Antal Yaakobishvili
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Girona B | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Baráti Bőrlabda | |||
| 2015–2017 | MTK Budapest | ||
| 2017–2021 | Atlètic Sant Just | ||
| 2021–2023 | Girona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Girona B | 36 | (1) |
| 2024– | Girona | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Hungary U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Hungary U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Hungary U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Antal Yaakobishvili (born 12 July 2004) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club Girona FC B.
Early life
[edit]Yaakobishvili was born in Budapest, Hungary to Georgian Jewish father; his father was born in Georgia and spent two years in Israel, enabling Israeli citizenship; his mother is Hungarian.[1][2] His younger brother Áron is also a footballer, and plays as a goalkeeper for the youth sides of FC Barcelona.[3][1][4]
Club career
[edit]Yaakobishvili moved to Barcelona in 2017 after his mother received a job offer in the city,[3] and joined the youth sides of Atlètic Sant Just FC along with his younger brother. In 2021, he was signed by Girona FC, joining their Juvenil squads.[5]
Yaakobishvili made his senior debut with Girona's reserves on 11 December 2022, starting in a 4–1 Tercera Federación home routing of CE L'Hospitalet. He scored his first senior goal the following 12 February, netting the B's second in a 2–0 away win over UE Tona.[6]
Yaakobishvili made his first team debut on 17 January 2024, coming on as a half-time substitute for Juanpe in a 3–1 home win over Rayo Vallecano, for the season's Copa del Rey.[7][8]
On 21 January 2024, he debuted in La Liga in a 5–1 victory over Sevilla FC on the 25 game week of the 2023–24 La Liga season.[9]
International career
[edit]Yaakobishvili has represented Hungary at under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. In June 2023, it was reported by Israeli sports journalism outlet Sport 5 that Yaakobishvili and his brother were attempting to gain Israeli citizenship so as to represent the nation at international level.[1] However, their agent Attila Georgi denied these rumours, stating that the brothers were Hungarian and that they wanted to represent Hungary at international level.[10]
On 27 August 2024, Yaakobishvili was called up to the Hungary national team by manager Marco Rossi for a 2024–25 UEFA Nations League match against Germany.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 11 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Girona B | 2022–23 | Tercera Federación | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Tercera Federación | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||||
| Girona | 2023–24 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Pashchatsky, Moti; Malamud, Elhanan (22 June 2023). "שוער העתיד של ברצלונה ואחיו שיכולים לשחק בנבחרת ישראל" [The future goalkeeper of Barcelona and his brother who can play for the Israeli national team]. sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ ""Nem lőnek elég erőset!" – Lewandowskiékkal készült a Barca Magyar kapusa" ["They don't shoot hard enough!" - Barca's Hungarian goalkeeper trained with Lewandowski]. nb1.hu (in Hungarian). 17 May 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ a b "¿Quiénes son Astralaga, Kochen y Yako, los suplentes de Iñaki Peña?" [Who are Astralaga, Kochen and Yako, the replacements of Iñaki Peña?] (in Spanish). El Periódico. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Magyar futballista edzett az FC Barcelona első csapatával" [Hungarian football player trained with the first team of FC Barcelona]. magyarnemzet.hu (in Hungarian). 25 March 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Magyar válogatott: spanyol élcsapatból érkezhet Marco Rossi meglepetésembere az Eb-re" [Hungarian national team: Marco Rossi's surprise man may come to the European Championship from the Spanish top team] (in Hungarian). SportPoszt.com. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "El Girona B fa la feina al camp del Tona (0–2)" [Girona B get the job done at the home grounds of Tona (0–2)] (in Catalan). L'Esportiu. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "El fuego del Girona llega a la Copa" [Girona's fire reach the Cup] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Yaakobishvili, el gigante que ilusiona al Girona" [Yaakobishvili, the giant who gives hope to Girona] (in Spanish). Sport. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Yaakobishvili Antal a La Ligában is bemutatkozott, újra tarolt, és élre állt a Girona!". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Cáfol a menedzser: a Yaakobishvili testvérek nem váltanak országot" [The agent denies: the Yaakobishvili brothers are not changing countries]. sportal.blikk.hu (in Hungarian). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Válogatott: két Dárdai és több újonc Marco Rossi keretében". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 27 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Antal Yaakobishvili at BDFutbol
- Antal Yaakobishvili at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Hungarian people of Georgian-Jewish descent
- Jewish footballers
- Jewish Hungarian sportspeople
- Footballers from Budapest
- Hungarian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Tercera Federación players
- Girona FC B players
- Girona FC players
- Hungary men's youth international footballers
- Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain