Rahamim Checkol (Hebrew: רחמים צ'קול; born May 8, 1988) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli association footballer. He currently plays for Hapoel Bnei Ashdod.[1] At international level, Checkol was capped at levels from under-18 to under-21.[2]

Rahamim Checkol
Personal information
Full name Rahamim Checkol
Date of birth (1988-05-08) May 8, 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Ethiopia
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Hapoel Bnei Ashdod
Youth career
F.C. Ashdod
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2015 F.C. Ashdod 136 (3)
2011–2012Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) 3 (0)
2013Maccabi Yavne (loan) 4 (0)
2014Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan (loan) 1 (0)
2015–2016 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 30 (0)
2016–2017 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 22 (0)
2017–2020 Hapoel Ashdod 78 (15)
2020–2021 Ironi Modi'in 19 (2)
2021–2022 Hapoel Bnei Ashdod 14 (1)
2022–2023 Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi 27 (2)
2023–2024 Hapoel Ashdod 0 (0)
2024– Hapoel Bnei Ashdod 5 (0)
International career
2006 Israel U18 3 (0)
2006–2007 Israel U19 12 (0)
2008–2010 Israel U21 12 (0)
Managerial career
2017– Hapoel Ashdod (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2020

Early life edit

Checkol was born in Ethiopia[3] to an Ethiopian-Jewish family. He immigrated with his family to Israel.[citation needed]

Club career edit

Maccabi Tel Aviv edit

On 1 September 2011, Checkol was transferred to Maccabi Tel Aviv for a fee of US$350,000 plus Hatem Abd Elhamed.

References edit

  1. ^ "Player Details: Checkul Rahamim". The Israel Football Association. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  2. ^ "National team player's details: Checkol Rahamim". The Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  3. ^ "Israel - R. Checkul - Profil cu ştiri, statistici de carieră şi istorie - Soccerway".