Yonas Malede

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Yonas Malede
Personal information
Full name Yonas Malede
Date of birth (1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Kiryat Bialik, Israel
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Gent
Number 23
Youth career
Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Maccabi Netanya 73 (11)
2021– Gent 28 (1)
National team‡
2017 Israel U19 1 (0)
2018–2020 Israel U21 7 (1)
2021– Israel 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:28, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Yonas Malede (or Yunes,[1] Hebrew: יונס מלדה; born 14 November 1999) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Gent and the Israel national team.[2]

Early life[]

Malede was born in Kiryat Bialik, Israel, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family.

Club career[]

A Maccabi Netanya youth product, Malede was promoted to the senior team on 24 February 2018 as he made his debut in a league fixture against Maccabi Haifa.

After three seasons with the club, Malede moved to play in the Belgian First Division A as he signed a 4.5-year contract with Gent for a €1.5 million transfer fee.[3]

International career[]

Malede made his debut for Israel national team on 5 June 2021 in a friendly against Montenegro. He started the game and was substituted in the 61st minute with the score at 0–0, the game ended in a 3–1 victory for Israel.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Yunes Malede".
  2. ^ "Israel - y. Malede - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  3. ^ "מנתניה לבלגיה: מלדה חתם בגנט ל-4.5 שנים". 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Montenegro v Israel game report". ESPN. 5 June 2021.

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