Sagiv Yehezkel

Early and personal life Yehezkel was born and raised in Rishon LeZion, Israel, to a family of Israeli-Jewish descent.

He married his Israeli fiancée Elian ( Yosef) on 23 June 2022, in moshav Shoresh, Israel. Their firstborn son was born in June 2023.

Club career During his early career, Yehezkel played for Hapoel Tel Aviv and then Maccabi Tel Aviv, and had loan spells at Ironi Kiryat Shmona, Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv and F.C. Ashdod before joining the latter in 2019. He made his debut for the side on 13 February 2021, when he was in the starting line-up in a 2–2 league draw away at Hapoel Haifa.

Yehezkel signed with Turkish Süper Lig club Antalyaspor on 15 September 2023, on a three-season contract running until 30 June 2026. Yehezkel made his debut with Antalyaspor just two days later, in an away league match against Fenerbahçe, coming on as a 54th minute substitute, and providing an assist for his new club's second equaliser. But after just four months with Antalyaspor, Yehezkel's contract was terminated early. His actions were condemned by Turkey's Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç and the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), and he was suspended by Antalyaspor, while the club's sponsor said his contract should be terminated. Israeli officials criticised Turkey's actions towards Yehezkel, According to local media, Yehezkel protested his innocence saying: "I did not do anything to provoke or provoke anyone. I am not a pro-war person.... The point I wanted to draw attention to was the end of the war."

On 15 January 2024, after being detained overnight, Yehezkel appeared in court charged with incitement to hatred. After being released pending trial, Yehezkel and his family flew to Israel, arriving at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. According to The Guardian, Antalyaspor sacked Yehezkel, accusing him of having "acted against the values of our country";

In July 2024, Yehezkel rejoined Maccabi Tel Aviv, signing a three-year deal.

Honours Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel State Cup: 2021–22 Israel Super Cup: 2022