Ofek Melika
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| Full name | Ofek Melika-Aharon | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 January 2005 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Givatayim, Israel | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Maccabi Petah Tikva | |||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Israel U17 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Israel U19 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Ofek Melika-Aharon[1] (Hebrew: אופק מליקה-אהרון; born 23 January 2005) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Israeli club Maccabi Petah Tikva and the Israel national under-19 team.
Early life
Melika-Aharon was born and raised in
Mizrahi Jewish descent.[1] He hails from a family of Israeli football goalkeepers, with his grandfather Shmuel Malika-Aharon and uncle Meir Melika, both playing for the Israel national team. He is also the son of Yaron Melika, who played as a goalkeeper in the Israeli Premier League.[2]
Club career
Melika made his senior debut for Hapoel Ra'anana on 4 April 2022, playing 90 minutes in a Liga Leumit away match against Hapoel Ramat Gan, that ended in a 2–1 win.[3][4]
International career
He is a youth International for Israel, who plays for the under-17 national team since 2021.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 May 2023.[6][citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | State Cup | Toto Cup
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Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 2021–22 | Liga Leumit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga Alef | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
See also
External links
- Ofek Melika – Israel Football Association national team player details
- Ofek Melika – Israel Football Association league player details
- Ofek Melika at Soccerway
References
- ^ a b "Israel - O. Melika - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ Shamir, Uri (16 May 2022). "זרקור על אופק מליקה" [Spotlight on the Melika horizon]. vole.sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ Geffen, Guy (13 May 2022). "מרעננה לליגה הגרמנית? אופק מליקה, שוער נבחרת הנערים, מכוון גבוה" [Refreshing for the German league? Ofek Malika, the goalkeeper of the boys' team, aims high]. tzomet-ran.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Hapoel Ra'anana vs. Hapoel Ramat Gan - 4 April 2022 - Soccerway".
- ^ Ofek Melika – Israel Football Association national team player details
- ^ Ofek Melika at Soccerway
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