Maccabi Haifa captain Lavi leaves for Japan's Gamba Osaka

JERUSALEM, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Maccabi Haifa captain Neta Lavi has moved to Japanese J1 League side Gamba Osaka, the two clubs announced on Friday.

The 26-year-old defensive midfielder has so far played his club football entirely for the Israeli side, for whom he played 242 times across seven seasons, winning two Israeli championship titles and one state cup.

He has also played 12 times for Israel's natio