Liel Abada

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Liel Abada
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Abada playing for Celtic in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Petah Tikva, Israel
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Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 11
Youth career
2006–2014 Hapoel Petah Tikva
2014–2019 Maccabi Petah Tikva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Maccabi Petah Tikva 67 (20)
2021– Celtic 70 (20)
International career‡
2017 Israel U16 6 (1)
2017–2018 Israel U17 21 (2)
2018 Israel U18 4 (0)
2018–2019 Israel U19 12 (4)
2020– Israel U21 8 (1)
2021– Israel 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022

Liel Abada (Hebrew: ליאל עבדה‎, /lɪˈɛl/ LI-el; born (2001-10-03)3 October 2001) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Israel national team.

Early and personal life

Abada was born in Petah Tikva, Israel, to a family of Mizrahi Jewish descent.[2] At the age of 13, his first manager in Maccabi Petah Tikva took Abada's father Ronen and him to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah in Barcelona.[3] His younger brother Orel Abada is also a footballer who plays for Hapoel Ra'anana.[3] Abada is observant and does not play football on the Jewish high holiday of Yom Kippur.[4]

He has been in a relationship with his Israeli girlfriend Bar Rashti since 2020,[5] after three months separated they have returned to each other since June 2022.[6]

Club career

Maccabi Petah Tikva

Abada made his professional debut for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the Israel State Cup on 22 August 2019, coming on as a 63rd minute substitute against Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan, in a match that ended in a 4–1 home win for his team.[7] On 9 September 2019, he scored his first senior Israeli Liga Leumit goal in the 90th minute against Bnei Sakhnin, that finished as a 1–1 home draw for Maccabi Petah Tikva.[8] On 30 August 2020, Abada scored his first Israeli Premier League goal, which coincided with his team's 86th minute winning goal, earning his side a 1–2 away victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv.[9]

Celtic

On 14 July 2021, Scottish Premiership club Celtic announced the signing of Abada on a five-year contract, for a reported fee of £3.6 million.[10] On 20 July 2021, he scored on his debut in the first leg of Celtic's Champions League second round qualifying match against Danish side Midtjylland, that ended in a 1–1 home draw.[11] On 5 August 2021, Abada scored his first UEFA Europa League qualifiers goal against Czech side Jablonec, that ended in a 2–4 away win for his team.[12] On 4 November 2021, he scored the crucial third goal for Celtic in a 2021–22 UEFA Europea League Group stage match against Hungarian side Ferencváros, that ended in a 2–3 away victory for his team.[13]

On 21 August 2021, in his third Scottish Premiership appearance, Abada scored both his and Celtic's first two league goals, that lead to a 6–0 home victory over St. Mirren.[14] On 26 December 2021, Abada netted an early brace in a 2021–22 Scottish Premiership match against St. Johnstone, earning his team a 1–3 away win.[15]

On 2 May 2022, Abada has become the first ever non-European (and the first Israeli) footballer to win the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award.[16]

On 28 August 2022, Abada scored a hat-trick and assisted one goal, in a 9–0 away win against Dundee United in the 2022–23 Scottish Premiership.[17] On 3 September 2022, he scored both the first and third goal against Rangers in an Old Firm derby league match, that ended in a 4–0 home win for Celtic.[18] Abada made his debut UEFA Champions League Group stage appearance on 6 September 2022, opening against Spanish side Real Madrid.[19] On 19 October 2022, he scored a brace in the span of 11 minutes and later on added an assist against Motherwell in the 2022–23 Scottish League Cup quarter-finals, to lead his team to a 4–0 away victory.[20]

In January 2023, Abada was featured in the official 40-man list composed by UEFA.com – which named the best young players in the continent that: "have the potential to take European football by storm in 2023".[21][22]...


  Apes l Euro 2024 ou Word Cup 2026 ou vas joue Liel Abada  ci Dieu veu  ****




  1. Rc Lens  ( Uber ligue1)



  2. Sampdoria de Gene  ( Series A)  




  3.  Vitesse Arnhem  ( Eredivisie)



 4.    Rosenbog  (Eliteserien)

International career

He also plays for Israel's U-21 since 2020.[23]

Abada was first called up to the Israeli senior side on 18 March 2021, ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA).[24] He made his senior debut with the Israel national team on 5 June 2021, in a friendly match against Montenegro, where he substituted Yonas Malede in the 61st minute with the score at 0–0; the game ended with a 3–1 away victory for Israel.[25] He scored his first senior goal against Iceland, during a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match on 2 June 2022, which ended in a 2–2 home draw for his native Israel.[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 June 2023[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2018–19 Israeli Premier League 2 0 1 0 0 0 – 3 0
2019–20 29 8 5 0 0 0 – 34 8
2020–21 36 12 2 1 4 0 – 42 13
Total 67 20 8 1 4 0 – 79 21
Celtic 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 36 10 3 1 3 1 12[lower-alpha 3] 3 54 15
2022–23 34 10 4 1 4 2 5[lower-alpha 4] 0 47 13
Total 70 20 7 2 7 3 17 3 101 28
Career total 137 40 15 3 11 3 17 3 180 49
  1. ↑ Includes Israel State Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Toto Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of 24 September 2022[23]
National team Year Apps Goals
Israel 2021 4 0
2022 5 1
Total 9 1
Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abada goal.[28]
List of international goals scored by Liel Abada
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 June 2022 Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel  Iceland 1–0 2–2 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Celtic

Individual

See also

References

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