Gavriel Gilad "Gabi" Kanichowsky (Hebrew: גבריאל גלעד "גבי" קניקובסקי; born (1997-08-24)24 August 1997) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
![]() Kanichowsky in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gavriel Gilad Kanichowsky | ||
Date of birth | (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Ra'anana, Israel | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2014 | Hapoel Ra'anana | ||
2014–2016 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan) | 36 | (4) |
2017–2018 | → Hapoel Acre (loan) | 33 | (6) |
2018 | Hapoel Acre | 0 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Maccabi Netanya | 92 | (15) |
2021– | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 34 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Israel U19 | 4 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Israel U21 | 11 | (1) |
2022– | Israel | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:34, 16 November 2019 (UTC) |
Kanichowsky was born and raised in Ra'anana, Israel, to a religious Jewish family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. He attended a yeshiva, and observes the Shabbat.
He married his Israeli fiancée Dana (née Hunter) in 2019.
Kanichowsky made his professional debut for Hapoel Petah Tikva in the Israeli Premier League on 22 August 2016, starting in the match against Maccabi Netanya, which finished as a 0–0 home draw.[1] In 2018, Hapoel Acre, who Kanichowsky was on loan with, exercised their option to sign him permanently from Maccabi Tel Aviv.[2] He then joined Maccabi Netanya for the 2018–19 season.
He has been a youth international since 2015. Between 2017–2018, he was part of Israel under-21s.
He was called up for the senior Israel national team in November 2021, during their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA.[3] He debuted for the Israel national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Germany on 26 March 2022.[4]
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. – current squad | |
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