Silvi Jan

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Silvi Jan
File:Silvi Jan (cropped).jpeg
Jan in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-10-27) 27 October 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Netanya, Israel
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Kolbotn I.L.[1]
1999–2002 Hapoel Tel Aviv
2002–2007 Maccabi Holon
2009–2012 ASA Tel Aviv 76 (150)
International career
1997–2007 Israel 23 (29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Silvi Jan (Hebrew: סילבי ז'אן; born 27 October 1973) an Israeli former footballer who played as a striker. With 29 goals, she is the all-time Israel national team top goalscorer.

Club career

Jan played school football in Netanya, and was part of the boys' football team of Shorashim school.[2] As there was no women's league, Jan tried to find an active team in Europe, eventually signing with Kolbotn I.L. in Norway. In 1999, with the establishment of the Israeli Women's League, Jan returned to Israel and signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv. Jan played at Hapoel Tel Aviv for four seasons, until the team folded, winning the league and cup in 2000–01. After Hapoel Tel Aviv folded, Jan signed with Maccabi Holon, where she played until her retirement in 2007.[1] With Maccabi Holon Jan won the league 4 times and the cup 5 times. In January 2009, Jan returned to league action and joined ASA Tel Aviv University.[3] On 21 February 2012, in a league match against her former club, Maccabi Holon, Jan scored her 1000th goal in all club and national team competitions.[4] Jan played at ASA Tel Aviv until her retirement in May 2012.[5] With ASA Tel Aviv Jan Jan won three championships and two cups. Jan scored a total of 1,010 goals in all competitions.[6]

International career

Silvi Jan has been a striker for the Israel national team for many years,[7] appearing in 23 matches and scoring 29 goals.[8] Jan made her debut against Romania on 2 November 1997, and scored her debut goal against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 8 April 2008, one of four she scored on the day. Her last international goal was also scored against Bosnia and Herzegovina, in a match played on 23 November 2006, in which Israel won 5–2. Jan made her last international appearance against Poland on 10 May 2007.

International goals

Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 April 1998 Bat Yam, Israel File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 5–0 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 3–0
3. 4–0
4. 5–0
5. 19 October 1999 Herzliya, Israel File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 1–1 2–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying
6. 2 September 2001 Tallinn, Estonia File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 1–0 5–2 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
7. 3–0
8. 4–0
9. 5–0
10. 28 October 2001 Ramat Gan, Israel File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 1–0 1–0
11. 4 June 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 2–0 3–0
12. 7 February 2003 Unknown File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 1–0 1–0[9] Friendly
13. 12 March 2003 Unknown File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 6-1[10] Friendly
14.
15.
16. 10 August 2003 Pärnu, Estonia File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 3–1 4–1[11] UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
17.
18. 9 May 2004 Tel Aviv, Israel File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 4–0 12–1
19. 6–0
20. 9–0
21. 10–1
22. 12–1
23. 30 May 2004 Herzliya, Israel File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 2–1 3–1
24. 21 August 2005 Pärnu, Estonia File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 1–0 5–2 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
25. 2–1
26. 3–2
27. 7 May 2006 Herzliya, Israel File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 1–0 1–0
28. 11 May 2006 Chișinău, Moldova File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 1–0 1–0
29. 18 November 2006 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
30. 23 November 2006 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 5-2

Personal life

In September 2018. Jan was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.[12]

Honours

Hapoel Tel Aviv

Haccabi Holon

ASA Tel Aviv University

Individual

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Silvi Jan Retires from Women's Football Erez Michaeli, 24 May 2007, Walla (in Hebrew)
  2. What's Common for Silvi Jan and Pele? Archived 6 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine 9 February 2012, Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
  3. At the Age of 35 – Silvi Jan Returns to Play Football Mickey Sagi, 11 January 2009, ynet.co.il (in Hebrew)
  4. Silvi Jan Reached 1,000 Goals: "Ecstasy" Daniel Rott, 21 February 2012, sport5.co.il (in Hebrew)
  5. ASA Tel Aviv Won the Double, Silvi Jan Retires Ze'ev Goldschmidt, 1 May 2012, ynet.co.il (in Hebrew)
  6. Jan: "Thinking About a Kid, and That Doesn't Go With Football" Ze'ev Goldschmidt, 2 May 2012, ynet.co.il (in Hebrew)
  7. Silvi JanFIFA competition record (archived)
  8. "סילבי ז'אן" [Silvi Jan] (in עברית). Israel Football Association. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  9. "Israel 1 - 0 Greece, women's national team game". Israeli FA Website.
  10. "Israel 6 - 1 Cyprus, women's national team game". Israeli FA Website.
  11. "Israel 4 - 1 Estonia, women's national team game". Israeli FA Website.
  12. "סילבי ג'אן חושפת: "אני סובלת ממחלה שעלולה להותיר אותי משותקת"" (in עברית). maariv.co.il. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  13. Goal Scoreres – Liga Leumit – Women's Football – Season 1999/2000 Israeli Women's Football (via Internet Archive) (in Hebrew)
  14. Women's League Top Scorers 2006/2007 Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
  15. Women's League Top Scorers 2009/2010 Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
  16. Women's League Top Scorers 2010/2011 Archived 9 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
  17. Women's League Top Scorers 2011/2012 Archived 18 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)

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