Kfir Zokol

Kfir Zokol
Personal information
Full nameKfir Zokol
Date of birthJuly 31, 1982
Place of birthEthiopia
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Hapoel Ahva Haifa
Number2
Youth career
Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000-2008Maccabi Netanya59(3)
2004-2005→ Hapoel Nazareth Illit (loan)0(0)
2005→ Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion (loan)
2006-2007Hapoel Jerusalem (loan)13(1)
2007→ Beitar/Shimshon Tel Aviv (loan)15(1)
2007-2008Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (loan)20(3)
2008-2009Maccabi Ironi Shlomi Nahariya17(2)
2010Maccabi Kafr Kanna15(1)
2010-2011Beitar Petah Tikva16(1)
2011-2012Ironi Sport Hadera7(0)
2012Ahva Arraba14(4)
2012-2013Hapoel Ahva Haifa11(0)
National team
1997-1999Israel U1616(3)
1998Israel U174(0)
2000Israel U18?(1)
2003Israel U211(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Kfir Zokol (Hebrew: כפיר צוקול, born 31 July 1982) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli footballer currently playing in Hapoel Ahva Haifa.

Career

Kfir made his debut for the senior side of Maccabi Netanya in the end of the 1999–00 season.[1] At the start of the 2000-01 season he suffered a serious knee injury from a nasty tackle by Joško Bilić. He missed the entire season after he had to go through surgery.[2] His breakthrough season came in 2002-03 when he was an important part of the successful season Netanya had. In the end of the season he won a cap for the Israel U-21 team and it seemed he was on his way to the top of Israeli football. In the middle of the 2003-04 season Kfir suffered another injury and after that got loaned to teams from the lower divisions until he was released from his contract in Netanya. By most supporters of Netanya he is still regarded as one of the most talented players to never fulfil his full potential.

In 4 seasons with Netanya he managed to play 79 games, score 10 goals and also provided 2 assists in all club competitions.

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