Yoav Pini Gerafi (sometimes Jarafi or Jerafi, ; born 29 August 1993) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.
Gerafi was born in Tel Mond, Israel, to a family of Mizrahi Jewish (Yemenite-Jewish) descent.
Gerafi made his professional debut for Hapoel Ra'anana in the Israeli Premier League on 14 February 2015, coming on as a substitute in the 14th minute for Shoval Gozlan after starting goalkeeper Daniel Lifshitz was sent off in the 11th minute. The match finished as a 2âÂÂ1 win for Hapoel Ra'anana.
On 11 June 2023 signed for two seasons in Hapoel Haifa.
In March 2019, Gerafi was first called up to the senior Israel national team ahead of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Slovenia and Austria. He made his debut on 27 September 2022 in a friendly game against Malta.