החלוץ הבקיע!

It is pronounced approximately ha-kha-LUTS hiv-KI-a in careful modern Hebrew.

A few pronunciation notes:

• ה at the start of החלוץ is ha-, meaning the.
• ח is a throaty sound that English does not really have. Many learners pronounce it like a strong h or like the ch in German Bach.
• צ in חלוץ sounds like ts.
• In הבקיע, the stress is usually on קי: hiv-KI-a.

The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to English the.

So:

• חלוץ = a striker / striker
• החלוץ = the striker

In this sentence, החלוץ is a specific person, so Hebrew uses ה־.

חלוץ is a masculine singular noun.

In sports, it usually means:

• striker
• forward

Its feminine form is:

• חלוצה = female striker / female forward

Its plural forms are:

• חלוצים = masculine plural
• חלוצות = feminine plural

הבקיע is past tense, third person masculine singular.

So it means:

• he scored
• more specifically in sports, often he scored a goal

Because the subject is החלוץ and that noun is masculine singular, the verb is also masculine singular in the past tense.

Hebrew past-tense verbs change according to person, number, and gender.

Here the subject is:

• החלוץ = the striker
• masculine
• singular

So the correct past form is:

• הבקיע = he scored

For comparison:

• החלוצה הבקיעה = the female striker scored
• החלוצים הבקיעו = the strikers scored
• החלוצות הבקיעו = the female strikers scored

The root is ב־ק־ע.

This root often has a core idea related to:

• splitting
• breaking through
• bursting through

In the verb הבקיע, the meaning developed into a sports expression meaning:

• to score
• especially to put the ball into the goal

This verb is in the הפעיל pattern, which often begins with ה in the past tense third person masculine singular.

Yes, the word order in החלוץ הבקיע! is completely natural.

This is subject + verb:

• החלוץ = subject
• הבקיע = verb

Hebrew can also sometimes use verb + subject:

• הבקיע החלוץ

That version is also possible, but it may sound a bit more like narration, reporting, or emphasis depending on context.
החלוץ הבקיע! feels very natural if you are simply announcing or reacting to the event: The striker scored!

Hebrew usually does not need a separate subject pronoun when the subject is already stated, or when the verb form makes it clear.

Here, the subject is explicitly given:

• החלוץ = the striker

So Hebrew does not add הוא (he).
A sentence like החלוץ הוא הבקיע would be incorrect here.

Hebrew normally says either:

• החלוץ הבקיע = the striker scored or simply
• הבקיע = he scored, if the subject is understood from context

Yes. Outside sports, חלוץ can also mean pioneer.

So the noun has more than one meaning depending on context:

• in sports: striker / forward
• in other contexts: pioneer

In the sentence החלוץ הבקיע!, the verb הבקיע clearly points to the sports meaning, because scoring fits a striker much more naturally than a pioneer.

Here are some useful comparisons:

• החלוץ מבקיע = the striker is scoring / scores
• החלוץ יבקיע = the striker will score

So:

• הבקיע = past
• מבקיע = present
• יבקיע = future

This is a very common pattern to learn with Hebrew verbs: one root, different forms for different tenses.