Tai Abed

Tai Abed-Kassus (Hebrew: תאי עבד; born 8 March 2004) is an Israeli footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Jong PSV, and both the Israel national under-19 team and the Israel national under-20 team.[3]

Tai Abed
Personal information
Full name Tai Abed-Kassus[1]
Date of birth (2004-08-03) 3 August 2004
Place of birth Tel Aviv, Israel
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Jong PSV
Youth career
2014–2019 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2019–2021 Hapoel Tel Aviv
2021–2023 PSV Eindhoven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Jong PSV 6 (2)
International career‡
2021– Israel U19 16 (6)
2023 Israel U20[3] 7 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Israel U-19
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up2022 SlovakiaTeam
Representing  Israel U-20
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Third place2023 ArgentinaTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023

Early life

Abed was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, to an Israeli family of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish (Iraqi-Jewish) descent. His father Yaakov "Kobi" Abed is an Israeli businessman and chef, who owns two well-known kosher-observant meat restaurant chains.[4][5]

He also holds a Spanish passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[6]

Club career

Abed joined PSV Eindhoven's youth in August 2021 from Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv, signing a three-year contract with the Dutch club.[7] He is currently plays for Jong PSV (PSV B) that competes at the Eerste Divisie, the second Dutch division for seniors.

See also

References
  1. Tai Abed at Soccerway
  2. https://global.espn.com/football/player/_/id/324954
  3. https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/u20worldcup/argentina-2023/teams/israel/squad
  4. "שיפודי ציפורה בע"מ - 511591026". www.checkid.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  5. לוין, אלעזר (23 May 2004). "בית אירופה-ישראל: שיפודי צפורה שכרה 320 מ"ר ב-40 דולר למ"ר לחודש". Globes. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  6. שומפלבי, אטילה (3 July 2022). ""אנחנו מקווים שתאי עבד יגיע לקבוצה יותר גדולה"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  7. "PSV SIGN TAI ABED ON A THREE-YEAR DEAL". psv.nl. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

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