Shira Elinav

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Shira Elinav
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Jerusalem, Israel
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
Kansas Jayhawks
Number 27
Youth career
2012–2013 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2013 Youth Academy
2013–2015 Hapoel Petah Tikva
2015–2019 Youth Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Kansas Jayhawks 58 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Youth Academy 52 (20)
2019 ASA Tel Aviv 3 (3)
2019–2020 Ramat HaSharon 13 (8)
International career
2015–2016 Israel U16 6 (6)
2015 Israel U17 3 (0)
2017–2018 Israel U19 9 (4)
2019– Israel 17 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024

Shira Elinav (Hebrew: שירה אלינב; born 26 April 2000) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a forward for US college team Kansas Jayhawks and the Israel women's national team.

Early life[edit]

Elinav was raised in Mazkeret Batya.[1]

Career[edit]

Elinav has been capped for the Israel national team, appearing for the team during the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying cycle.[2]

International goals[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 March 2020 Haberfeld Stadium, Rishon LeZion, Israel  Georgia 1–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
2. 13 April 2022 HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel  Turkey 1–0 1–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3. 5 December 2023 Globall Football Park, Telki, Hungary  Estonia 2–0 4–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League C

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "#27 Shira Elinav, Soccer". Kansas Jayhawks. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Israel – Squad – UEFA Women's Euro". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

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