The Hapoel Haifa Chronicle
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Andrés Carreño will not be coming to Hapoel Haifa
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Aguilas Doradas is saying, and nobody at Hapoel Haifa is enjoying the guessing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Hapoel Haifa
Willy Agada and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
Liran Sardal comes home
The shirt still fits. Liran Sardal is back at Hapoel Haifa, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Shon Refaelov joins the Hapoel Haifa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Shon Refaelov is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nir Dabbur steps up from the Hapoel Haifa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nir Dabbur has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Tomer David steps up from the Hapoel Haifa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Tomer David has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Hapoel Haifa
- Transfer targets A loan move for Lautaro Taboada is in the works
- Squad Roee Fucs stays put
- Squad Ivan Kričak still has not settled