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Ofek Melika-Aharon[1] (Hebrew: אופק מליקה-אהרון; born 23 January 2005) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hapoel Ra'anana and the Israel national U-17 team.

Ofek Melika

Personal information
Full name	Ofek Melika-Aharon
Date of birth	(2005-01-23) 23 January 2005 (age 17)
Place of birth	Givatayim, Israel
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Hapoel Ra'anana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Hapoel Ra'anana	1	(0)
National team‡
2021–	Israel U-17	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 May 2022

Early life

Melika-Aharon was born in Givatayim, Israel.[1] He hails from a family of Israeli football goalkeepers, with his grandfather Shmuel Malika-Aharon and uncle Meir Melika, both playing for the Israel national team. He is also the son of Yaron Melika, who played as a goalkeeper in the Israeli Premier League.[2]

Club career

Melika made his senior debut for Hapoel Ra'anana on 4 April 2022, playing 90 minutes in a Liga Leumit away match against Hapoel Ramat Gan, that ended in a 2–1 win.[3][4]

International career

He is a youth International for Israel, who plays for the under-17 national team since 2021.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 May 2022.[6]^{[citation needed]}

Club	Season	League			State Cup		Toto Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hapoel Ra'anana	2021–22	Israeli National League	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	1	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

See also

• List of Jewish footballers
• List of Jews in sports
• List of Israelis

References

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