Kfir Zokol

Kfir Zokol (Hebrew: כפיר צוקול‎, born 31 July 1982) is a retired Ethiopian-born Israeli footballer.

Kfir Zokol
Personal information
Full name Kfir Zokol
Date of birth (1982-07-31) July 31, 1982
Place of birth Ethiopia
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2008 Maccabi Netanya 59 (3)
2004–2005 → Hapoel Nazareth Illit (loan) 0 (0)
2005 → Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion (loan)
2006–2007 → Hapoel Jerusalem (loan) 13 (1)
2007 → Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv (loan) 15 (1)
2007–2008 → Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (loan) 20 (3)
2008–2009 Maccabi Shlomi Nahariya 17 (2)
2010 Maccabi Kafr Kanna 15 (1)
2010–2011 Beitar Petah Tikva 16 (1)
2011–2012 Hapoel Hadera 7 (0)
2012 Ahva Arraba 14 (4)
2012–2013 Hapoel Ahva Haifa 11 (0)
National team
1997–1999 Israel U16 16 (3)
1998 Israel U17 4 (0)
2000 Israel U18 ? (1)
2003 Israel U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Kfir made his debut for the senior side of Maccabi Netanya in the end of the 1999–00 season.[1] At the start of the 2000-01 season he suffered a serious knee injury from a nasty tackle by Joško Bilić. He missed the entire season after he had to go through surgery.[2] His breakthrough season came in 2002-03 when he was an important part of the successful season Netanya had. In the end of the season he won a cap for the Israel U-21 team and it seemed he was on his way to the top of Israeli football. In the middle of the 2003-04 season Kfir suffered another injury and after that got loaned to teams from the lower divisions until he was released from his contract in Netanya. By most supporters of Netanya he is still regarded as one of the most talented players to never fulfil his full potential.

In 4 seasons with Netanya he managed to play 79 games, score 10 goals and also provided 2 assists in all club competitions.

Honours

References
  1. http://www.crazyone.co.il/Player/99-00/1,1,8,29215/%D7%9B%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A8_%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9C
  2. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-219329,00.html
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