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Yonas Malede

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Yonas Malede
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-11-14) 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
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Number 15
Youth career
2010–2012 Maccabi Tzur Shalom
2012–2015 Hapoel Haifa
2015–2019 Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Maccabi Netanya 73 (11)
2021–2022 Gent 35 (1)
2022–2024 Mechelen 40 (0)
2024– Maccabi Tel Aviv 7 (1)
International career
2017 Israel U19 1 (0)
2018–2020 Israel U21 7 (1)
2021– Israel 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2024
‡ 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 Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.[2]

Early life

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

Club career

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

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]

On 15 June 2022, Malede signed a three-year contract with Mechelen.[4]

On 31 January 2024 signed for 3.5 years for Maccabi Tel Aviv.[5]

International career

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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.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 August 2023 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maccabi Netanya 2017–18 Israeli Premier League 9 1 0 0 9 1
2018–19 18 1 2 0 20 1
2019–20 32 2 2 0 34 2
2020–21 14 7 0 0 14 7
Total 73 11 4 0 77 11
Gent 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 5 0 0 0 0 0 6[b] 1 11 1
2021–22 19 0 3 0 3[c] 1 5[b] 0 30 1
Total 24 0 3 0 3 1 11 1 41 2
KV Mechelen 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 27 0 5 2 32 2
2023–24 13 0 1 0 14 0
Total 40 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 44 0
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2023–24 Israeli Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 137 11 13 2 3 1 11 1 164 15
  1. ^ Includes Israel State Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in play-off
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Yunes Malede".
  2. ^ a b Yonas Malede at Soccerway
  3. ^ "מנתניה לבלגיה: מלדה חתם בגנט ל-4.5 שנים". 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Yonas Malede nieuwe spits KV Mechelen" (in Dutch). Mechelen. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. ^ Amir, Raz (31 January 2024). "חוזר לישראל: מלדה חתם ל-3.5 שנים במכבי ת"א" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Montenegro v Israel game report". ESPN. 5 June 2021.
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