


Lior Refaelov (or Rafaelov, Hebrew: ליאור רפאלוב; born 26 April 1986) is an Israeli former professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger.
He began his career at Maccabi Haifa, where he won the Israeli Premier League three times. In 2011, he transferred to Club Brugge for €2.5 million. With the Belgian side, he won two first division titles in 2016 and 2018 and scored the winning goal in the Belgian Cup final in 2015.
Refaelov made his senior international debut in 2007, and has since earned 40 caps and scored 6 goals for the Israel national team.
Refaelov was born in Or Akiva, Israel, to Mountain Jewish (Kavkazim) parents who immigrated from Derbent, Dagestan to Israel prior to his birth.
He married his Israeli girlfriend Gal (née Aviv) in 2012.
Refaelov represented Israel in the 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Portugal, scoring his international youth side's only goal in the tournament in a 1–2 loss to England U-17 on 7 May 2003.
As part of the Israel U-21, he won the Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament 2006.
He made his debut for the Israeli senior national side in an friendly against Belarus on 22 August 2007, replacing Idan Tal for the last nine minutes of a 1–2 away defeat. His next appearance came in another friendly match on 27 May 2010, against Uruguay at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo; he scored the equaliser in a 1–4 away defeat.
On 15 March 2022, Refaelov announced his retirement from the Israel national team.
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| Mins Played | Belgian Pro League | 2020-2021 | 2583 |
| Assists | Belgian Pro League | 2020-2021 | 8 |
| Goals | Belgian Pro League | 2020-2021 | 9 |
| Appearances | Belgian Pro League | 2020-2021 | 33 |
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