Sheran Yeini, decided to end his playing career at the end of a glorious career which was stretched over 19 seasons in the senior side. Yeini made 555 appearances at Maccabi in all competitions which places him second in the club’s all-time appearance record behind Miko Belo.
Yeini made his senior Maccabi debut back in December 2004 a week after his 18th birthday as a second half substitute appearance in a 2-0 Toto Cup victory over Bnei Sakhnin.
The 37-year-old Club captain made 84 appearances for Maccabi in the various European competitions and is the record appearance holder at International competitions.
Of all the Israeli players, Yeini is ranked third with only Eytan Tibi and Walid Badier ahead of him with 90 international appearances in European club competitions.
Having secured the 2023/24 League title, Yeini took his career tally to 6 Championships at Maccabi which makes him the player with the most championships in the Club’s history. (2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2023/24).
Yeini also won 2 State Cups (2014/15 and 2020/21) and despite being in the squad for the 2004/05 Cup winning season – he didn’t participate in the Cup run.
The earliest trophy Yeini won was the Toto Cup in the 2008/09 season and added 5 more and has a total of 6 State Cups: (2008/09, 2014/15, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2020/21 and 2023/24).
Yeini’s personal trophy cabinet also includes 2 Super Cups (2019/20 and 2021/21).
In his 19 years with the senior side, Yeini, who never played in a forward position, managed to score a total of 19 goals of which 16 in the league and 3 in European competitions.
Almost 50% of Yeini’s goals (9) were scored from headers, as he also contributed 24 assists.
In the latter stages of his career, Yeini, featured mostly as a defender, but of the 555 matches he played for Maccabi: 202 were played in midfield and 162 at the heart of defense.
As an all-around player, Yeini made two cameo appearances in Maccabi’s goal as a makeshift keeper. In 2011 Liran Strauber was sent off in the 85th minute against Hapoel Be’ersheva before Yeinbi put on the number jersey and gloves yet couldn’t keep out a penalty in a 2-0 defeat at Bloomfield. Three years later in 2014, Juan Pablo Colinas, was sent off in the 80th minute with Maccabi leading 3-1 on Maccabi Netanya and managed to keep a clean sheet.
Yeini made 51 appearances against Maccabi Haifa and holds Maccabi’s record for the highest number of appearances against a specific opponent. Hapoel Tel Aviv is the Club Yeini made his second highest number of appearances featuring in 39 local derbies.
The highest attended match Yeini played in was a EUROPA League match away to Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2013/14 season as 41,000 fans were present on the night at the Frankfurt Arena.
In Israel, the highest number of fans at a match was the final match of the 2012/13 season as 33,000 fans arrived at the National stadium in Ramat Gan for the match against Ironi Ramat Hasharon.
