Honestly, digging up solid info on the Israeli Premier League this season felt like pulling teeth at first. The big leagues get all the spotlight, you know? I knew Haifa Maccabi were up there, fighting with Hapoel Beer Sheva mostly, but I wanted the real juice – who’s actually banging in the goals consistently?
I started simple: just googling “Israeli Premier League top scorers 2024-2025”. Man, the results were weak. So many outdated pages, junk sites. It was a total disaster. I kept hitting dead ends or pages talking about last season. I almost gave up right then. But I figured, Haifa are usually in the mix, maybe check their match reports specifically.
Scrolling through their recent games was messy. One game they smashed someone 3-0, another they squeezed out a tight 1-0 win thanks to Saif “Saifa” Dia. That guy popped up scoring or assisting quite a bit! Then there was Omer Atzili firing one in, and Dolev Haziza getting the final touch sometimes. Looked like their attack wasn’t relying on just one dude.
What really threw me was checking the actual goalscorers list after piecing it together. Beer Sheva was all about Ramzi Safuri – that kid’s foot is hot lately, definitely leading the pack. But Haifa Maccabi? Turns out their main striker, Frantzdy Pierrot, who started super strong, got wrecked with a long-term injury back in October. Gutted for him. Their goals really did get spread around – Sabbah, Atzili, Haziza, even defenders chipping in like Melamed.
While I was deep in the stat-hole, I peeked at the national team games too. Saw Dor Turgeman from Maccabi Tel Aviv got a late cap against Norway (which Israel lost heavily, 2-4). Not a great day for them defensively. Then they beat Estonia 2-1 – Munas Dabbur scored, which is good news for him after recovering from his own injury hell at Hoffenheim, plus another goal came from their RB Eli Dasa. Kinda interesting how those guys are doing.
Putting it all together for the blog post felt way more satisfying than the initial frustration. Here’s the meat of what I found for the top guys so far this season:
- Ramzi Safuri (Hapoel Beer Sheva): This guy is on fire, seriously. Easily the standout goalscorer right now.
- Tjaronn Chery (Maccabi Tel Aviv): Pure class in midfield, still creating and scoring consistently for the champs.
- Omer Atzili (Maccabi Haifa): Seems to have stepped up a gear, especially since Pierrot went down.
- Eran Zahavi (Hapoel Tel Aviv): Yeah, he’s older now, but Zahi doesn’t stop scoring. Classic poacher.
- Danilo Asprilla (Bnei Sakhnin): Their danger man, keeps them competitive almost single-handedly sometimes.
Big surprises? Safuri leading the way definitely wasn’t what most people predicted. And seeing Haifa adapt without their main striker Pierrot was impressive. That kid Shon Weissman has also been making waves since joining the league. Ended up spending way more hours than planned, but at least I finally found the solid scoop I wanted. Makes you appreciate the guys grinding it out over there!
