David Dor Micha (or Miha, Hebrew: דוד דור מיכה; born 2 March 1992) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem.

Early and personal life

Micha was born in Givatayim, Israel, to a family of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish (Iraqi-Jewish) descent. His father Kobi Micha is a former Israeli footballer who also played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, although he retired at the age of 26 due to a knee injury. Micha attended the Kalai High School in his hometown.

He also holds a Portuguese passport, on account of both his Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish (Iraqi-Jewish) ancestry, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.

He was in a relationship with Israeli actress Nuel Berkovich from 2013 to 2020. He married his Israeli girlfriend Almog (née BarNoy) in 2021, and they have a daughter who was born in 2022.

Club career

Micha joined Maccabi Tel Aviv when he was 8 years old. On 2004 he started playing with the youth team and was tagged as a potential talent since he joined. Former international player Eli Ohana, his manager in the Israel U-19 national team, described him in an interview in August 2011 as "the most talented player I have ever managed".

On 12 February 2011, after the arrival of Moti Ivanir as the new manager of Maccabi and as a rejuvenation period led by the club, Micha made his debut for the club against Hapoel Ramat Gan in a match Maccabi Tel Aviv won at the score 3–0. He scored the third goal and assisted another one in that game. On 29 September 2011, he scored his first goal in a European competition, leading his team to a 1–1 draw after a stunning shot against Dynamo Kyiv in Bloomfield Stadium on the UEFA Europa League group stage.

In the 2012–2013 season Micha was a key player in Maccabi Tel Aviv's success in retaining the championship, playing 28 games and scoring five goals, and mostly excelled during the latter stages of the season after scoring in both derby matches against Hapoel Tel Aviv in the playoffs.

In the 2013–14 season Micha continued his good run from the end of the last season by scoring a crucial away goal against Bordeaux in the Europa League group stage, which obtained Maccabi its first ever win in the competitions group stage.

International career

On 5 September 2011, Micha made his international youth debut with the Israel U-21 team against England. The decision to not include him in the squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 2013 was controversial. Micha was a central figure in the team during the 2015 European Under-21 Championship qualifications which Israel finished second and was supposed to qualify but did not since only the best four teams who finished second in the groups qualified.

Micha was called-up to the senior Israeli squad for a friendly match against Serbia in May 2016.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 June 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueState CupLeague CupEuropeSuper CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maccabi Tel Aviv2010–11Israeli Premier League810000000081
2011–1234310328100466
2012–1328510400000335
2013–1431310007100394
2014–1532540305000445
2015–16303514010010556
2016–17322613212200557
2017–1828120507000421
2018–1930442208100447
2019–2028320204010373
Total282302842646752040536
Anorthosis2020–21Cypriot First Division28161001000351
Total28161001000351
Hapoel Be'er Sheva2021–22Israeli Premier League34151306100483
2022–2336110201010411
Total70261507110894
Beitar Jerusalem2023–24Israeli Premier League25210100010282
2024–25000000000000
Total25210100010282
Career total405354163247564055743

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Israel201840
Total40

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Anorthosis Famagusta

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Individual

See also

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