Naftali Balay

€500KMarket Value

Hapoel Haifa•Defender•

Israel

Naftali Balay

€500KMarket Value

Hapoel Haifa•Defender•

Israel

6.7

Season Score

Mar 28, 1997

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025/2026

6.7

Season Score

Mar 28, 1997

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025/2026

Season Performance 25/26

All Competitions

Matches: 4
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Goal Contributions: 0
Mins/game: 49
Avg Rating: 6.69

Career

Professional Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Maccabi Netanya

2018/2019 - 2023/2024

Hapoel Ramat HaSharon

Total

93210.024,189

Professional Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Hapoel Haifa

25/26

40—1970.00106.69

Bnei Sakhnin

24/25

321—2,1510.04616.87

Maccabi Netanya

23/24

151—6700.13217.21

Maccabi Netanya

22/23

190—7400.1240-

Maccabi Netanya

21/22

90—1870.0020-

Hapoel Ramat HaSharon

21/22

60———60-

Maccabi Netanya

18/19

40—16—00-

Hapoel Hadera

17/18

40—2280.0000-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2017/2018	Ligat ha'Al	2	50	0	0	—	—
2017/2018	Liga Leumit	4	228	0	0	0	—
2018/2019	Ligat ha'Al	4	16	0	0	—	—
2021/2022	Ligat ha'Al	9	187	0	0	0	—
2022/2023	Ligat ha'Al	17	635	0	1	0.14	—
2023/2024	Ligat ha'Al	9	511	1	0	0.18	7.21
2024/2025	Ligat ha'Al	27	1701	1	0	0.05	6.87
2025/2026	Ligat ha'Al	4	197	0	0	0	6.69

Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

Naftali Balay — computed career insights

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2023/2024 · 7.21Ligat ha'Al
Lowest-rated season: 2024/2025 · 6.87Ligat ha'Al
Career involvement (league): 0.08 G+A per 902 goals + 1 assist across 8 league seasons (per-90 from 3525 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 8 (2017–2025)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 6

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 30thrating 6.87 vs 70 rated peers
Goals rank: #13 of 701 goal
G+A per 90 percentile: 39th0.05 per 90

Cohort: 70 Ligat ha'Al defenders, 2024/2025, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-05

Rival Clubs(25)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G		Last
Maccabi Petah Tikva	4	2	2	0	0	0	Apr 2025
Beitar Jerusalem	3	0	2	1	0	1	—
Hapoel Jerusalem	3	1	0	2	0	0	Mar 2025
Ironi Tiberias	3	1	1	1	0	0	Jan 2025
Hapoel Hadera	3	2	1	0	1	0	—
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	1	0	0	1	0	0	—
Maccabi Haifa	1	1	0	0	0	0	—
Hapoel Haifa	1	1	0	0	0	0	—
Maccabi Tel Aviv	1	0	0	1	0	0	—
Levski Sofia	1	0	1	0	0	0	Jul 2024
Hapoel Ashkelon	1	0	0	1	0	0	—
Maccabi Netanya	1	0	1	0	0	1	—
Ashdod	1	1	0	0	0	0	—
Hapoel Nof HaGalil	1	1	0	0	0	0	—
Hapoel Petah Tikva	1	1	0	0	0	0	—
Ironi Kiryat Shmona	1	0	1	0	0	0	—
Hapoel Tel Aviv	1	0	1	0	0	0	—
Sektzia Nes Tziona	1	1	0	0	0	0	Jan 2023
Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla	1	0	1	0	0	0	Apr 2022
Bnei Sakhnin	1	0	0	1	0	0	Jan 2024

1–20 of 25

Transfers

Transfer History

Jul 1, 2025

Jun 30, 2025

Jul 1, 2024

Hapoel Ramat HaSharon

Maccabi Netanya

Jun 30, 2022

Maccabi Netanya

Hapoel Ramat HaSharon

Jan 30, 2022

Jun 30, 2021

Jul 1, 2019

Jun 30, 2018

Jan 31, 2018

Jan 30, 2018

Aug 1, 2017

Player Information

Hapoel Haifa

Current Team

Date of Birth

Mar 28, 1997

Nationality

Israel

Shirt Number

#16

Age

29 years

Position

Defender

Market Value

€500K

Performance Overview

Season Rating

6.69

Highest: 6.7 | Lowest: 6.7

Goals/Game

0.00

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

77%

Matches

Total played4

Started (Lineups)3

From Bench0

Total Minutes197

Minutes per game49

Attacking

Goals0

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency-

Goals per game0.00

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork-

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists0

Key passes2

Pass accuracy77%

Total passes104

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses3

Accurate Crosses0

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles14

Interceptions2

Clearances-

Blocks1

Clean Sheets-

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels42

Duels Won25

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles2

Cards

Yellow1

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

total appearances

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About Naftali Balay

Across 27 Ligat ha'Al appearances in 2024/2025 (1,701 minutes), Naftali Balay scored 1 goal but did not register an assist — 0.05 goal involvements per 90. GioScore's computed rating for the season averages 6.87. Against a 70-strong pool of Ligat ha'Al defenders (2024/2025, min. 450 minutes), his match rating places in the 30th percentile, and 13th of 70 for goals scored.

The database holds 8 league seasons for him, from 2017 to 2025 across 6 clubs. At his best he averaged 7.21 in 2023/2024, Ligat ha'Al; at his worst, 6.87 in 2024/2025.

He reached 25 league appearances in 1 of those 8 campaigns. The densest run of the record is 2022/2023–2024/2025, with 53 league games — an average of 18 per season.

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Naftali Balay play?

Naftali Balay plays as a Defender for Hapoel Haifa.

What team does Naftali Balay play for?

Naftali Balay currently plays for Hapoel Haifa.

How old is Naftali Balay?

Naftali Balay is 29 years old, born on March 28, 1997. He is from Israel.

What nationality is Naftali Balay?

Naftali Balay is from Israel and represents them at international level. At club level, he plays for Hapoel Haifa.