| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 1 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Ethiopia | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hapoel Ashkelon | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000-2004 | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2010 | Maccabi Netanya | 112 | (9) |
| 2010- | Hapoel Ashkelon | 36 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006-2007 | Israel U-21 | 10 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Amiya Taga (Hebrew: אמייה טגה, born 1 February 1985) is an Israeli footballer of Ethiopian descent, who plays for Hapoel Ashkelon
Amiya Taga was born in the Beta Israel community in Ethiopia and his family emigrated to Israel in 1991 during the Operation Solomon.
Taga grew up through the ranks at Netanya, he played throughout the youth system and played for six seasons in the first team as well as the Israel national under-21 football team.
At the year 2007 Amiya Taga changed his name from Amir Taga to his present name, a name that was given to him as a child and was re-named during the years. "Amiya" in the Amharic language means "a child".
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Amiya attended the ORT boarding school in Netanya where he was discovered by scouts of the local side.[1] On 11 August 2006 Amiya's younger brother, Avi, was found dead by his oldest brother and the Israeli Police in Qiryat Eqron. Avi Taga had been missing from home since Wednesday, 9 August. Club officials went to visit the player at his family residence to console him during the traditional Jewish mourning period.[2]
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