Yahav Gurfinkel (Hebrew: יהב גורפינקל; born 27 June 1998) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Amikam, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chengdu Rongcheng | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Maccabi Haifa | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Hapoel Nazareth Illit (loan) | 36 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | → Hapoel Hadera (loan) | 50 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Hapoel Haifa (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | IFK Norrköping | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 46 | (0) |
| 2024– | Chengdu Rongcheng | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Israel U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Israel U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Israel U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Israel U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Israel U21 | 13 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 July 2021 | |||
Early life edit
Gurfinkel was born in moshav Amikam, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
Club career edit
He made his Israeli Premier League debut for Maccabi Haifa on 21 January 2017 in a game against Ironi Kiryat Shmona.[1]
On 31 May 2022, Gurfinkel's contract with IFK Norrköping was terminated by mutual consent.[2]
On 1 February 2024, Hapoel Tel Aviv announced that Gurfinkel would be transferring to Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 21 January 2017.
- ^ "YAHAV GURFINKEL OCH IFK NORRKÖPING GÅR SKILDA VÄGAR" (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "יהב גורפיקנל נמכר לשאנגדו רונגצ׳נג הסינית" (in Hebrew). htafc.co.il. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
External links edit
- Yahav Gurfinkel at Soccerway
- Yahav Gurfinkel – Israel Football Association league player details
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