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Gavriel "Gabi" Kanichowsky
Kanichowsky playing for Maccabi Netanya in 2019
Personal information
Full name Gavriel Gilad Kanichowsky
Date of birth (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Ra'anana, Israel
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2014 Hapoel Ra'anana
2014–2016 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0 (0)
2016–2017Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan) 36 (4)
2017–2018Hapoel Acre (loan) 33 (6)
2018 Hapoel Acre 0 (0)
2018–2021 Maccabi Netanya 92 (15)
2021– Maccabi Tel Aviv 75 (10)
International career
2015 Israel U19 4 (0)
2017–2018 Israel U21 11 (1)
2022– Israel 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:44, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Gavriel Gilad "Gabi" Kanichowsky (or Kanikovski,[1] Template:Lang-he; born (1997-08-24)24 August 1997) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.

Early and personal life

Kanichowsky was born and raised in Ra'anana, Israel, to a religious Jewish family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. He attended a yeshiva, and observes the Shabbat.

He married his Israeli fiancée Dana (née Hunter) in 2019.

Club career

Kanichowsky made his professional debut for Hapoel Petah Tikva in the Israeli Premier League on 22 August 2016, starting in the match against Maccabi Netanya, which finished as a 0–0 home draw.[2] In 2018, Hapoel Acre, who Kanichowsky was on loan with, exercised their option to sign him permanently from Maccabi Tel Aviv.[3] He then joined Maccabi Netanya for the 2018–19 season.

International career

He has been a youth international since 2015. Between 2017–2018, he was part of Israel under-21s.

He was first called-up for the senior Israel national team in November 2021, during their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers – UEFA.[4] He debuted for the Israel national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Germany on 26 March 2022.[5] He scored his first international goal on 12 September 2023, in their 1–0 win over Belarus during the Euro 2024 qualifying.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gabi KanichowskyIsrael Football Association national team player details Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Maccabi Netanya – 22 August 2016". Soccerway. Perform Group. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ^ "עכו החליטה לרכוש את גבי קניקובסקי ממכבי תא" [Acre has decided to acquire Gabi Kanikovsky from Maccabi TA]. ISport.co.il (in Hebrew). 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. ^ "פיבן תורגל על חשבון נאתכו, גם דגני יפתח - ספורט 5". 14 November 2021.
  5. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Germany vs. Israel". www.national-football-teams.com.
  6. ^ "Late goal lifts Israel past Belarus, keeping team in contention for 2024 Euros". The Times of Israel. 13 September 2023.