Itay Menachem Shechter[1] (or Etey Schechter,[2] Hebrew: איתי שכטר; born 22 February 1987) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hapoel Petah Tikva.

[5] Shechter has made 10 appearances for the Israel national under-21 football team, was capped several times at youth level.

[6] He scored on his debut with Hapoel Tel Aviv in UEFA Europa League 3–1 win against IFK Göteborg in the third qualifying round.

In the Europa League group-stage match, he scored two goals and provided two assist in two consecutive games against Hamburger SV and Rapid Wien.

[9] On 18 August 2010, Shechter made headlines during a UEFA Champions League playoff match against Red Bull Salzburg in Austria, when he celebrated a goal by pulling a crocheted Hapoel Tel Aviv kippah from his sock and placing it on his head.

This interpretation was questioned when it was discovered that the head covering was given to him by a cancer patient and Hapoel Tel Aviv fan.

[16] In December 2010, Italian side Chievo wanted to sign Shechter on loan, with an option to buy the player.

On 15 August 2012, Swansea City of the English Premier League signed Shechter on a one-year loan deal from Kaiserslautern.

[25] Shechter was an unused substitute on 24 February 2013 as Swansea won the League Cup with a 5–0 win over Bradford City in the final at Wembley Stadium.

[30] Hapoel had to pay Kaiserslautern a mere €500,000 transfer fee, €2 million less than what the German club paid for his services just two years before.

[31] He previously went to training with the club in February after being barred from going to Dubai, due to United Arab Emirates’ policy on visits by Israelis.

[36] He participated in the Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament 2007, where he scored 2 goals as the top scorer and brought victory to his team.

[40] Following a win against IFK Göteborg in the Europa League in 2009, Shechter, along with Brazilian teammate Douglas da Silva, was arrested at Gothenburg airport over rape allegations, but was soon released from custody.