Yonas Malede (or Yunes,[1] Hebrew: יונס מלדה; born 14 November 1999) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Mechelen and the Israel national team.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Kiryat Bialik, Israel | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Mechelen | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Maccabi Netanya | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Maccabi Netanya | 73 | (11) |
2021–2022 | Gent | 35 | (1) |
2022– | Mechelen | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Israel U19 | 1 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Israel U21 | 7 | (1) |
2021– | Israel | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:56, 28 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:28, 29 August 2021 (UTC) |
Malede was born in Kiryat Bialik, Israel, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family.
A Maccabi Netanya youth product, Malede was promoted to the senior team on 24 February 2018 as he made his debut in a league fixture against Maccabi Haifa.[citation needed]
After three seasons with the club, Malede moved to play in the Belgian First Division A as he signed a 4.5-year contract with Gent for a €1.5 million transfer fee.[3]
On 15 June 2022, Malede signed a three-year contract with Mechelen.[4]
Malede made his debut for Israel national team on 5 June 2021 in a friendly against Montenegro. He started the game and was substituted in the 61st minute with the score at 0–0, the game ended in a 3–1 victory for Israel.[5]
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