Yonas Malede

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 Mechelen and the Israel national team.[2]

Yonas Malede
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-11-14) 14 November 1999
Place of birth Kiryat Bialik, Israel
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Mechelen
Number 10
Youth career
Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Maccabi Netanya 73 (11)
2021–2022 Gent 35 (1)
2022– Mechelen 31 (0)
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 8 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:28, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

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 on 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]

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

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.[5]

Honours

References
  1. "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Yunes Malede".
  2. "Israel - y. Malede - Profile with news, career statistics and history - 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. "Montenegro v Israel game report". ESPN. 5 June 2021.

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