Dela Yampolsky

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Dele Yampolsky (Hebrew: דלה ימפולסקי; born 28 July 1988 as/ Bamidele Ogunsanya) is a Nigerian-born Israeli footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maccabi Sha'arayim.[1]

Dele Yampolsky
דלה ימפולסקי
Personal information
Full name Bamidele Yampolsky
Date of birth (1988-07-28) 28 July 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hapoel Safed
Youth career
Gadna Tel Aviv Yehuda
2003–2004 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
2004–2006 Maccabi Netnaya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Maccabi Netanya 127 (13)
2011–2013 Maccabi Haifa 34 (4)
2013–2014 Hapoel Haifa 18 (0)
2014–2015 Hapoel Ra'anana 11 (0)
2015–2016 Hapoel Bnei Lod 14 (1)
2016–2017 Sektzia Ness Ziona 22 (3)
2018 Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye 15 (4)
2018 Kafr Qasim 4 (0)
2018–2019 Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye 2 (0)
2019 Shimshon Kafr Qasim 10 (0)
2019–2020 Maccabi Sha'arayim 23 (4)
2020–2021 Ironi Kuseife 15 (0)
2021 F.C. Tira 9 (1)
2021–2022 Hapoel Ashkelon 6 (0)
2022– Hapoel Safed 0 (0)
International career
2005 Israel U-17 6 (0)
2006 Israel U-18 3 (0)
2005–2007 Israel U-19 11 (3)
2008–2010 Israel U-21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2022

His first name "Bamidele" means "Follow me home" in Yoruba.[2] His unique surname is the result of being adopted by his stepfather who is Israeli of Russian descent and moved him and his mother from Nigeria to Israel after getting married.

Biography

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In 2004 Yampolsky moved to Maccabi Netanya there he played for two years in the youth team until he got promoted to the senior side there he became a permanent part of the team.

On June 20, 2011, after 7 years in Netanya he moved to Maccabi Haifa[3] for a fee of $440,000. He rejected a move to TSV 1860 München and Hapoel Tel Aviv in order to get a chance to play in the Champions League with Haifa.[4]

After two seasons with Maccabi Haifa he was released from his contract and on September 16, 2013, Yampolsky moved to play for the local rival Hapoel Haifa under a contract of $90,000 per season. He played in Hapoel for only one season.[5]

On August 19, 2014, Yampolsky signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Ra'anana.[6] After an unsuccessful season with Ra'anana, he moved to play in the Liga Leumit with Bnei Lod for the 2015–16 season. He was released from Bnei Lod in January 2016. On July 10, 2016, Yampolsky signed for one season with Sektzia Ness Ziona from Liga Alef.[7][8]

In January 2019, Yampolsky joined Shimshon Kfar Qasem.[9]

Club career statistics

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(correct as of 28 August 2014)[10]
Club Season League Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Maccabi Netanya 2005–06 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 11 1 1
2006–07 7 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 0
2007–08 31 3 1 4 0 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 43 6 3
2008–09 23 1 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 32 2 0
2009–10 26 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 1 0 34 2 0
2010–11 34 7 3 4 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 44 7 4
Maccabi Haifa 2011-12 26 4 3 4 2 0 3 0 0 9 2 2 42 8 5
2012-13 8 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 15 1 1
Hapoel Haifa 2013-14 18 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 3
Hapoel Ra'anana 2014-15 11 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
Hapoel Bnei Lod 2015-16 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 2 0
Career 204 18 11 20 3 0 45 6 4 14 3 2 279 30 16

Honours

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Personal life

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Official : Bamidele Yampolsky Joins Hapoel Raanana". All NIGERIA Soccer. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  2. ^ "BAMIDELE". Behind the Name: Yoruba Names. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Bamidele Yampolsky season details 2011/2012". Arsenal World. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  4. ^ "דלה ימפולסקי: "מכבי חיפה זה חלום שמתגשם" - וואלה! ספורט". 20 June 2011.
  5. ^ שורץ, מיקי (16 September 2013). "הפועל חיפה: דלה ימפולסקי חתם לעונה". Ynet.
  6. ^ "דלה ימפולסקי חתם ברעננה: התרשמתי מהמועדון". 19 August 2014.
  7. ^ "דלה ימפולסקי חתם בנס ציונה (לא לגעת)". doublepass.sport5.co.il.
  8. ^ "דלה ימפולסקי: המטרה שלנו היא לעלות ליגה". doublepass.sport5.co.il.
  9. ^ במידלה ימפולסקי - football - פרטי שחקן, football.org.il, 18 January 2019
  10. ^ "ONE: דלה ימפולסקי". ONE - מספר 1 בספורט.
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