Eli Dasa
Elazar "Eli" Dasa (or Eliezer, ; born 3 December 1992) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow and captains the Israel national team. He is the first captain of Israel to be of Ethiopian-Jewish origin. Early life Dasa was born in Netanya, Israel, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family. He is the second Israeli of Ethiopian-Jewish background to play for the Israel national football team. His younger brother Or Dasa is also an Israeli international footballer who plays for Israeli club Hapoel Ramat Gan, who also played for the Israel U-21 national team. Club career On 31 July 2010, Dasa made his debut in Beitar Jerusalem F.C. during a Toto Cup match against Hapoel Ashkelon. On 12 September 2012, Dasa scored the first goal in his senior career during a league match against Hapoel Be'er Sheva. On 9 July 2015, he made his first international match debut in a 2–1 victory over Kazakh team FC Ordabasy in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualification and played 90 minutes. On 10 August 2015, Dasa signed for four years with Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 7 September 2022, Dasa signed a contract with Russian