Guy Abend

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Guy Abend
Abend playing for Louisville City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Guy Abend
Date of birth (1990-11-08) 8 November 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Netanya, Israel
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Maccabi Netanya 1 (0)
2010–2011Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2014 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 84 (2)
2015–2017 Louisville City 63 (6)
2018 Reno 1868 19 (0)
2019–2020 Saint Louis FC 31 (0)
International career
2008 Israel U19 5 (0)
2022 United States Maccabiah futsal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2020

Guy Abend (Hebrew: גיא אבנד; born 8 November 1990) is an Israeli footballer.

Early life[edit]

Personal[edit]

Abend was born in Netanya, Israel to parents Arie and Tali and has both an older brother and sister. Before his first birthday he and his family would move to Washington, D.C. where he would spend the next six years of his life. While in Washington he would play soccer at the Jewish Community Center and he would take his love of the sport back to Israel when he was six. He continued to play soccer with local teams in Netanya.[1]

In 2022, Abend represented the United States in futsal at the 2022 Maccabiah Games, alongside former Louisville City teammate Matthew Fondy.[2][3]

Youth[edit]

Abend joined Maccabi Netanya F.C.'s Youth system when we has fourteen.[1]

Club career[edit]

Maccabi Netanya FC[edit]

At seventeen Abend signed his first professional contract with Maccabi Netanya F.C. of the Israeli Premier League[1] and he would make his senior debut in the 2008-09 Toto Cup. Over the course of 2 seasons Abend would appear in three Toto Cup matches as well as one match in the league.

Loan to Hapoel Kfar Saba FC[edit]

Abend would go on loan with Hapoel Kfar Saba of the Liga Leumit for the 2010–2011 season.

Honors[edit]

Club[edit]

Hapoel Rishon LeZion

Louisville City FC

Statistics[edit]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2008–09 Maccabi Netanya Ligat HaAl 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2009–10 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
2010–11 Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan) Liga Leumit 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
2011–12 Hapoel Rishon LeZion Ligat HaAl 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 0
2012–13 Liga Leumit 34 1 5 2 5 0 0 0 44 3
2013–14 33 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 37 2
2015 Louisville City USL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2016 23 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 27 5
2017 27 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 29 2
2018 Reno 1868 FC USL 19 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 22 0
2019 Saint Louis FC USLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 167 8 13 4 16 0 0 0 196 12

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Wallace, Shiela (27 April 2015). "Israeli Athlete, Guy Abend, Plays for Louisville City FC". jewishlouisville.org. Louisville, KY: Jewish Louisville. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ Manfre, Dylan. "Postgame interview with Player of the Game Guy Abend". Twitter.com. @Dylan_Manfre11. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ Karell, Daniel. "Here's a fun #LouCity story". Twitter.com. @DanielKarell. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. ^ הפועל ראשון לציון זכתה בגביע הטוטו של הלאומית [Hapoel Rishon LeZion Won the Leumit Toto Cup] (in Hebrew). Walla.co.il. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  5. ^ Murray, Nicholas (14 November 2017). "Louisville's Late Winner Claims USL Cup Victory". www.uslsoccer.com. USL. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

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