Elyaniv Barda
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| Full name | Elyaniv Felix Barda אליניב פליקס ברדה |
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| Date of birth | December 15, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Be'er Sheva, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Racing Genk | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2002 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 78 | (19) |
| 2003–2005 | Maccabi Haifa | 57 | (12) |
| 2005–2007 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 61 | (17) |
| 2007–present | Racing Genk | 139 | (50) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2003 | Israel U21 | 17 | (3) |
| 2007–present | Israel | 27 | (12) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Elyaniv Felix Barda (Hebrew: אליניב פליקס ברדה), born December 15, 1981 in Beersheba, Israel) is an Israeli football forward and winger. Formerly a player for Israeli clubs Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Tel Aviv, he is currently contracted to Belgian club Racing Genk. He is also a member of the Israel national football team.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Barda began through the youth ranks of his hometown team, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, and then the first team. Between 1998 and 2002, which included seasons in both the Israeli Premier League and the second division, he scored 19 goals in 78 matches.
[edit] Maccabi Haifa
In 2003, Barda transferred to Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa, who went on to win the next three championships. At Maccabi Haifa, Barda played in the championship winning teams of 2003-04 and 2004-05. In two seasons at Maccabi Haifa, the forward scored 12 goals in 63 appearances.
[edit] Hapoel Tel Aviv
On the eve of the 2005-06 Israeli season, Barda, along with Haifa teammate Walid Badir, was signed by Hapoel Tel Aviv. Barda played 62 matches for Hapoel Tel Aviv, scoring on 17 occasions. He also scored 3 goals in Hapoel's successful 2006-07 UEFA Cup campaign, where the Israeli team progressed past the group stages. Barda won silverware at Hapoel when he was a member of two Israel State Cup winning sides; in the 2005-06 season and the 2006-07 season.
[edit] Racing Genk
On June 22 2007, Barda was signed by Belgian side Racing Genk on a three-year contract, with the transfer fee believed to have cost around 90,000€.[1] He had earlier failed to come to terms with Cypriot club APOEL F.C. as to a potential move. In his first season at Genk in 2007/08, he scored 16 goals in 32 appearances, finishing as the second highest goalscorer in the league. This included a hat-trick against Zulte-Waregem in a 5-2 victory.
Barda is known for his versatility and pace in the Belgian league. He was often employed as a lone stiker in his first season at Genk, but linked up well with the midfield and still scored and assisted goals.
Despite interest from Scottish club Celtic, and Dutch clubs FC Twente and SC Heerenveen, on January 6 2009, the Israeli forward lengthened his contract to four-and-a-half years that will keep him at Genk until June 2013.[2]
In Barda's second season at Genk, his year was interrupted by injuries. This meant that he only managed to play 25 league matches, scoring 5 goals. He also scored one goal in the semifinals of the Belgian Cup, of which Genk were the 2008-09 Champions. In the final of the 2008-09 Belgian Cup on May 23 2009, Genk defeated KV Mechelen 2-0, securing a berth in the play-offs of the UEFA Europa League 2009-10 in the following season. In this match, Barda provided the pass for the first goal of the match.
[edit] Club career statistics
- (correct as of May 2011)[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2002–03 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2003–04 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 1 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2004–05 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 3 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2005–06 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 10 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2006–07 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 18 | 4 |
| Genk | 2007–08 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 3 |
| Genk | 2008–09 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 11 |
| Genk | 2009–10 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 8 |
| Genk | 2010–11 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 10 |
| Genk | 2011–12 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 6 |
[edit] International career
Barda scored three times in 17 matches for the Israel U21 team between 2001 and 2003. On 17 November 2007, he scored the opening goal in Israel's win against Russia, a goal that could have saved England's UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign if England beat or even drew with Croatia on 21 November 2007, but England lost the match 2-3, meaning they did not qualify.[4] On 21 November 2007, he scored his second goal for Israel in their 1–0 win against Macedonia. He made his debut for Israel on March 24, 2007 in the Euro 2008 Qualifier against England (0-0).[5]
[edit] International goals
[edit] Honours
- With Maccabi Haifa
- With Hapoel Tel Aviv
- Israel State Cup (2): 2005–06, 2006–07
- With K.R.C. Genk
[edit] Personal life
Elyaniv's younger brother Yinon is also a Striker who plays for Ironi Rishon LeZion.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.v-bal.nl/nieuws/bekijk.php?id=25449 (Dutch)
- ^ http://www.krcgenk.be/nl/nieuws/article?params=0b976e7521a77488405073b57db5997e1231271133 (Dutch)
- ^ [1]
- ^ "England gifted lifeline by Israel". BBC Sport. 17 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7097938.stm. Retrieved 17 November 2007.
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/isra-intlp-barda.html RSSSF
[edit] External links
- (Hebrew) Elyaniv Barda profile and club history on Maccabi Haifa Official Website
- (Hebrew) Elyaniv Barda Profile and Statistics on One.co.il
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Israeli footballers
- Association football forwards
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players
- Israel under-21 international footballers
- Israel international footballers
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
- K.R.C. Genk players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Israeli expatriate footballers
- People from Beersheba
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Israeli people of Moroccan origin
