Niv Yehoshua

Niv Yehoshua
ניב יהושע

Personal information
Full name	Niv Yehoshua
Date of birth	(2005-01-28) 28 January 2005
Place of birth	Kiryat Ono, Israel
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Number	28
Youth career
2012–2013	Hapoel Mahane Yehuda
2013–2017	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2017–2025	Maccabi Petah Tikva
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–2026	Maccabi Petah Tikva	88	(6)
2026–	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	0	(0)
International career‡
2019	Israel U16	3	(0)
2021–2022	Israel U17	11	(0)
2022	Israel U18	3	(0)
2023–2024	Israel U19	5	(0)
2024–	Israel U21	3	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:20, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Niv Yehoshua (Hebrew: ניב יהושע; born 28 January 2005) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Israel U21.

Club career

Yehoshua made his senior debut for Maccabi Petah Tikva on 3 January 2024, in an Israeli Premier League away match against Hapoel Jerusalem, that ended in a 1–3 loss.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

On 15 June 2026, Yehoshua signed a five-year contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva, with the club acquiring 50% of his economic rights for a transfer fee of €1.6 million.

International career

He is a youth International for Israel, who plays for the under-19 national team since 2023.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 June 2024.

Club	Season	League			State Cup		Toto Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maccabi Petah Tikva	2023–24	Israeli Premier League	20	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	20	0
Career total			20	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0

Honours

Maccabi Petah Tikva

• Israel State Cup: 2023–24

See also

• List of Jewish footballers
• List of Jews in sports
• List of Israelis

External links

• Niv Yehoshua – Israel Football Association league player details (archive)
• Niv Yehoshua at Soccerway