Arik Yanko
Arik Yanko (Hebrew: אריק ינקו; born 21 December 1991) is an Israeli professional association football player and current under-21 international.
.JPG) Yanko playing for Hapoel Ra'anana in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arik Yanko | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Rishon LeZion, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | → Hakoah Ramat Gan | 63 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Hapoel Ra'anana | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 68 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 47 | (0) |
| 2020– | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0 | (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 14 July 2020 | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  | ||
| Football | ||
| Maccabiah Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2009 Maccabiah | Football |
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 | |||||||
| 2009 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Ligat ha'Al | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009–2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
- ינקו אריק (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
Footnotes
- 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.
- "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.