Omri Afek
Israeli footballer (born 1979)
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Omri Afek (Hebrew: עמרי אפק; born 31 March 1979) is a retired Israeli footballer who last played for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Omri Afek | ||
| Date of birth | March 31, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Kiryat Ono, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| Hapoel Kiryat Ono | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 84 | (14) |
| 1998–1999 | → Maccabi Jaffa (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2003–2005 | Racing Santander | 25 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | → Salamanca (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Beitar Jerusalem | 27 | (5) |
| 2007–2009 | Maccabi Haifa | 35 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Bnei Yehuda | 31 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2000 | Israel U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2006 | Israel | 27 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Afek was mainly a midfielder that also operated as a defender.
Early life
Afek was born in Kiryat Ono, Israel, to a Jewish family.
Football career
During his professional career, Afek played for Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Jaffa (loan), Beitar Jerusalem, Maccabi Haifa and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.
He also had a two-year abroad spell at Racing de Santander; in 2003–04 La Liga, he signed alongside compatriot Dudu Aouate, both rejoining Yossi Benayoun - the club also sold that very summer a fourth Israeli, Ilan Bakhar. In his second year, Afek was loaned to Segunda División outfit UD Salamanca.
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Afek goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 21 August 2002 | Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania |  Lithuania |
1–1 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 3–2 | |||||
| 3 | 29 March 2003 | Tsirio Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus |  Cyprus |
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification |
| 4 | 2 April 2003 | Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy |  France |
1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification |
Honours
- Israeli League: 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2008–09
- Israeli Cup: 1999–2000
- Toto Cup: 2007–08
