Defensive Test: Record for signing foreign defenders in Premier League teams

Seborrhea, Sundgren, Corno and Helder Lopes are not alone.

Hadera signed Storm, Netanya added Hartz, Stieglitz landed at Hapoel Haifa.

9 of the 14 Premier League teams have at least one foreign defender and the positions that were once considered a "waste of a foreigner's box" have become a consensus

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18/07/2022

Monday, July 18, 2022, 1:30 p.m.

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"Central Avenue" is a familiar term in Israeli football, especially when it comes to looking for foreign players.

For many years the Premier League teams used to look for foreigners in the positions of goalkeeper, stopper, back midfielder, central midfielder, offensive midfielder and striker - Central Avenue.

Over the years and after the number of foreigners increased to five and later to six, more and more foreign wingers appeared here, but the defensive positions were almost taboo.

In many groups, the signing of a left-back or a foreign right-back was considered a "waste", but now a change of trend can be seen.

In the transfer window of this summer, a record was broken in the signings of foreign defenders.

Maybe the league teams have lost faith in the Israeli defender (with an emphasis on left-backs), maybe they have realized that there are more successful local footballers in the traditional positions of the foreigners.

In any case, the facts show that 9 of the 14 Premier League teams have foreign defenders - more than ever.

Kiryat Shmona, Nes Ziona, Bnei Reina, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Betar Jerusalem are the 5 teams that continue with two blue and white defenders, at least for now.

Maccabi Tel Aviv has been running for a long time with two foreign defenders.

Geralds and Seborit (Photo: Danny Maron)

Maccabi Tel Aviv, at least for now, continues with two foreign defenders and Maccabi Haifa, which added Daniel Sundgren and Pierre Corno, also adhered to this trend, even though its squad has a left defender from the Israeli team: San Menachem.

Last season, Barak Bachar moved Jose Rodriguez more than once to the defensive positions, which means that in those positions he preferred a player who is a key contact.

Hapoel Hadera added a foreign defender for the first time ever, the Slovenian Kalman Sturm who last season played with a teacher in the Europa League.

Maccabi Netanya sold Zlatan Shachovich to the partisan Belgrade and decided to continue with a foreign left defender: Florian Harthertz, a player with a fantastic resume in relation to the Israeli Premier League.

Hapoel Jerusalem Aluz Yao continues for another season and Hapoel Beer Sheva has Helder Lopes.

In MS.

Ashdod Monterey Kamahani has been injured for a long time and his contract may be frozen.

Ran Ben Shimon's team has added a new left defender, the Jewish-Colombian David Kuperman.

Although he does not grab a foreigner

's slot, he is still a player who came from abroad and will play in the Premier League for the first time.

Played in this position intermittently in the 2019/20 season.

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The foreign defenders in the Premier League

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- Spanish left defender, Maccabi Tel Aviv

Season Five

- Portuguese right-back, Maccabi Tel Aviv

Season Four

- Derogatory Left-back, M.S.

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Injured and may be frozen

- right and left defender, Hapoel Jerusalem

Season Two

- Dutch right-back, Bnei Sakhnin

Second Season

- Portuguese left defender, Hapoel Beer Sheva

Second season

- Slovenian left defender, Hapoel Hadera

First Season

- German Left Defender, Maccabi Netanya

First Season

- Swedish Right Defender, Maccabi Haifa

First Season

- French Left Defender, Maccabi Haifa

first season

Dino Stiegletz - Croatian left defender, Hapoel Haifa

First season

- Jewish-Colombian left defender, MS.

Ashdod

First season

- Jewish-Ukrainian right defender, Hapoel Haifa |

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