Manor Solomon

Manor Solomon (; born ) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a winger for club West Ham United and the Israel national team.

Solomon began his professional career at Maccabi Petah Tikva in the Israeli Premier League. In January 2019, he transferred to Shakhtar Donetsk for a €6 million fee, and won three Ukrainian Premier League titles. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he moved on loan to Fulham of the Premier League, before joining Tottenham on a permanent deal in 2023. He was loaned to Leeds United in 2024, where he won the EFL Championship, Villarreal and Fiorentina before joining West Ham United in August 2026.

Solomon represented Israel from under-16 to under-21 level. In 2018, he made his senior debut for the national team.

Early and personal life Solomon was born and raised in Kfar Saba, Israel. His parents Ayala and Yossi Solomon are physical education teachers. He is of Ashkenazi Jewish (Hungarian-Jewish) and of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish (Iraqi-Jewish) descent. His mother and father met while studying together at the Ohalo College, both majored in physical education and minored in maritime studies. As a young married couple, their shared maritime training gave them the idea to choose the unique Hebrew first name Manor for their son, that also means "a boom" in sailing. Solomon was enlisted for mandatory military service in December 2017, and has served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

He also holds a Portuguese passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.

He has been in a relationship with Dana Vashina since 2018, and the couple got married in Israel in June 2025. Solomon and his girlfriend at the time were safely evacuated by the Israeli government from Ukraine (as a foreign player of Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk at the time), after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. They were taken on a long car ride to the Polish border.

Club career Maccabi Petah Tikva On 26 November 2016, at the age of 17, Solomon made his senior debut for the Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Petah Tikva, coming on as a 54th minute substitute against Hapoel Haifa that ended in a 2–1 away loss. On 28 January 2017, Solomon scored his first Israeli Premier League goal a 2–0 home victory against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.

Solomon was named in the "50 for the Future: UEFA.com's Ones to Watch for 2018–19".

Shakhtar Donetsk On 11 January 2019, Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk signed 19-year-old Solomon from Maccabi Petah Tikva in a transfer worth an initial €6 million, then the fifth-highest transfer fee for an Israeli footballer.

After moving to Shakhtar, Solomon scored his first UEFA Champions League goal on 1 October 2019, in the 95th minute of an away match against Italian side Atalanta that ended in a 2–1 victory. This made him the then youngest Israeli footballer ever to score in the Champions League, at the age of 20. On 26 November, he scored the equalising goal in a 1–1 Champions League draw away at Manchester City.

Solomon continued his good Champions League form in the following season, scoring Shakhtar's third goal on 21 October 2020 in a 3–2 away victory over Spanish side Real Madrid. On 1 December, he scored the second goal in the return fixture against Real Madrid, helping his team to a 2–0 home victory. He celebrated both his first and second braces in back-to-back Ukrainian Premier League matches, the first on 14 March 2021 in a 4–0 home victory over Desna Chernihiv⁣ and the second on 21 March in a 3–2 defeat away to Lviv.

Loan to Fulham On 25 July 2022, English Premier League club Fulham announced the signing of Solomon on a one-year loan, following a FIFA ruling concerning the Russo-Ukrainian War which allows foreign players affected by the war to suspend their contracts with Ukrainian clubs until 30 June 2023. Solomon started training with Fulham on 10 July, and became a registered player for the club on 1 August. Upon his signing, he became the top-paid Israeli footballer, earning £1.7 million per season, with performance bonuses that can increase his salary to £2.5 million. On 7 January 2023, having recovered from a knee injury, he made his FA Cup debut for the club during their third round 2–0 away victory over Hull City, coming on as a second-half substitute. On 18 February, in the following league week, Solomon netted a late winning goal in Fulham's 1–0 away victory over Brighton & Hove Albion. On 24 February he scored his third consecutive goal after coming on as a substitute, notching the equaliser in a 1–1 draw at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers. He became the first Israeli to have scored in three consecutive Premier League matches since Ronny Rosenthal in 1992. On 28 February he scored his fourth consecutive goal in a 2–0 FA Cup victory over Leeds United. On 6 March 2023 he scored his fifth consecutive goal in a 3–2 away defeat to Brentford.

Tottenham Hotspur On 11 July 2023, Solomon signed for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, as a free agent (thanks to an extended compensation year by FIFA ruling in favour of ex-Ukrainian leagues' foreign players); with a five-year contract running until 30 June 2028. Solomon told The Athletic that he felt an immediate connection with Tottenham, especially after he had learnt about the London club's rich Jewish history. On 2 September, Solomon assisted Son Heung-min twice in a 5–2 away win against newly promoted Burnley.

Loans to Leeds United, Villarreal, and Fiorentina On 27 August 2024, Solomon signed for EFL Championship club Leeds United on a season-long loan. He made his debut four days later in a 2–0 home league victory over Hull City, and crossed the ball to the near post for Mateo Joseph's opening goal. He scored two goals against Swansea City on 24 November, and another on 21 December against Oxford United.

On 21 April 2025, Solomon recorded two assists in a 6–0 win over Stoke City. Leeds sealed promotion back to the Premier League for the first time in two years later that day following Burnley's 2–1 win over Sheffield United. On 3 May, he scored the winning goal of a 2–1 victory over Plymouth Argyle. The goal came in added time and ensured that Leeds would be crowned as champions of the Championship for the 2024–25 season. Solomon's 10 league goals and 12 assists during the 2024–25 season with Leeds were also a career-high.

On 1 September 2025, Solomon signed for La Liga club Villarreal on a season-long loan, making his debut on 20 September in a 2–1 home win against Osasuna and he scored a goal on 23 September in a 2–1 away win against Sevilla.

On 2 January 2026, Solomon was recalled by Tottenham Hotspur from his loan at Villarreal and immediately loaned out to Serie A side Fiorentina.

West Ham United On 10 August 2026, Solomon signed for EFL Championship club West Ham United for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, with an optional extension of a year. The transfer fee was reportedly about £5m.

International career

At youth international level, Solomon has been capped 35 times and has scored seven goals for Israel.

On 21 May 2017, at 17 years of age, Solomon was called-up to the Israeli senior side, although he did not appear for the team at the time. On 7 September 2018, Solomon made his senior debut for the Israeli squad at age 19, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League away match against Albania that ended in a 0–1 away loss.

On 18 November 2020, Solomon scored his first goal for Israel's seniors, in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League 1–0 home victory over Scotland. The following 4 September, he scored again in a 5–2 home victory over Austria in 2022 World Cup qualifying.

On 10 June 2022, during a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League away match against Albania, Solomon scored a brace, bringing Israel back from a 0–1 deficit to a 2–1 win in just 16 minutes.

Career statistics

Club

International

Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Solomon goal. + List of international goals scored by Manor Solomon Ukrainian Cup: 2018–19 Ukrainian Super Cup: 2021

Leeds United English Football League Championship: 2024–25