Arik Yanko

Arik Yanko
אריק ינקו

Yanko playing for Hapoel Ra'anana in 2015
Personal information
Full name Arik Yanko
Date of birth (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991
Place of birth Rishon LeZion, Israel
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Hapoel Ra'anana
Number 22
Youth career
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Hapoel Tel Aviv 1 (0)
2011–2013Hakoah Ramat Gan (loan) 63 (0)
2013–2014Hapoel Ra'anana (loan) 13 (0)
2014– Hapoel Ra'anana 7 (0)
National team
2008 Israel U17 2 (0)
2008–2009 Israel U18 5 (0)
2009–2011 Israel U19 9 (0)
2013 Israel U21 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2015.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:11, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
Arik Yanko
Medal record
Representing  Israel
Football
Maccabiah Games
2009 Maccabiah Football

Arik Yanko (Hebrew: אריק ינקו; born 21 December 1991) is an Israeli professional association football player and current under-21 international.

Biography

Playing career

Arik Yanko starting playing youth football with Hapoel Tel Aviv. As a youth team player, Yanko cracked four teeth during a derby match against Maccabi but played out the entire match.[1] This endeared him to the youth team staff who saw the young goalkeeper as having a strong character.[1]

Yanko made his league debut in a Premier League match against Maccabi Petah Tikva on 4 April 2009 when he replaced Ben Luz in the 80th minute after back up goalkeeper Yaniv Mizrahi was red carded. In October 2009, Yanko said that that moment was by far the most exciting moment of his career.[1]

International career

In 2009, Yanko was selected to represent Israel at the 2009 Maccabiah Games.[2]

In 2013, Yanko was a part of Israel U21 squad for the Under-21 Euro, but did not play in the tournament.

Statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
2009Hapoel Tel AvivLigat ha'Al1000000010
2009–20100000000000
Career total 1000000010

References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 Avigal, Hila (2009-10-17). הדור הבא: הכירו את שוער הפועל ת"א, אריק ינקו [The Next Generation: Meet Hapoel TA Goalkeeper, Arik Yanko] (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  2. "סגלי נבחרות ישראל לטורניר הכדורגל של המכביה". Israel Football Association. 2009-07-09. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
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