Avi Rikan
Israeli association football player
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Avraham "Avi" Rikan (Hebrew: אבי ריקן; born September 10, 1988) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder.
.JPG)
Full name
Avraham Rikan
Date of birth
September 10, 1988
Place of birth
Ma'ale Adumim, Israel
Height
1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
|
Rikan playing for Israel in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Avraham Rikan | ||
| Date of birth | September 10, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Ma'ale Adumim, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2006 | Beitar Jerusalem | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2013 | Beitar Jerusalem | 121 | (15) |
| 2007–2008 | → Maccabi Herzliya (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | FC Zürich | 50 | (10) |
| 2015–2023 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 197 | (31) |
| 2023–2024 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 22 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Israel U17 | 13 | (2) |
| 2006 | Israel U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Israel U19 | 16 | (5) |
| 2007–2010 | Israel U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Israel | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 April 2024 | |||
His previous clubs include Maccabi Herzliya, Beitar Jerusalem, FC Zürich, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Petah Tikva.[1] At international level, Rikan was capped at levels from under-17 to senior team.[2]
Early life
Rikan was born in the Israeli settlement Ma'ale Adumim in the West Bank, to a Sephardic Jewish family.[3]
.jpg)
