Arik Yanko

Arik Yanko
Medal record
Representing Israel
Football
Maccabiah Games

Arik Yanko
אריק ינקו
	Yanko playing for Hapoel Ra'anana in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Arik Yanko
Date of birth	21 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Rishon LeZion, Israel
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Ra'anana
Number	22
Youth career
	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2014	Hapoel Tel Aviv
2011–2013	→ Hakoah Ramat Gan (loan)
2013–2014	→ Hapoel Ra'anana (loan)
2014–	Hapoel Ra'anana
International career‡
2008	Israel U17
2008–2009	Israel U18
2009–2011	Israel U19
2013	Israel U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2015; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:11, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

Arik Yanko (Hebrew: אריק ינקו; born 21 December 1991) is an Israeli professional association football player and current under-21 international.

Biography

Playing career

Arik Yanko starting playing youth football with Hapoel Tel Aviv. As a youth team player, Yanko cracked four teeth during a derby match against Maccabi but played out the entire match.^[1] This endeared him to the youth team staff who saw the young goalkeeper as having a strong character.^[1]

Yanko made his league debut in a Premier League match against Maccabi Petah Tikva on 4 April 2009 when he replaced Ben Luz in the 80th minute after back up goalkeeper Yaniv Mizrahi was red carded. In October 2009, Yanko said that that moment was by far the most exciting moment of his career.^[1]

International career

In 2009, Yanko was selected to represent Israel at the 2009 Maccabiah Games.^[2]

In 2013, Yanko was a part of Israel U21 squad for the Under-21 Euro, but did not play in the tournament.

Statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Israel			League		Israel State Cup		Toto Cup		Europe		Total
2009	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Ligat ha'Al	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009–2010	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Ligat ha'Al	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

References

ינקו אריק (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Retrieved 2009-07-12. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help)

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c Avigal, Hila (2009-10-17). הדור הבא: הכירו את שוער הפועל ת"א, אריק ינקו (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "סגלי נבחרות ישראל לטורניר הכדורגל של המכביה". Israel Football Association. 2009-07-09. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-12. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[youth-1] Avigal, Hila (2009-10-17). הדור הבא: הכירו את שוער הפועל ת"א, אריק ינקו (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[2] "סגלי נבחרות ישראל לטורניר הכדורגל של המכביה". Israel Football Association. 2009-07-09. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-12. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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