Arik Yanko
Arik Yanko
אריק ינקו
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| Personal information |
| Date of birth |
21 December 1991 (1991-12-21) (age 20) |
| Place of birth |
Israel |
| Playing position |
Goalkeeper |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Number |
55 |
| Youth career |
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Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2009- |
Hapoel Tel Aviv |
1 |
(0) |
| National team‡ |
| 2008 |
Israel U17 |
2 |
(0) |
| 2008–2009 |
Israel U18 |
5 |
(0) |
| 2009– |
Israel U19 |
9 |
(0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:38, 12 July 2009 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ 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-19 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]
Statistics
References
| Persondata |
| Name |
Yanko, Arik |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Israeli footballer |
| Date of birth |
21 December 1991 |
| Place of birth |
Israel |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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