El-Yam Kancepolsky (or Elyam Kanzapolsky,[2][3] Hebrew: אל-ים קנצפולסקי; born 22 December 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Tel Aviv. Born in the United States, he represents Israel at youth level.
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Date of birth | 22 December 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hawaii, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Hapoel Herzliya | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2022 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 47 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Israel U17 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Israel U19 | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Israel U20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Israel U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 |
Early life
editKancepolsky was born in Hawaii, United States, to a family of well-known local Israeli swimmers of Ashkenazi Jewish descent who emigrated from Israel a couple of generations prior to his birth.[4] He grew up in Herzliya, Israel.[4]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 1 June 2024[5]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental (Europe)[c] | Other[d] | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2020–21 | Israeli Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
2023–24 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
2024–25 | Liga Leumit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
Career total | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 |
- ^ Includes the Israel State Cup
- ^ Includes the Israel Toto Cup (Ligat Ha'Al)
- ^ Includes the UEFA Champions League (UCL), the UEFA Europa League (UEL), and the UEFA Conference League (UECL)
- ^ Includes the Israeli Super Cup
See also
editExternal links
edit- El Yam Kancepolsky – Israel Football Association national team player details
- El Yam Kancepolsky – Israel Football Association league player details
- El Yam Kancepolsky at Soccerway
- El Yam Kancepolsky at WorldFootball.net
- El Yam Kancepolsky – UEFA competition record (archive)
- FIFA.com: Israel U-20 star reveals fearless World Cup mindset, 29 April 2023
- FIFA.com: Israel poised to thrill on U-20 World Cup debut, 10 March 2023
References
edit- ^ a b "Elyam Kancepolsky 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship - אל ים קנצפולסקי". YouTube.
- ^ El Yam Kancepolsky on Instagram
- ^ El Yam Kancepolsky at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b צנציפר, נדב (30 June 2022). "עושה גלים: הילד מהוואי שהפך לאחד מכוכבי נבחרת הנוער הישראלית". Ynet.
- ^ El Yam Kancepolsky at Soccerway