Sarit Shenar

Sarit Shenar (; born ) is an Israeli football midfielder, currently playing in the Israeli First League for ASA Tel Aviv University. She had also played for in the U.S., Germany and Denmark. She had played in the Champions League with Maccabi Holon and ASA Tel Aviv, and she has been a member of the Israeli national team since 2000, when she made her debut against Belarus.

Club career Shenar started playing with a boys’ team in Kiryat Gat, but was barred from playing upon reaching 12. At the age of 15 she had joined the newly formed Hapoel Ashkelon, and moved shortly afterwards to ASA Tel Aviv University.

Shenar played with the Lady Buffs until 2007, after which she applied for positions with a host of European clubs, finally signing with Hamburger SV, with whom she played for a year. The following season Shenar signed with SønderjyskE, where she played until January 2009, netting four goals, before she decided to return to Israel due to her mother’s illness.

International career Shenar made her international debut in the Israel women's national football team at the age of 14, in a match against Belarus. In total, Shenar played 39 matches for the national team and is the most capped in the team. Shenar scored 14 matches for the national team and is the team’s second best scorer, after Silvi Jan.

Shenar also played for the U-19 national team, making 6 appearances in 2001, during the 2002 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying campaign. Shenar scored 6 goals in the campaign, and is the U-19 team top scorer.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 6 September 2001 Tallinn, Estonia 2–0 5–2 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 2. 4 June 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine 3–0 3–0 3. 10 March 2003 Pärnu, Estonia 4–1 4–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying 4. 21 August 2005 Pärnu, Estonia 5–2 5–2 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 5. 18 November 2006 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying 6. 20 November 2006 1–0 1–0 7. 23 November 2006 2–0 5–2 8. 3–1 9. 4–2 10. 5–2

Honours Championships (5): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 Cup (3): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14

Individual Top Goalscorer (Israeli Women's League)(2): 2012–13 (35 goals) 2013–14 (28 goals)