Shon Weissman

Maccabi Haifa

Weissman started his career with Israeli hometown club, Maccabi Haifa. On 20 January 2014, 17-year-old Weissman made his senior debut in the Israeli Premier League match against Hapoel Be'er Sheva. He came off the bench in the 79th minute, replacing Ran Abukarat. He ended the season with 10 league appearances, while only appearing in two games in the following season.

2015–18: Loan spells

On 19 August 2015, Weissman signed for fellow Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Acre on a season-long loan from Maccabi Haifa. After scoring no goals in 18 appearances, the loan deal was cancelled in January 2016. For the 2016–17 season, Weissman was sent on a season-long loan again, this time to second division club Maccabi Netanya. He managed to score 12 goals in 21 league appearances, helping Maccabi Netanya achieve promotion to the Israeli Premier League as they were crowned champions at the end of the season. In the following season, Weissman made one appearance for Maccabi Haifa before being sent out on loan once again in August 2017, this time to fellow Premier League side Ironi Kiryat Shmona. In September 2017, in a league match against F.C. Ashdod, Weissman scored his first goal on the highest level of Israeli football in a 2–0 win for Ironi Kiryat Shmona. He made 26 league appearances for the club, scoring three times.

2018–19: Return to Maccabi Haifa

Following the expiration of his loan, Weissman returned to Maccabi Haifa. He made…

Weissman made his youth international level debut in 2011 for Israel. From 2017 to 2018, he was part of the Israel U21 national team. Weissman made his senior debut with the Israel national team on 9 September 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovenia. He started the game and was substituted in the 61st minute. He scored his first goal for the national team on 4 September 2021 against Austria in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers match, that ended in a 5–2 home win for Israel.

Weissman was born and raised in the neighbourhood of Kiryat Haim of the city of Haifa, Israel, to an Israeli family of Ashkenazi Jewish and Sephardi Jewish descent. His parents divorced when he was 13, and he lived with his mother Varda and his younger brother Shoval. His grandmother is a Holocaust survivor.

Weissman is observant and does not play football on the Jewish high holiday of Yom Kippur. He was enlisted and has served in the Israeli Air Force to complete his mandatory military service. He also holds a Portuguese passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues. On 22 May 2019, he married his Israeli girlfriend Eden (née Markovich), his high school sweetheart. Their first daughter, Alma Leah Weissman, was born in August 2020.

Views on the Gaza war

Shortly after the October 7 attacks into Israel from Gaza, Weissman posted, liked, and reposted calls on X (formerly Twitter) in support of Israel's actions during the ongoing Gaza war. His posts included the statement "What is the logical reason why 200 tons of bombs have not already been dropped on Gaza?", and "Why the hell aren't they being shot in the head?" in reference to a photo of two detained Palestinians. Weissman also liked a post stating "All of Gaza supports terrorism. All of Gaza is dead", and posts stating "Erase Gaza", "Drop a 200 ton bomb on it", and posts stating there are no innocents in Gaza. Weissman subsequently deleted the posts, saying that he had made a mistake and had been acting in the heat of the moment. Weissman's posts and likes have sparked outrage in Spain, where in early 2024 he was reported to the authorities for incitement and provocation to violence. In 2025, Fortuna Düsseldorf planned to sign Weissman but, following…