Guy Abend

Guy Abend (Hebrew: גיא אבנד; born 8 November 1990) is an Israeli footballer.

Guy Abend
Abend playing for Louisville City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Guy Abend
Date of birth (1990-11-08) 8 November 1990
Place of birth Netanya, Israel
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Maccabi Netanya 1 (0)
2010–2011Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2014 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 84 (2)
2015–2017 Louisville City 63 (6)
2018 Reno 1868 19 (0)
2019–2020 Saint Louis FC 31 (0)
National team
2008 Israel U19 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 6, 2020

Early life

Personal

Abend was born in Netanya, Israel to parents Arie and Tali and has both an older brother and sister. Before his first birthday he and his family would move to Washington, D.C. where he would spend the next six years of his life. While in Washington he would play soccer at the Jewish Community Center and he would take his love of the sport back to Israel when he was six. He continued to play soccer with local teams in Netanya.[1]

Youth

Abend joined Maccabi Netanya F.C.'s Youth system when we has fourteen.[1]

Club career

Maccabi Netanya FC

At seventeen Abend signed his first professional contract with Maccabi Netanya F.C. of the Israeli Premier League[1] and he would make his senior debut in the 2008-09 Toto Cup. Over the course of 2 seasons Abend would appear in three Toto Cup matches as well as one match in the league.

Loan to Hapoel Kfar Saba FC

Abend would go on loan with Hapoel Kfar Saba of the Liga Leumit for the 2010-2011 season.

Honors

Club

Hapoel Rishon LeZion

Louisville City FC

Statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2008–09Maccabi NetanyaLigat HaAl0000100010
2009–101000200030
2010–11Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan)Liga Leumit1000200030
2011–12Hapoel Rishon LeZionLigat HaAl190001000200
2012–13Liga Leumit341525000443
2013–14331410000372
2015Louisville CityUSL100000000100
2016235103000275
2017271210000292
2018Reno 1868 FCUSL190102000220
2019Saint Louis FCUSLC0000000000
Career total 16781341600019612

References

  1. Wallace, Shiela (27 April 2015). "Israeli Athlete, Guy Abend, Plays for Louisville City FC". jewishlouisville.org. Louisville, KY: Jewish Louisville. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. הפועל ראשון לציון זכתה בגביע הטוטו של הלאומית [Hapoel Rishon LeZion Won the Leumit Toto Cup] (in Hebrew). Walla.co.il. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  3. Murray, Nicholas (14 November 2017). "Louisville's Late Winner Claims USL Cup Victory". www.uslsoccer.com. USL. Retrieved 14 November 2017.


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