The Maccabi Petach Tikva Chronicle
Squad24 Aug 2026
Enzo Pelosi breaks a bone — 158 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 158 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market24 Aug 2026
Idan Dahan hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Maccabi Petach Tikva can pretend not to have heard.
Market24 Aug 2026
Idan Dahan’s move to Bnei Sakhnin falls through
The deal that would have taken Idan Dahan to Bnei Sakhnin has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Maccabi Petach Tikva with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Maccabi Petach Tikva
Nahuel Iribarren was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Maccabi Petach Tikva
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market24 Aug 2026
One of our own: Guy Levy joins the Maccabi Petach Tikva first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Guy Levy is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Maccabi Petach Tikva promote Ben Shechter from within
- Boardroom Maccabi Petach Tikva turn down the training-ground plan
- Squad A season on the outside for Nahuel Iribarren
- Squad Somebody is after Eitan Tibi’s shirt