The Maccabi Tel Aviv Gala Evening took place last night and one of the award winners was Fadi Najar. The young central defamer was named the Youth Player of the Season and joined Dor Peretz and Eliel Peretz as past honorees. The award was presented by Shlomi Alberg, CEO of Profit and after Najar accepted the prize he spoke about the evening:

“I’m very happy and I had a good season. I was surprised as this was my first season with the club but teammates were very supportive. I will keep working hard as my dream is to play with the First Team.”

About the Gala:

“So far the evening is beautiful and it’s a one of kind event, the first that I’ve been to like this. Remember I’m just 19 years old.”

On former awardees Dor Peretz and Eliel Peretz:

“They are two great players and I hope that I can reach the heights that they have already.”