Amiya Taga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Ethiopia | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Acre | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000-2004 | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2010 | Maccabi Netanya | 112 | (9) |
| 2010-2012 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 45 | (1) |
| 2012- | Hapoel Acre | 60 | (2) |
| 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). | |||
Amiya Taga (Hebrew: אמייה טגה, born 1 February 1985) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli footballer who plays for Hapoel Ashkelon until the end of the 2011-12 season.
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 renamed during the years. "Amiya" in the Amharic language means "a child".
Personal life
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]
Honours
- Toto Cup (Leumit):
- Winner (1): 2004-05
- Liga Leumit:
- Runner-up (1): 2004-05
- Israeli Premier League:
- Runner-up (2): 2006-07, 2007–08
Club career statistics
- (correct as of April 2013)[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Toto Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 2003–04 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004–05 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2005–06 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2007–08 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | 2010–11 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hapoel Acre | 2012–13 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 189 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 11 | 7 | |
Notes
- ↑ The tragic glory of Amir Tega. Ha'aretz. (Retrieved on 28 Oct., 2006).
- ↑ (Hebrew) Amir Taga's little brother found dead. Sport5.co.il
- ↑ http://www.one.co.il/Player/12-13/1,1,26,31469/%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%94_%D7%98%D7%92%D7%94
External links
- Stats at IFA
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