Alon Badat

Alon Badat (born December 3, 1989) is an Israeli footballer who plays with FC Ukraine United in the Canadian Soccer League. He played college soccer for York University, with whom he was a U Sports Championship All Star, the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West Rookie of the Year, and Bradley University in Illinois. He has also played professional soccer with Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C., the North York Astros, Portugal FC/SC Toronto, Scarborough SC, and Vaughan Azzurri. He won a bronze medal with Team Canada at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem, Israel.

Alon Badat
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-12-03) 3 December 1989
Place of birth Herzliya Pituah, Israel
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
ANB Futbol
2007–2008 Maccabi Netanya F.C.
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 York Lions 28 (23)
2012–2013 Bradley Braves 17 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C. 4 (0)
2009 North York Astros
2010–2012 Portugal FC/SC Toronto
2016 Scarborough SC
2016 Vaughan Azzurri 1 (0)
2017– FC Ukraine United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2017
Alon Badat
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Football
Maccabiah Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Maccabiah Football

Early life

Badat was born in Israel, and moved to Canada at 10 years of age.[1] For high school he attended Westmount Collegiate Institute in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.[2] His hometown is Thornhill.[2]

Career

After having spent some time with the youth system of Canadian ANB Futbol,[3] in 2007, at 17 years of age, Badat joined the youth system of Israeli Maccabi Netanya F.C.[1][4] He later played in the Liga Leumit with Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C., where he appeared in four matches.[5][6] In 2009, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with North York Astros.[7]

At the conclusion of the season he enrolled to play college soccer with the York Lions in Toronto, Canada.[8] During his tenure with York University, where he studied finance, in 2010 he was named a U Sports Championship All Star, the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West Rookie of the Year, and an OUA West Second-Team All-Star.[9][10][1] He tied for third in the OUA West in scoring, with 9 goals in 14 games.[10] In 2011 he was a First-Team OUA all-star and Second-Team CIS U Sports All-Canadian, and was second in the OUA with 14 goals in 14 games.[10][9]

In 2012, he transferred to Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, to play with Bradley Braves.[11] During the college off-season he played in the CSL with SC Toronto, where in 2011 he won the regular season title.[12] In 2013 he was MVC Men's Soccer Second Team All-Conference.[13]

In 2016, he played in Canada with Scarborough SC, and finished off the season in League1 Ontario with Vaughan Azzurri.[14][15] The following season he played in the CSL Second Division with FC Ukraine United.[16]

International

He played for Team Canada at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem, Israel, winning a bronze medal.[10][17][18]

Awards

References
  1. "Israeli-born Badat has the pride of a Lion". The Canadian Jewish News. December 2, 2010.
  2. "Alon Badat - Soccer".
  3. "Honour Roll". April 6, 2016.
  4. Fisher, Ben (December 1, 2017). "Israeli-born Badat has the pride of a Lion". The Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  5. "The Israel Football Association". eng.football.org.il. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  6. "Alon Badat - Free". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  7. "North York Astros Soccer Club". August 31, 2010. Archived from the original on August 31, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  8. "Alon Badat - 2015". Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  9. "Media Guide" (PDF). York University - York Lions Soccer. 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  10. "Alon Badat - Men's Soccer". York University Athletics.
  11. "Official Website of Bradley University Athletics". bubraves.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  12. "SC Toronto Pro Team Roster". September 8, 2011. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  13. "2013 MVC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams Announced". mvc-sports.com.
  14. "Vaughan Azzurri - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Alon Badat -". www.league1ontario.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  15. "Scarborough SC | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  16. "fcukraineunited". fcukraineunited. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  17. "2013 Delegation". Maccabi Canada. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  18. Campos, Johnny. "Roommates are the scoring punch of Bradley soccer". Peoria Journal Star.
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