Asi Vassihon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aisso Vassihon | ||
| Date of birth | July 31, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Ethiopia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Netanya | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001-2009 | Maccabi Netanya | 101 | (4) |
| 2006-2009 | → Hapoel Nazareth Illit (loan) | 80 | (6) |
| 2009-2011 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 40 | (1) |
| 2013-present | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 14 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Israel U21 | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Asi Vassihon (Hebrew: אסי וסיהון, born 31 July 1982) is an Ethiopian-Israeli footballer playing for Maccabi Kiryat Gat.
Career
Vassihon immigrated to Israel in 1989 and began playing in the youth department of Maccabi Netanya until the season 2001-02, when he was chosen to the senior squad of Maccabi Netanya.
In 2006 he was loaned to Hapoel Nazareth Illit, then in the Liga Leumit, for one season, a loan that was later prolonged for two years. Vassihon was published, negatively, because of suspicion over selling games in the 2006-07 season. However, the affair ended as it began, and Vassihon was cleared of any wrongdoing.
In September 2009 he signed for Hapoel Kfar Saba. He played there for two and a half years until he got injured and was released from his contract in the end of 2011.
In January 2013 he returned to play football as he signed for Maccabi Kiryat Gat in Liga Alef.
International career
Vassihon has represented his country as he won 6 caps in the Israel national under-21 football team, the first of which was on 29 January 2003, against Turkey.
Club career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Toto Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 2001–02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 2006-07 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 3 | |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2009–10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 2012-13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 235 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 9 | 4 | |
Honours
- Toto Cup (Leumit):
- Winner (1): 2004-05
- Liga Leumit:
- Runner-up (1): 2004-05
References
External links
- Profile at One
- National team stats at IFA