Neta Lavi (Hebrew: נטע לביא; born 25 August 1996) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Machida Zelvia and the Israel national team.
In 2010, Lavi joined the Maccabi Haifa youth team. He became captain of the Maccabi Haifa youth team that won the double in 2014.[1]
Lavi has made his official debut for the senior Maccabi Haifa on 28 October 2015 in a game against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the Toto Cup. Lavi made his Israeli Premier League debut for the senior Maccabi Haifa on 7 December 2015, in a match against Hapoel Haifa.
On 27 January 2023 signed for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.[2]
On 12 August 2025, Lavi announce official transfer to fellow J1 League club, Machida Zelvia for mid 2025 season.[3]
Lavi was part of the Israeli youth national team and Played 8 times for the Israeli U-19 and 12 times for the Israeli U-21 national side, under Israeli manager Arik Benado.
Lavi made his debut for the senior Israel national team on 31 May 2016, coming on as a substitute during a friendly match against Serbia.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2014–15 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 7 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 3 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 44 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||
| Total | 197 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 265 | 12 | ||
| Gamba Osaka | 2023 | J1 League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||||||
| 2025 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 76 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 86 | 2 | |||||
| Machida Zelvia | 2025 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 224 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 296 | 12 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | |
Maccabi Haifa
