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Shon Weissman

b. 1996

Israeli association footballer (born 1996)

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Born 1996. Shon Weissman is an Israeli and Portuguese association football player and restaurateur.

Early life Weissman was born and raised in the neighbourhood of Kiryat Haim of the city of Haifa, Israel, to an Israeli family of Ashkenazi Jewish and Sephardi Jewish descent. His grandmother is a Holocaust survivor. A few days later, on 1 September, Weissman scored his first Maccabi Haifa goal when he netted in a 2–0 home win over F.C. Ashdod. He ended the season with eight goals in 25 league appearances.

Wolfsberger AC On 20 June 2019, Weissman joined Austrian Football Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC, signing a two-year contract and being handed shirt No. 9. On 17 August, in the fourth round of the league, he scored four goals in a 5–0 home victory over SV Mattersburg. Before the match, he had scored in three consecutive league appearances for the Carinthian club.

On 19 September 2019, Weissman scored the first goal in a 4–0 win over German club Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Europa League group stage, Wolfsberger AC's first European goal ever. He finished the 2019–20 season with 30 league goals which made him the Austrian Bundesliga's top scorer.

Valladolid On 31 August 2020, Weissman signed with Spanish La Liga club Real Valladolid until 2024. He became the most expensive signing in Real Valladolid's history at €4 million. He scored his first goals in his ninth game for Valladolid, a 3–2 home win over CA Osasuna.

After his first season ended in relegation, Weissman remained playing for Valladolid in the Segunda División, helping them to return to La Liga after one season. On 29 August 2021, he scored in a 2–0 win at CD Lugo before receiving a straight red card in the 38th minute. Over September and October, he netted in four successive games to go top of the goalscoring charts.

On 5 September 2022, having recovered from a pre-season injury, he made his season debut in the 2022–23 La Liga season during its fourth game week, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring the only goal of the game goal against UD Almería.

Granada On 31 January 2023, Weissman was loaned to Granada in the Segunda División until the end of the season. The deal included an obligatory buyout clause of €3 million in case the club earned promotion back to La Liga.

On 5 February 2023, Weissman scored his first goal for Granada during his debut in the fourth minute of an away league match against Villarreal B that ended in a 2–0 victory. In June, after the club's promotion to the first division, he was bought outright.

On 1 February 2024, Weissman moved to Serie A club Salernitana on loan for the remainder of the season. He played 11 times for the team from Campania, scoring on his debut on 9 February in a 3–1 home loss to Empoli.

Upon returning, Weissman lost his starting spot in the second division before terminating his link with Granada on 1 September 2025.

Blau-Weiß Linz On 9 September 2025, Weissman signed for Blau-Weiß Linz.

International career Weissman made his youth international level debut in 2011 for Israel. He scored his first goal for the national team on 4 September 2021 against Austria in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers match, that ended in a 5–2 home win for Israel.

Personal life Weissman is observant and does not play football on the Jewish high holiday of Yom Kippur. He was enlisted and has served in the Israeli Air Force to complete his mandatory military service.

On 22 May 2019, he married his Israeli girlfriend Eden ( Markovich), his high school sweetheart. Their first daughter, Alma Leah Weissman, was born in August 2020. His posts included the statement "What is the logical reason why 200 tons of bombs have not already been dropped on Gaza?", Weissman subsequently deleted the posts, saying that he had made a mistake and had been acting in the heat of the moment. Austrian Bundesliga

2020–21 La Liga

2021–22

Honours Maccabi Netanya Liga Leumit: 2016–17

Granada Segunda División: 2022–23

Individual Austrian Bundesliga Top goalscorer: 2019–20 Real Valladolid's Player of the Season: 2021–22

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Shon Zalman Vaisman, Sean Weissman, Sean Vaisman, Sean Zalman Vaisman, Sean Zalman Weissman, Shon Zalman Weissman
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Who is Shon Weissman?

Israeli association footballer (born 1996)

When was Shon Weissman born?

Shon Weissman was born on 14 February 1996 in Haifa.

What is Shon Weissman's occupation?

Shon Weissman is an association football player and restaurateur.

What nationality is Shon Weissman?

Shon Weissman is Israeli and Portuguese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Shon Weissman

· Wikidata: Q16854411

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