Toto Adaruns Tamuz Temile (Hebrew: טוטו אדיוראנס תמוז טמילה; born
1 April 1988) is an Israeli professional footballer who last played as a forward for Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C..
Born in Nigeria, he grew up in Israel from infancy after his
father, footballer Clement Temile, moved there. From 2006 to 2007,
he made ten appearances for the Israeli national team, scoring twice.
Early Life
Born in Warri, Nigeria, his parents came to Israel in 1990, where his father,
footballer Clement Temile, played professionally for Beitar Netanya. When the team ran into financial dire straits and was
forced to stop paying salaries, his parents reverted to working various odd
jobs. His parents left Israel in 1991 to try to find gainful employment in
Nigeria or elsewhere, leaving Toto temporarily with a teammate of his father.
When it became obvious that his parents were
not coming back for him, Toto was adopted (unofficially) by Israeli citizen
Orit Tamuz who cared for him and raised him as her own child, which is where
his Hebrew surname derives from. Although it is unclear if he
formally converted to Judaism, it was stated in a 2007 Ynetnews article that Tamuz was raised Jewish, attending the synagogue on holidays and performing kiddush each Friday.
Club Career
Tamuz started to play organised football at Hapoel Petah Tikva,
where he made his professional debut during the 2005–06
Israeli Premier League in a match against F.C. Ashdod. His debut made national headlines
after he scored two goals during the match.
Beitar Jerusalem
Tamuz signed a deal with Ronen Katzav making
him his agent. After declaring on numerous occasions that he was not interested
in a big money contract, he ended up declaring his will to be transferred
to Beitar Jerusalem citing
moves made by the management of the club.
After officially signing with Beitar, Tamuz
had to apply for visas to the Netherlands and Romania to join the club for its training camps because he
possessed an Israeli travel document and not an Israeli passport.
Tamuz won five titles as a Beitar Jerusalem
player: two championships, two State Cups and one Toto Cup. On his way to win the Toto Cup,
Tamuz scored 5 of Beitar Jerusalem's 15 goals in the 2009–10 Toto Cup.
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Tamuz signed for Hapoel Tel Aviv in
August 2010 for undisclosed fee. On 11 September, he scored on his league debut
for Hapoel in a 2–2 draw with Hapoel Acre.
Petrolul Ploiești
In February 2014, Tamuz signed a
two-and-a-half-year contract to play for Petrolul Ploiești. He
scored his first goal on 2 March, against Oțelul Galați,
in Liga I. On 16 April, he scored a header in the
semi-finals second leg in Cupa României,
against Astra Giurgiu,
but Petrolul lost 2–1 on aggregate.
On 7 August 2014, Tamuz scored the last goal
of an eventual 4–1 win against Viktoria Plzeň,
in the Europa League third qualifying round second
leg. Tamuz also scored against Dinamo Zagreb in the first leg of the
play-off, but Petrolul lost the match 1–3. After a good season debut with
Petrolul, he was called up to the Israel
national team to play in the UEFA Euro
2016 qualifiers. On 21 September, Tamuz scored a doppietta
against Steaua București,
but unfortunately, Petrolul lost the match 2–3.
In July 2016, Tamuz signed a short-term deal
with China League One club Hunan Billows.
He scored two goals in ten league appearances for the club.
On 19 January 2017 signed to Hapoel Tel Aviv until
the end of the season.
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