st-minute substitute in a 1–4 away loss.

International career Since 2021 to 2022, he has played for as well as captained the Israel national under-19 team during the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship first qualifiers and all its way to the Final against England U-19 on 1 July 2022, where his native Israel finished 2nd. He also scored against Austria U-19 during the group stage. Madmon was officially named by UEFA as part of its "2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament".

He also capped once with the Israel U-21 in 2022.

Career statistics Club

Honours Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel State Cup: 2019–20 Israel Super Cup: 2022

Beitar Jerusalem Israel State Cup: 2022–23

Individual UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2022