Tai Abed
Israeli footballer
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Tai Abed-Kassus (Hebrew: תאי עבד; born 3 August 2004) is an Israeli footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Spanish La Liga club Levante, and both the Israel national under-21 team and the Israel national under-20 team.[3]
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| Full name | Tai Abed-Kassus[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 August 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Levante | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | PSV Eindhoven | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2026 | Jong PSV | 77 | (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Levante | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Israel U19 | 16 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Israel U20[3] | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Israel U21 | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Abed was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, to an Israeli family of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish (Iraqi-Jewish) descent. His father Yaakov "Kobi" Abed is an Israeli businessman and chef, who owns two well-known kosher-observant meat restaurant chains.[4][5]
He also holds a Spanish passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[6]
Club career
Abed joined PSV Eindhoven's youth in August 2021 from Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv, signing a three-year contract with the Dutch club.[7] He played for Jong PSV (PSV B) that competes at the Eerste Divisie, the second Dutch division for seniors.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 14 | — | — | 2[a] | 1 | 36 | 15 | |||
| 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 7 | — | — | — | 19 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 77 | 25 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 79 | 26 | ||||
| PSV | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Levante | 2025–26 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 77 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 80 | 26 | ||
- Appearances in Premier League Cup
