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Revision as of 12:51, 7 February 2022
.jpg) Abada with Celtic in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liel Abada | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Petah Tikva, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||
| 2014–2019 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 67 | (20) |
| 2021– | Celtic | 33 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Israel U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Israel U17 | 21 | (2) |
| 2018 | Israel U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Israel U19 | 12 | (4) |
| 2020– | Israel U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Israel | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2021 | |||
Liel Abada (Template:Lang-he; born 3 October 2001) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Israel national team.
Early and personal life
Abada was born in Petah Tikva, Israel, to a Mizrahi Jewish family.[1] At the age of 13, his first manager in Maccabi Petah Tikva Itamar Yitzhaki took Abada and his father Ronen to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah in Barcelona.[2] His younger brother is also a footballer who plays for Maccabi Petah Tikva.[2] Abada is observant and does not play football on the Jewish high holy day of Yom Kippur.[3]
He is in a relationship with his Israeli girlfriend Bar Rashti since 2020.[4]
Club career
Maccabi Petah Tikva
Abada made his professional debut for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the Israeli State Cup on the 22 August 2019, against Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan, which finished as a 4–1 home win.[5]
Celtic
On 14 July 2021, Scottish Premiership club Celtic announced the signing of Abada on a five-year contract, for a reported fee of £3.6M.[6] On 20 July, he scored on his debut in the first leg of Celtic's Champions League second round qualifying match against Danish club FC Midtjylland. In his third Scottish Premiership appearance, he scored his first two league goals for the club against St. Mirren.[7]
International career
Abada made his debut for Israel national team on the 5 June 2021 in a friendly away match against Montenegro, where he substituted Yonas Malede in the 61st minute with the score at 0–0; the game ended with a 3–1 away victory for Israel.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 2 February 2022[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2018–19 | Israeli Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | ||
| 2020–21 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 13 | ||
| Total | 67 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 21 | ||
| Celtic | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 13 |
| Career total | 90 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 112 | 34 | ||
Honours
Celtic
References
- ^ Reporter, Jewish News. "Celtic sign Israeli international winger Liel Abada". jewishnews.timesofisrael.com.
- ^ a b "סולומון החדש של הלוזונים: הטירוף סביב ליאל עבדה - ספורט 5".
- ^ McGarry, Graeme (15 September 2021). "Liel Abada to miss Real Betis test through religious reasons as Ange Postecoglou mulls over Celtic captaincy". The Glasgow Times. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "New Celtic star Liel Abada's girlfriend poses in Hoops top after he signs". 9 August 2021.
- ^ "מכבי עירוני פתח תקווה 4 : 1 הכח עמידר רמת גן". Israel Football Association. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Celtic sign Israel winger Abada". BBC Sport.
- ^ "David Turnbull hat-trick helps Celtic hit another six in thrashing of St Mirren". The Guardian. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Montenegro v Israel game report". ESPN. 5 June 2021.
- ^ Liel Abada at Soccerway. Retrieved 04 February 2022.
- ^ "Hibernian 1–2 Celtic" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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