Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manor Solomon[1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 July 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Kfar Saba, Israel[2][3] | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3][2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2008 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
2008–2017 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 68 | (8) |
2019–2023 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 70 | (16) |
2022–2023 | → Fulham (loan) | 19 | (4) |
2023– | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Israel U16 | 1 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Israel U17 | 15 | (1) |
2016 | Israel U18 | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Israel U19 | 6 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Israel U21 | 6 | (0) |
2018– | Israel | 37 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:14, 28 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 |
Manor Solomon (Hebrew: מנור סולומון; born 24 July 1999) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Israel national team.
Solomon was born and raised in Kfar Saba, Israel,[4][3][5][6] to an Israeli family of Hungarian Jewish and Iraqi Jewish descent.[7][8][9] His parents Ayala and Yossi Solomon are physical education teachers.[7] His mother and father met while studying together at the Ohalo College, both majored in physical education and minored in maritime studies. As a young married couple, their shared maritime training gave them the idea to choose the unique Hebrew first name Manor for their son, that also means "a boom" in sailing.[10] Solomon was enlisted for mandatory military service in December 2017, and has served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).[11][12][13]
He also holds Portuguese passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish ancestors,[14][15][16] which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[8][9][3][5]
He has been in a relationship with his Israeli girlfriend Dana Voshina since 2018.[17][18]
Solomon and his girlfriend were safely evacuated by the Israeli government from Eastern Europe and Ukraine (as a foreign player of Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk at the time), after the Russian invasion of Ukraine has begun in February 2022; initially, being taken on over 14-hour car ride in order to escape to the Polish border.[19][20][21]
On 26 November 2016, at the age of 17, Solomon made his senior debut for the Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Petah Tikva, coming on as a 54th minute substitute against Hapoel Haifa that ended in a 2–1 away loss.[22][23] On 28 January 2017, Solomon scored his first Israeli Premier League goal a 2–0 home victory against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.[24][25]
Solomon was named in the "50 for the Future: UEFA.com's Ones to Watch for 2018–19".[26][27]
On 11 January 2019, Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk signed 19-year-old Solomon from Israeli side Maccabi Petah Tikva in a transfer worth an initial €6 million, then the fifth-highest transfer fee for an Israeli footballer.[28][29][30]
After moving to Shakhtar Donetsk, Solomon scored his first UEFA Champions League goal on 1 October 2019, in the 95th minute of an away match against Italian side Atalanta that ended in a 2–1 victory.[31] This made him the then youngest Israeli footballer ever to score in the Champions League, at the age of 20.[32] On 26 November, he scored the equalising goal in a 1–1 Champions League draw away at Manchester City.[31][33]
Solomon continued his good Champions League form in the following season, scoring Shakhtar's third goal on 21 October 2020 in a 3–2 away victory over Spanish side Real Madrid.[34] On 1 December, he scored the second goal in the return fixture against Real Madrid, helping his team to a 2–0 home victory.[35]
He celebrated both his first and second braces in back-to-back Ukrainian Premier League matches, the first on 14 March 2021 in a 4–0 home victory over Desna Chernihiv[36][37] and the second on 21 March in a 3–2 defeat away to Lviv.[38][39]
On 25 July 2022, English Premier League club Fulham announced the signing of Solomon on a one-year loan, following a FIFA ruling concerning the Russo-Ukrainian War which allows foreign players affected by the war to suspend their contracts with Ukrainian clubs until 30 June 2023.[40][41][42][43] Solomon started training with Fulham on 10 July, and became a registered player for the club on 1 August.[40][42][43] Upon his signing, he became the top-paid Israeli footballer, earning £1.7 million per season, with performance bonuses that can increase his salary to £2.5 million.[42][43]
He made his debut on 6 August, coming on as a substitute in the second half of a 2–2 home draw against Liverpool.[44] On 7 January 2023, having recovered from a knee injury, he made his FA Cup debut for the club during their third round 2–0 away victory over Hull City, coming on as a second-half substitute.[45][44][46] On 11 February, Solomon scored his first goal for the club, coming on as a 72nd minute substitute in their English Premier League match against Nottingham Forest, securing his team a 2–0 home win.[47] On 18 February, in the following league week, Solomon netted a late winning goal in Fulham's 1–0 away victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.[48] On 24 February he scored his third consecutive goal after coming on as a substitute, notching the equaliser in a 1–1 draw at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[49] He became the first Israeli to have scored in three consecutive English Premier League matches since Ronny Rosenthal in 1992.[50] On 28 February he scored his fourth consecutive goal in a 2–0 FA Cup victory over Leeds United.[51] On 6 March 2023 he scored his fifth consecutive goal in a 3–2 away defeat to Brentford.[52]
On 11 July 2023, Solomon signed for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, as a free agent (thanks to an extended compensation year by FIFA ruling in favor of ex-Ukrainian leagues' foreign players);[53] with a five-year contract running until 30 June 2028.[54][55] Solomon told The Athletic that he felt an immediate connection with Tottenham, especially after he has learnt about the London club's rich and at times controversial Jewish history.[56][53]
He made his professional league debut for the club on 19 August, coming on as a late substitute for Dejan Kulusevski in a 2–0 home victory over Manchester United.[57] On 2 September, Solomon assisted Son Heung-Min twice in a 5–2 away win against newly promoted Burnley.[58]
At youth international level, Solomon was capped 35 times and scored seven goals for his native Israel.[59][60]
On 21 May 2017, at 17 years of age, Solomon was called-up to the Israeli senior side, although he did not appear for the team at the time.[61][62] On 7 September 2018, Solomon made his senior debut for the Israeli squad at age 19, coming on as a 71st minute substitute in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League away match against Albania that ended in a 0–1 away loss.[63]
On 18 November 2020, Solomon scored his first goal for Israel's seniors, in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League 1–0 home victory over Scotland.[64][65]
On 4 September 2021, he scored again in a 5–2 home victory over Austria in 2022 World Cup qualifying.[66]
On 10 June 2022, during a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League away match against Albania, Solomon scored a brace, bringing Israel back from a 0–1 deficit to a 2–1 win in just 16 minutes.[67]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2016–17 | Israeli Premier League | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 4 | ||||
2018–19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 18 | 4 | ||||
Total | 68 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | – | – | 83 | 10 | ||||
Shakhtar Donetsk | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
2019–20 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 8[d] | 3 | 1[e] | 0 | 29 | 6 | |||
2020–21 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 10[f] | 2 | 1[e] | 0 | 35 | 11 | |||
2021–22 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 8[g] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 25 | 4 | |||
Total | 70 | 16 | 5 | 1 | – | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 22 | |||
Fulham (loan) | 2022–23[69] | Premier League | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 5 | ||
Tottenham Hotspur | 2023–24[70] | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
Career total | 162 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 219 | 37 |
National team | Year | Apps[a] | Goals |
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Israel | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | 5 | 0 | |
2020 | 7 | 1 | |
2021 | 12 | 3 | |
2022 | 5 | 2 | |
2023 | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 37 | 7 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 18 November 2020 | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel | Scotland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
2 | 31 March 2021 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Moldova | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) |
3 | 5 June 2021 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | Montenegro | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
4 | 4 September 2021 | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel | Austria | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) |
5 | 10 June 2022 | Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania | Albania | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
6 | 2–1 | |||||
7 | 19 June 2023 | Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, Israel | Andorra | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Shakhtar Donetsk