Yorai Maliach
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Jerusalem, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Beitar Jerusalem | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Beitar Jerusalem | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Beitar Nordia Jerusalem (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | → Hapoel Jerusalem (loan)[a] | 53 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 26 | (0) |
| 2024– | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Israel U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | Israel U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Israel U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Israel U19 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024 | |||
Yorai Maliach (Hebrew: יוראי מליח; born 26 March 1998) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a right back for Liga Leumit club Hapoel Rishon LeZion.[1][2][3]
Early career
[edit]Maliach played in the youth sector of Beitar Jerusalem.
Club career
[edit]He has represented Beitar Nordia Jerusalem and Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem. In 2021, he signed with Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Jerusalem on a permanent deal, after having spent previously time with the club on loan.
For the 2024–25 season, Maliach signed with Liga Leumit club Hapoel Rishon LeZion.
International career
[edit]A former Israeli youth international, Maliach has played for Israel in under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 youth national teams.
Personal life
[edit]Born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel, Maliach has a dual citizenship of Israel and Finland.[4] He is of Yemeni descent on his father's side. His maternal grandmother is Finnish and his maternal grandfather is French of Polish descent, who had moved to Israel when six months old.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 28 October 2024.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2017–18 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beitar Nordia Jerusalem (loan) | 2018–19 | Liga Alef | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 2 | ||
| Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga Leumit | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| Hapoel Jerusalem (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga Leumit | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 | ||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 2021–22 | Israeli Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 2024–25 | Liga Leumit | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0[c] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 110 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 123 | 3 | ||
- ^ Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C. until the name change to Hapoel Jerusalem in May 2020
- ^ Includes Israel State Cup
- ^ a b c d Includes Toto Cup
Honours
[edit]Hapoel Jerusalem
- Liga Leumit runner-up: 2020–21
References
[edit]- ^ האם בית"ר צריכה להגביר את השימוש בקטמון כחממה להרצת שחקני נוער?, kolhair.co.il
- ^ מליח האריך את חוזהו בהפועל ירושלים, מלמוד לא יפתח את העונה, sports.walla.co.il
- ^ הפועל ירושלים סיימה ב-0:0 מול כפר קאסם בטדי, one.co.il
- ^ Yorai Maliach, WorldFootball
- ^ Yorai Maliach, betarnordia.co.il
- ^ Yorai Maliac, Global Sports Archive
External links
[edit]- Yorai Maliach at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Israeli men's footballers
- Finnish Jews
- Footballers from Jerusalem
- Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
- Agudat Sport Nordia Jerusalem players
- Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C. players
- Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players
- Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Liga Leumit players
- Finnish people of Israeli descent
- Israeli people of Finnish-Jewish descent
- Israeli people of Yemeni-Jewish descent
- Israeli people of French-Jewish descent
- Israeli people of Polish-Jewish descent
- Finnish people of Polish-Jewish descent
- Finnish people of French descent
- Israel men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football defenders