Shira Elinav

FRESHMAN (2020)

• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Appeared in 13 matches making four starts.
• Scored her first-career goal at Kansas State on March 6.
• Finished the season with 19 shots, including a season-high six at Iowa State on Nov. 6.
• Played a season-high 84 minutes at Iowa State on March 20.

ISRAELI YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM

• Came to Lawrence having already built an impressive resume as one of Israel’s top young players.
• Spent three years on her country’s youth national teams, where she netted 11 goals in 24 international matches.
• Was called up to Israel’s senior national squad in fall of 2019 for the team’s six EURO qualifiers.
• In those six outings, she logged over 300 minutes and netted a goal in her team’s 4-0 win over Georgia in early March.

CLUB

• Spent several years playing in the top women’s leagues in Israel.
• Coming off a stint with F.C. Ramat Hasharon, which she helped to the league championship in 2019-20.

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Eran and Hila Elinav.
• Has one twin brother, Omri, and a younger sister, Inbal.
• Began playing soccer when she moved to the U.S. in 2009.