{{short description|Israeli footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Gal Arrel | image = Gal Arel.jpg | caption = Gal Arel in 2018. | fullname = Gal Arel | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|7|9|df=y}} | birth_place = Haifa, Israel | height = {{height|m=1.85}} | currentclub = Hapoel Haifa (manager) | position = Defensive midfielder / Centre-back | youthyears1 = 2006–2009 | youthclubs1 = Hapoel Haifa | years1 = 2009–2013 | clubs1 = Hapoel Haifa | caps1 = 107 | goals1 = 7 | years2 = 2013–2015 | clubs2 = Hapoel Be'er Sheva | caps2 = 45 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2015 | clubs3 = → Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan) | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = Gimnàstic | caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2016 | clubs5 = Zawisza Bydgoszcz | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2016–2017 | clubs6 = Hapoel Ra'anana | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2017 | clubs7 = Hapoel Acre | caps7 = 15 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2017–2023 | clubs8 = Hapoel Haifa | caps8 = 156 | goals8 = 22 | nationalyears1 = 2006 | nationalteam1 = Israel U17 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2006–2007 | nationalteam2 = Israel U18 | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2008 | nationalteam3 = Israel U21 | nationalcaps3 = 1 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = | manageryears1 = 2023–2025 | managerclubs1 = Hapoel Haifa (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2025– | managerclubs2 = Hapoel Haifa }} '''Gal Arel''' (Hebrew: גל אראל; born 9 July 1989) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or a central defender. He is currently the coach of Hapoel Haifa.<ref>{{cite web |title= The Incumbents |url=https://hapoelhaifa.co.il/המועדון/#incumbents |publisher=Hapoel Haifa |access-date=9 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
==Club career== Arel was born in Kiryat Haim, Haifa. He finished his formation with Hapoel Haifa. On 23 January 2009 he made his senior debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win against Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eng.football.org.il/Leagues/Pages/LeagueGameDetails.aspx?GAME_ID=169717|title=Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata 0–1 Hapoel Haifa|publisher=Israel Football Association|date=23 January 2009|accessdate=28 August 2015}}</ref>
On 22 August 2009, Arel made his Premier League debut, again from the bench in a 2–1 success at Maccabi Netanya; he also scored the winner in the 80th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eng.football.org.il/Leagues/Pages/LeagueGameDetails.aspx?GAME_ID=212932|title=Maccabi Netanya 1–2 Hapoel Haifa|publisher=Israel Football Association|date=22 August 2009|accessdate=28 August 2015|archive-date=28 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928164050/http://eng.football.org.il/Leagues/Pages/LeagueGameDetails.aspx?GAME_ID=212932|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was regularly used during the following four full seasons, with his side always avoiding relegation.
On 22 July 2013, Arel signed a four-year deal with fellow league team Hapoel Be'er Sheva.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.one.co.il/Article/15-16/1,1,22,0/220250.html?ref=hp|title=גל אראל חתם בהפועל באר שבע לארבע עונות|trans-title=Gal Arel signed with Hapoel Beer Sheva for four seasons|publisher=One|language=he|date=22 July 2013|accessdate=22 August 2015}}</ref> Regularly used during his first season, he lost his space in his second, being loaned to Hapoel Petah Tikva in January 2015.
On 1 August 2015, already as a free agent, Arel joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona, signing a two-year deal with the club after impressing on a trial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gimnasticdetarragona.com/cat2/es/act-noticia.php?id=6565|title=Emaná y Gal Arael, nuevos fichajes del Nàstic|trans-title=Emaná and Gal Arael, new signings of ''Nàstic''|publisher=Gimnàstic's official website|language=Spanish|date=1 August 2015|accessdate=26 August 2015}}</ref> On 1 February of the following year, after being rarely used, he rescinded his link.
==Honours== ;Hapoel Haifa *Liga Leumit: 2008–09 *Toto Cup: 2012–13 *Israel State Cup: 2017–18
;Hapoel Be'er Sheva *Israeli Premier League runner-up: 2013–14
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IFA league player|23165}} *{{UEFA player|103757}} *{{Soccerway|gal-arel/91954}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arel, Gal}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Haifa Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Israeli men's footballers Category:Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Category:Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Category:Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Category:Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Category:Zawisza Bydgoszcz players Category:Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players Category:Hapoel Acre F.C. players Category:Liga Leumit players Category:Israeli Premier League players Category:Segunda División players Category:I liga players Category:Israeli expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Category:Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Spain Category:Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Poland Category:21st-century Israeli sportsmen