Ya'akov "Kobi" Dajani (Hebrew: יעקב "קובי" דג'אני; born 5 November 1984) is an Israeli professional association football player and former Israel U21 international who is currently contracted to Hapoel Marmorek.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ya'akov Dajani | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Marmorek | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gadna Tel Aviv Yehuda | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | Bnei Yehuda | 98 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | F.C. Ashdod | 44 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 13 | (0) |
| 2010 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 16 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Maccabi Netanya | 93 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 19 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Hapoel Haifa | 23 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | F.C. Ashdod | 5 | (0) |
| 2016– | Hapoel Marmorek | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Israel U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Israel U21 | 15 | (0) |
| 2010 | Israel | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:40, 7 October 2009 (UTC) | |||
Biography edit
Early life edit
Kobi Dajani started playing football in the youth ranks of Gadna Tel Aviv Yehuda in Tel Aviv.
Playing career edit
Domestic edit
Dajani made his first team debut, as a substitute, for Bnei Yehuda in a Premier League match against city rivals, Hapoel on 19 October 2002.
During a training session on 6 October 2009, Dajani got into a heated war of words with youth player, Raphael Maltinsky.[1] After some physical play, Dajani walked over to Maltinsky and headbutted him in the face requiring Maltinsky to be taken to a hospital where he had four stitches put in.[2] Dajani apologized that night to Maltinsky over the phone.[3] The following day, both Dajani and Maltinsky came to training but both were not allowed to train with the club without going before a tribunal.[4]
In June 2010 Dajani signed a 1-year deal with Maccabi Netanya. His debut season with the club proved to be his finest and he is considered by many fans as the MVP of Netanya in the 2010–11 season.[5] In June 2011 he signed a new 4-years contract with Netanya worth $480,000 which means a 60% upgrade to his yearly salary.[6]
International edit
Dajani was part of the Israel national under-21 football team that qualified for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, but was not named to the final squad.
On 17 November 2010 he made his debut for the senior side when Israel played against Iceland.
Statistics edit
- As to 1 June 2014
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Israel | League | Israel State Cup | Toto Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2002–2003 | Bnei Yehuda | Ligat ha'Al | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2003–2004 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2004–2005 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2005–2006 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2006–2007 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2007–2008 | F.C. Ashdod | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2008–2009 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2009–2010 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2009–2010 | Hapoel Ashkelon | Liga Leumit | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2010–2011 | Maccabi Netanya | Ligat ha'Al | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| 2011–2012 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 2012–2013 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2013–2014 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2014–2015 | Hapoel Haifa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | Israel | 271 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 13 | |
| Career total | 271 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 13 | ||
Honours edit
Team edit
- Liga Leumit:
- Runner-up (1): 2009–10
Individual edit
- Israeli Premier League 2010–11 Surprise of the Season
References edit
- ^ Artzi, Shai (2009-10-07). הפועל פ"ת: דג'אני ומלטינסקי לדין [Hapoel PT: Dajani And Maltinsky To Be Face Tribunal]. Yedioth Ahronoth (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ^ Artzi, Shai (2009-10-06). שמח באימון הפועל פ"ת: דג'אני נגח במלטינסקי [Happiness At Hapoel PT Training: Dajani Headbutted Maltinsky]. Yedioth Ahronoth (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ^ Sarid, Almog (2009-10-07). מלטינסקי סלח לדג'אני, ניראון לא [Maltinsky Forgave Dajani, Niron Still Does Not]. Ma'ariv (in Hebrew). NRG.co.il. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ^ Rozenfeld, Dror (2009-10-07). דג'אני ומלטינסקי ערכו סולחה אך לא התאמנו [Hapoel PT: Dajani And Maltinsky To Be Face Tribunal] (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ^ "הקופסא-הדור הבא, מכבי נתניה - קרלוס אריאס שחקן העונה, בן הרוש התגלית". Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ^ "קובי דג'אני סגר לארבע שנים במכבי נתניה - וואלה! ספורט". 2 June 2011.
External links edit
- Official website
- Profile on One.co.il (in Hebrew)