Israel manager Ran Ben-Shimon has a concern over West Ham United‘s Manor Solomon featuring against Kosovo on Saturday. 

The forward left Tottenham Hotspur and completed a permanent move to West Ham in the summer window. He had a good start to his Hammers career, scoring a goal on his debut in the 2-2 draw against Burnley.

Since then, the 27-year-old has managed one goal and two assists in 15 matches. He hasn’t scored or assisted for the Hammers since the last international break.

What’s happening now

That hasn’t stopped Ran Ben-Shimon from including the former Leeds United man in the squad for November’s fixtures. Israel’s first UEFA Nations League clash will be against Kosovo in Pristina, the latter’s capital.

Manor Solomon remains a big doubt for the away fixture, and Walla Sport explain the latest.

The national team had a training session on Wednesday afternoon, local time, and divided it into two parts. The West Ham United summer signing took part in the first part but had to leave before the second one.

That’s because the attacker is ‘suffering from back pain’. It’s unclear what led to this or if there are any genuine concerns of a setback. For now, there’s no clarity on whether he will travel with the squad to Kosovo on Thursday.

At the weekend, he played 31 minutes in the London club’s 2-1 Championship defeat to Blackburn Rovers, days after playing 69 minutes in the 3-3 draw against Cardiff City.

West Ham will closely monitor

If he were to miss today’s session or can’t make himself available for selection for the weekend clash, the alarm bells are likely to go off at West Ham United.

Scott Parker’s side will keep a close watch on how Manor Solomon’s situation evolves in the next few hours.

It’s worth noting that the Hammers man struggled with a back problem during the last international break. However, that didn’t stop him from featuring in all four matches for Israel.

Sport Witness Analysis: Manor Solomon injury history

MANOR SOLOMON Injury history · Recorded absences & matches missed

Longest recorded absence:
Meniscus injury, October 2023–July 2024 · 277 days · 40 matches missed

Injury / illness	From	Until	Days out	Games missed
Thigh problem	27/02/2026	11/04/2026	44	9
Flu — illness	17/02/2026	21/02/2026	5	1
Back injury	06/11/2025	18/11/2025	13	3
Calf injury	07/06/2025	30/08/2025	85	4
Hamstring injury	18/09/2024	17/10/2024	30	6
Meniscus injury	05/10/2023	07/07/2024	277	40
Knee surgery	07/08/2022	01/01/2023	148	21
Unspecified injury	10/01/2022	16/02/2022	38	—
Ankle injury	03/08/2021	12/08/2021	10	2
Knock	25/09/2020	28/09/2020	4	1
Adductor injury	25/01/2020	16/03/2020	52	8
Muscle injury	11/12/2019	30/03/2020	111	9
Unspecified injury	02/11/2019	25/11/2019	24	5
Torn thigh muscle	07/10/2018	02/11/2018	27	2
Ankle sprain	10/09/2018	28/09/2018	19	3

KNEE INJURY UPDATE

Tottenham confirmed a further minor operation on Solomon’s right-knee meniscus on 19 March 2024, during his prolonged 2023/24 absence. This procedure falls within the meniscus spell listed above.

Scope: Main table follows Transfermarkt’s recorded injury and illness spells. Dates use DD/MM/YYYY. Durations and games missed are the database’s published figures; an end date does not necessarily represent a competitive return. A dash means no figure was supplied.
Additional records: Flashscore also lists unspecified injuries from 12–17 September 2021 and 18–23 February 2025, without corresponding missed-match totals.
Records: Sources differ on some dates and diagnoses. The 2019/20 muscle and adductor entries overlap, so no combined career total is presented. Historical coverage may be incomplete.
Checked: 12 November 2026.

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