Maccabi Tel Aviv's Tamir Gold Joins M.C. Otzaf Darom on Loan for Full Senior Season

Tamir Gold, a promising 19-year-old forward from Maccabi Tel Aviv's youth system, will spend the upcoming season on loan at M.C. Otzaf Darom in Israel's National League. Standing 2.04 meters tall, Gold has previously appeared in several senior team games for Maccabi Tel Aviv, including seven regular season matches and four playoff games last season, averaging 2.1 points in 6.3 minutes per game during the Premier League. Concurrently, he played as an overage player for Maccabi's youth team, helping them secure the national championship. In the youth Premier League, Gold was named to the season's All-Star Five, averaging 18.2 points and 9.7 rebounds over 10 regular season games, and 19.3 points with 9.8 rebounds in four playoff games. This loan marks Gold's first full season competing at the senior professional level.