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Liel Abada (Hebrew: ליאל עבדה, /lɪˈɛl/ li-EL; born (2001-10-03)3 October 2001) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a winger or as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Israel national team.

Liel Abada

Abada playing for Celtic in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 21)
Place of birth	Petah Tikva, Israel
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger, forward[citation needed]
Club information
Current team	Celtic
Number	11
Youth career
2006–2014	Hapoel Petah Tikva
2014–2019	Maccabi Petah Tikva
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Maccabi Petah Tikva	67	(20)
2021–	Celtic	51	(17)
National team‡
2017	Israel U16	6	(1)
2017–2018	Israel U17	21	(2)
2018	Israel U18	4	(1)
2018–2019	Israel U19	12	(4)
2020–	Israel U21	8	(1)
2021–	Israel	9	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022

Early and personal life

Abada was born in Petah Tikva, Israel, to a family of Mizrahi Jewish descent.[2] At the age of 13, his first manager in Maccabi Petah Tikva took Abada's father Ronen and him to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah in Barcelona.[3] His younger brother Orel Abada is also a footballer who plays for Maccabi Petah Tikva.[3] Abada is observant and does not play football on the Jewish high holiday of Yom Kippur.[4]

He has been in a relationship with his Israeli girlfriend Bar Rashti since 2020,[5] after three months separated they have returned to each other since June 2022.[6]

Club career

Maccabi Petah Tikva

Abada made his professional debut for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the Israel State Cup on 22 August 2019, coming on as a 63rd minute substitute against Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan, in a match that ended in a 4–1 home win for his team.[7] On 9 September 2019, he scored his first senior Israeli Liga Leumit goal in the 90th minute against Bnei Sakhnin, that finished as a 1–1 home draw for Maccabi Petah Tikva.[8] On 30 August 2020, Abada scored his first Israeli Premier League goal, which coincided with his team's 86th minute winnning goal, earning his side a 1–2 away victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv.[9]

Celtic

On 14 July 2021, Scottish Premiership club Celtic announced the signing of Abada on a five-year contract, for a reported fee of £3.6 million.[10] On 20 July 2021, he scored on his debut in the first leg of Celtic's Champions League second round qualifying match against Danish side Midtjylland, that ended in a 1–1 home draw.[11] On 5 August 2021, Abada scored his first UEFA Europa League qualifiers goal against Czech side Jablonec, that ended in a 2–4 away win for his team.[12] On 4 November 2021, he scored the crucial third goal for Celtic in a 2021–22 UEFA Europea League Group stage match against Hungarian side Ferencváros, that ended in a 2–3 away victory for his team.[13]

On 21 August 2021, in his third Scottish Premiership appearance, Abada scored both his and Celtic's first two league goals, that lead to a 6–0 home victory over St. Mirren.[14] On 26 December 2021, Abada netted an early brace in a 2021–22 Scottish Premiership match against St. Johnstone, earning his team a 1–3 away win.[15]

On 2 May 2022, Abada has become the first ever non-European (and the first Israeli) footballer to win the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award.[16]

On 28 August 2022, Abada scored a hat-trick and assisted one goal, in a 9–0 away win against Dundee United in the 2022–23 Scottish Premiership.[17] On 3 September 2022, he scored both the first and third goal against Rangers in an "Old Firm" derby league match, that ended in a 4–0 home win for Celtic.[18] On 19 October 2022, Abada scored a brace in the span of 11 minutes and later on added an assist against Motherwell in the 2022–23 Scottish League Cup quarter-finals, to lead his team to a 0–4 away victory.[19]

Abada made his debut UEFA Champions League Group stage appearance on 6 September 2022, opening against Spanish side Real Madrid.[20]

International career

He also plays for Israel's U-21 since 2020.[21]

Abada was first called-up to the Israeli senior side on 18 March 2021, ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA).[22] He made his senior debut with the Israel national team on 5 June 2021, in a friendly match against Montenegro, where he substituted Yonas Malede in the 61st minute with the score at 0–0; the game ended with a 3–1 away victory for Israel.[23] He scored his first senior goal against Iceland, during a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match on 2 June 2022, which ended in a 2–2 home draw for his native Israel.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 September 2022[25]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maccabi Petah Tikva	2018–19	Israeli Premier League	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2019–20		29	8	5	0	0	0	0	0	34	8
	2020–21		36	12	2	1	4	0	0	0	42	13
	Total		67	20	8	1	4	0	0	0	79	21
Celtic	2021–22	Scottish Premiership	36	10	3	1	3	1	12	3	54	15
	2022–23		7	6	0	0	1	0	2	0	10	6
	Total		43	16	3	1	4	1	14	3	64	21
Career total			110	36	11	2	8	1	14	3	143	42

International

As of 24 September 2022[21]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Israel	2021	4	0
	2022	5	1
Total		9	1

Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abada goal.[26]

List of international goals scored by Liel Abada

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 June 2022	Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel	Iceland	1–0	2–2	2022–23 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Celtic

• Scottish Premiership: 2021–22[27]
• Scottish League Cup: 2021–22[28]

Individual

• PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year: 2021–22[16]

See also

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

References

На других языках

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[de] Liel Abada

Liel Abada (* 3. Oktober 2001 in Petach Tikwa) ist ein israelischer Fußballspieler, der bei Celtic Glasgow in der Scottish Premiership unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Liel Abada

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[es] Liel Abada

Liel Abada (Petah Tikva, 3 de octubre de 2001) es un futbolista israelí que juega en la demarcación de extremo para el Celtic F. C. de la Scottish Premiership.

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[fr] Liel Abada

Liel Abada (en hébreu : ליאל עבדה), né le 3 octobre 2001 à Petah Tikva, est un footballeur israélien qui évolue au poste d'attaquant au Celtic Glasgow.

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[it] Liel Abada

Liel Abada (in ebraico: ליאל עבדה‎?; Petah Tiqwa, 3 ottobre 2001) è un calciatore israeliano, attaccante del Celtic.

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[ru] Абада, Лиэль

Лиэль Абада (ивр. ‏ליאל עבדה‏‎; родился 3 октября 2001) — израильский футболист, нападающий шотландского клуба «Селтик» и национальной сборной Израиля.

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