Oscar Gloukh

Oscar Gloukh[3] (also spelled Gloch[4] or Gluh,[5] Hebrew: אוסקר גלוך; born (2004-04-01)1 April 2004) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Austrian Bundesliga club RB Salzburg and the Israel national team.

[6][7] Gloukh was best friends with Afik Tery, a fellow footballer who played for Israeli Premier League club Sektzia Ness Ziona.

Tery was announced as killed in combat, on 1 March 2024; while serving in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as a soldier; during a tour in the Palestinian Khan Younis village within the Gaza Strip, amid the Israel–Hamas war.

[14] Gloukh has capped for the Israel under-19 team since 2021, and took part in its qualification to the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship for the second time in its history.

In November 2022, Gloukh was first called-up to play for the seniors' Israel national team ahead of the home friendly matches against Zambia and Cyprus.

Gloukh warming up ahead of a match with Red Bull Salzburg in 2023
Gloukh (to the right) playing for FC Salzburg in a 2024–25 UEFA Champions League match against Dynamo Kyiv
Gloukh (crouching on the far left) celebrating the 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga championship with Red Bull Salzburg