Ofri Arad

Ofri Arad (; born 11 September 1998) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Liga I club FCSB.

Early life Arad was born in kibbutz HaHotrim, Israel, to a Jewish family. He is the youngest brother of former footballer Dori Arad.

Club career Arad made his official debut for Maccabi Haifa on 4 August 2018 in a game against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the Toto Cup and also score the winning goal.

He made his Israeli Premier League debut for Maccabi Haifa on 4 December 2018 in a game against Bnei Sakhnin.

He scored is first league goal on 4 December 2019 in a game against F.C. Ashdod.

On 30 May 2021 he won his first adult title, as winning the Israeli Premier League championship, after making 32 league appearances and scoring 1 league goal.

On 19 February 2023, he was loaned to the Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Kairat for one season.

International career Arad made his senior debut for Israel against Slovakia on 14 October 2020, coming in as a substitute after half time and contributing to a surprise 3–2 win.

Career statistics Club

International

Honours Maccabi Haifa Israeli Premier League: 2020–21, 2021–22 Israel State Cup runner-up: 2021–22 Toto Cup: 2021–22 Israel Super Cup: 2021 Kairat Kazakhstan Premier League: 2024, 2025 Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2025