Mairav Shamir

Meirav Shamir (; born 18 January 1988) is an Israeli-American footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. She has been a member of the Israel national team.

Early life Shamir was born in Netanya to a Jewish family. She grew up in the city of Netanya, until her family moved with her to the United States when she was two years old.

Shamir started playing soccer when she was just four years old and as a young child her dream was "to play soccer collegiately and eventually play for the national team."

Club career After competing with the United States side at the 2009 Maccabiah Games, Shamir was approached by the staff of the national team about joining them in their campaign to qualify for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.