Ilay Elmkies
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilay Eliyahu Elmkies | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Nahariya, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Admira Wacker (on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Beitar Nahariya | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | |||
| –2015 | SV Sinsheim | ||
| 2015–2019 | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 22 | (1) |
| 2020– | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Admira Wacker (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Israel U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Israel U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Israel U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019– | Israel U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Israel | 5 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2020 | |||
Ilay Eliyau Elmkies (or Elmakayes,[1] Hebrew: עילי אלמקייס; born 10 March 2000) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Admira Wacker, on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim. He represents the Israel national team.
Early life[]
Elmkies was born in Nahariya, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family.[2]
Club career[]
A 1899 Hoffenheim youth product, Elmkies was promoted to the club's senior reserve team, 1899 Hoffenheim II, in 2019.
International career[]
Elmkies received his first call-up to the Israel national team in October 2019 for Euro 2020 qualifiers against Austria and Latvia. He made his debut on 15 October 2019 in a game against Latvia. He substituted Dia Saba in the 76th minute as Israel won 3–1.[3]
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Elmkies goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2020 | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel |  Slovakia |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
Personal life[]
Elmkies speaks Hebrew and English and has quickly mastered German. A film looking at the Jewish experience in the German village of Hoffenheim during World War II aired in 2018 at the Sinsheimer Citydome. He played a leading role, and provided commentary in all three languages.[2]
References[]
- ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Ilay ELMAKAYES".
- ^ a b "Ilay Elmkies: Thiago Alcantara's heir, a budding actor, and Hoffenheim's wonderkid". Bundesliga. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Israel v Latvia game report". ESPN. 15 October 2019.
External links[]
- Ilay Elmkies at Soccerway
- Ilay Elmkies at WorldFootball.net
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Israeli Sephardi Jews
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- Israeli Mizrahi Jews
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