Yonas Malede

Yonas Malede
Personal information
Full name	Yonas Malede
Date of birth	14 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Kiryat Bialik, Israel
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Gent
Number	23
Youth career
	Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2021	Maccabi Netanya
2021–	Gent
International career‡
2017	Israel U19
2018–2020	Israel U21
2021–	Israel
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:28, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Yonas Malede (or Yunes,^[1] Hebrew: יונס מלדה; born 14 November 1999) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Gent and the Israel national team.^[2]

Early life

Malede was born in Kiryat Bialik, Israel, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family.

Club career

A Maccabi Netanya youth product, Malede was promoted to the senior team in 24 February 2018 as he made his debut in a league fixture against Maccabi Haifa.

After three seasons with the club, Malede moved to play in the Belgian First Division A as he signed a 4.5-year contract with Gent for a €1.5 million transfer fee.^[3]

International career

Malede made his debut for Israel national team on 5 June 2021 in a friendly against Montenegro. He started the game and was substituted in the 61st minute with the score at 0–0, the game ended in a 3–1 victory for Israel.^[4]

References

External links

IFA Profile
Yonas Malede at Soccerway

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[1] ttps://www.football.org.il/en/players/player/?player_id=122367

[2] ttps://int.soccerway.com/players/yonas-malede/513736/

[3] ttps://www.one.co.il/Article/375627.html

[4] "Montenegro v Israel game report". ESPN. 5 June 2021.

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