Samuel Scheimann

Israeli footballer

Samuel Scheimann
Scheimann with Maccabi Haifa in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-11-03) 3 November 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Afula, Israel
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1993–2003 Feyenoord
2003–2006 NAC Breda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Kozakken Boys
2008–2011 Den Bosch 102 (7)
2011–2012 Excelsior 30 (1)
2012–2015 Maccabi Haifa 43 (0)
2015–2017 Hapoel Tel Aviv 25 (1)
2017–2018 Hapoel Haifa 42 (0)
2018 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2 (0)
2018–2019 Beitar Jerusalem 27 (0)
2019–2020 VVV-Venlo 8 (0)
2020 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 7 (0)
2020–2021 VV Katwijk 5 (1)
International career‡
2012–2018 Israel 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:06, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:12, 4 October 2019 (UTC)

Samuel Scheimann (Hebrew: שמואל שיימן; born 3 November 1987) is an Israeli former international footballer who played as a left back for Feyenoord, NAC Breda, Kozakken Boys, FC Den Bosch, SBV Excelsior, Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem.

Early life

Samuel Scheimann was born in Afula, Israel, to a Jewish family.[2] He immigrated to the Netherlands with his family at the age of five.[3]

Club career

Feyenoord, NAC and a Maccabiah

Scheimann started playing football in the youth system of Feyenoord.[3] In 2003, Scheimann joined the youth system of NAC Breda.[4] At age 18, he represented the Netherlands at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in football.[5]

Kozakken Boys and trials

Shortly thereafter, Scheimann was invited by Maccabi Tel Aviv for trials[2] but did not receive a contract.[5] Scheimann returned to the Netherlands and signed a two-year contract with Kozakken Boys.[4] After an extensive trial at Jong AFC Ajax, coach Aron Winter wanted to sign Scheimann in 2008, but Martin van Geel vetoed the signing.[3]

FC Den Bosch and Excelsior

On 11 April 2008, he signed with FC Den Bosch from Kozakken Boys after rejecting an offer from Feyenoord because he wanted first team action.[3] Scheimann was voted 'Player of the Year' in his first season with Den Bosch.[6] After the 2010–11 Eerste Divisie season ended, Scheimann left Den Bosch as a free agent.

He joined Eredivisie club Excelsior Rotterdam on a two-year contract until July 2013. Scheimann made his debut for Excelsior in a 2–0 loss against Feyenoord on 5 August 2011, playing 90 minutes.[7]

Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Tel Aviv

On 3 June 2012, he signed to Maccabi Haifa for two years, with an option for two more years.[8] On 27 August 2012, he made his Israeli Premier League debut in a 1–2 loss against Maccabi Tel Aviv.

On 2 June 2015, he signed to Hapoel Tel Aviv for two years.[9] In January 2017 he was released by Hapoel, following financial problems.

Hapoel Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem

On 12 January 2017, he signed to Hapoel Haifa for 1.5 years.[10]

On 11 June 2018, he signed to Hapoel Be'er Sheva for two years.[11] On 5 September 2018, Scheimann released from Be'er Sheva and signed to Beitar Jerusalem for two years.[12]

VVV, Kiryat Shmona and Katwijk

In June 2019 he returned to the Netherlands with VVV-Venlo.[13]

In January 2020 he signed for the Israeli team Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. After playing 7 games in the team, he was released from contract in the end of the season.

In August 2020 he signed in the Dutch team VV Katwijk of the Tweede Divisie for a free transfer.

International career

On 16 May 2012, Scheimann received his first call up to the Israel national team.[14] He made his international debut later that year.[15]

References

  1. ^ Samuel Scheimann at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b Yaniv Tuchman & Evyatar Lang (22 February 2006). שמואל שיימן, קשר יהודי-הולנדי, התאמן במכבי ת"א (in Hebrew). Ma'ariv. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  3. ^ a b c d Sagiv Baram (11 April 2008). שמואל שיימן חתם בדן בוש (in Hebrew). Walla. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Interview met Samuel Scheimann" (in Dutch). Soccer4u. 12 July 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  5. ^ a b Sagiv Baram (29 January 2008). תראו מה פיספסתם (in Hebrew). Walla!. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  6. ^ "Samuel Scheimann is 'Bosschenaar van het Jaar'" (in Dutch). FC Den Bosch. 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  7. ^ "Eredivisie: Excelsior 0 Feyenoord 2". Soccerway. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  8. ^ שיימן חתם לשנתיים בחיפה, רועי עטר עלה לבוגרים (in Hebrew). One. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  9. ^ עובר לאדום: שמואל שיימן חתם בהפועל תל אביב (in Hebrew). One. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  10. ^ מצאה מגן: שמואל שיימן חתם בהפועל חיפה (in Hebrew). Sport5. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  11. ^ רשמית: שמואל שיימן חתם בהפועל באר שבע (in Hebrew). ONE. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  12. ^ שמואל שיימן חתם לשנתיים בבית"ר, גורש סיכם (in Hebrew). ONE. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  13. ^ Straus, Hans (12 June 2019). "Samuel Scheimann naar VVV". De Limburger.
  14. ^ שיימן, בן בסט, מורי וצדק זומנו לסגל הנבחרת (in Hebrew). One. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  15. ^ Samuel Scheimann at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

  • Player profile at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  • Player statistics at ElfVoetbal.nl (in Dutch)
  • Samuel Scheimann Interview on Vice