Yonas Malede

Yonas Malede (or Yunes,[1] Hebrew: יונס מלדה; born 14 November 1999) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.[2]

Yonas Malede
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-11-14) 14 November 1999
Place of birth Kiryat Bialik, Israel
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Number 15
Youth career
2010–2012 Maccabi Tzur Shalom
2012–2015 Hapoel Haifa
2015–2019 Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Maccabi Netanya 73 (11)
2021–2022 Gent 35 (1)
2022–2024 Mechelen 40 (0)
2024– Maccabi Tel Aviv 7 (1)
International career‡
2017 Israel U19 1 (0)
2018–2020 Israel U21 7 (1)
2021– Israel 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:28, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Malede was born in Kiryat Bialik, Israel, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family.

Club career

A Maccabi Netanya youth product, Malede was promoted to the senior team on 24 February 2018 as he made his debut in a league fixture against Maccabi Haifa.

After three seasons with the club, Malede moved to play in the Belgian First Division A as he signed a 4.5-year contract with Gent for a €1.5 million transfer fee.[3]

On 15 June 2022, Malede signed a three-year contract with Mechelen.[4]

On 31 January 2024 signed for 3.5 years for Maccabi Tel Aviv.[5]

International career

Malede made his debut for Israel national team on 5 June 2021 in a friendly against Montenegro. He started the game and was substituted in the 61st minute with the score at 0–0, the game ended in a 3–1 victory for Israel.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 August 2023 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maccabi Netanya 2017–18 Israeli Premier League 9100——91
2018–19 18120——201
2019–20 32220——342
2020–21 14700——147
Total 731140——7711
Gent 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 5000006[lower-alpha 2]1111
2021–22 190303[lower-alpha 3]15[lower-alpha 2]0301
Total 2403031111412
KV Mechelen 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 27052——322
2023–24 13010——140
Total 400400000440
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2023–24 Israeli Premier League 0000000000
Career total 137111323111116415
  1. Includes Israel State Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in play-off
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

Honours

References
  1. "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Yunes Malede".
  2. Yonas Malede at Soccerway
  3. "מנתניה לבלגיה: מלדה חתם בגנט ל-4.5 שנים". 15 January 2021.
  4. "Yonas Malede nieuwe spits KV Mechelen" (in Dutch). Mechelen. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. Amir, Raz (31 January 2024). "חוזר לישראל: מלדה חתם ל-3.5 שנים במכבי ת"א" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  6. "Montenegro v Israel game report". ESPN. 5 June 2021.
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