Yonas Malede (or Yunes,[1] Hebrew: יונס מלדה; born 14 November 1999) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 November 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Kiryat Bialik, Israel | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2012 | Maccabi Tzur Shalom | ||
2012–2015 | Hapoel Haifa | ||
2015–2019 | Maccabi Netanya | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Maccabi Netanya | 73 | (11) |
2021–2022 | Gent | 35 | (1) |
2022–2024 | Mechelen | 40 | (0) |
2024– | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 7 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Israel U19 | 1 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Israel U21 | 7 | (1) |
2021– | Israel | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:28, 29 August 2021 (UTC) |
Early life
editMalede was born in Kiryat Bialik, Israel, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family.
Club career
editA 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.[citation needed]
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]
On 15 June 2022, Malede signed a three-year contract with Mechelen.[4]
On 31 January 2024 signed for 3.5 years for Maccabi Tel Aviv.[5]
International career
editMalede 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.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 23 August 2023 [2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Maccabi Netanya | 2017–18 | Israeli Premier League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
2018–19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
2019–20 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
2020–21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 7 | ||||
Total | 73 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 77 | 11 | ||||
Gent | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | 11 | 1 |
2021–22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 5[b] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 2 | ||
KV Mechelen | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 27 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||
2023–24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
Total | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 137 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 164 | 15 |
- ^ Includes Israel State Cup, Belgian Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in play-off
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
Honours
edit- Belgian Cup:
- Winner (1): 2021–22
- Runner-up (1): 2022–23
References
edit- ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Yunes Malede".
- ^ a b Yonas Malede at Soccerway
- ^ "מנתניה לבלגיה: מלדה חתם בגנט ל-4.5 שנים". 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Yonas Malede nieuwe spits KV Mechelen" (in Dutch). Mechelen. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Amir, Raz (31 January 2024). "חוזר לישראל: מלדה חתם ל-3.5 שנים במכבי ת"א" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Montenegro v Israel game report". ESPN. 5 June 2021.
External links
edit- IFA Profile
- Yonas Malede at Soccerway