Lior Rafaelov

Infobox Football biography
playername = Lior Rafaelov ליאור רפאלוב


fullname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1986|04|26
cityofbirth = Flagicon|ISR Or Akiva
countryofbirth = Israel
height = Height|m=1.76
nickname =
position = Midfielder
currentclub = Flagicon|ISR Maccabi Haifa
clubnumber = 26
youthyears = 1998-2004
youthclubs = Flagicon|ISR Maccabi Haifa
years = 2004-present
clubs = Maccabi Haifa
caps(goals) = 54 (2)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Israel U21
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 29 April, 2007
ntupdate =

Lior Rafaelov ( _he. ליאור רפאלוב; born April 26, 1986) is an Israeli football player playing for Maccabi Haifa. In 1998 Rafaelov began to play in Maccabi Haifa youth teams. In 2002/2003 season he moved up from the under-16 team to the youth team of the club, and scored already in his first against Neve Yossef.

During the 2003/2004 season he scored 7 goals in the youth team, lead it to the youth championship and won the best player award. His first goal in the first team he scored at 2004/2005 season on a Penalty kick against Hapoel Nazareth Illit, a game which Haifa won 6-0.

Rafaelov is considered to be a great prospect and possibly the next Eyal Berkovic or Yossi Benayoun.