Gabi Kanichowsky
![]() Kanichowsky playing for Maccabi Netanya in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gavriel Gilad Kanichowsky | ||
Date of birth | 24 August 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Ra'anana, Israel | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Hapoel Ra'anana | ||
2014–2016 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan) | 36 | (4) |
2017–2018 | → Hapoel Acre (loan) | 33 | (6) |
2018 | Hapoel Acre | 0 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Maccabi Netanya | 92 | (15) |
2021– | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 97 | (15) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Israel U19 | 4 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Israel U21 | 11 | (1) |
2022– | Israel | 13 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:44, 17 November 2022 (UTC) |
Gavriel Gilad "Gabi" Kanichowsky (or Kanikovski,[1] Hebrew: גבריאל גלעד "גבי" קניקובסקי; born 24 August 1997) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.
Early and personal life
[edit]Kanichowsky was born and raised in Ra'anana, Israel, to a religious Jewish family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. He attended a yeshiva, and observes Shabbat.
He married his Israeli fiancée Dana (née Hunter) in 2019.
Club career
[edit]Kanichowsky made his professional debut for Hapoel Petah Tikva in the Israeli Premier League on 22 August 2016, starting in the match against Maccabi Netanya, which finished as a 0–0 home draw.[2] In 2018, Hapoel Acre, who Kanichowsky was on loan with, exercised their option to sign him permanently from Maccabi Tel Aviv.[3] He then joined Maccabi Netanya for the 2018–19 season.
International career
[edit]Kanichowsky has been a youth international since 2015. Between 2017–2018, he was part of Israel under-21s.
He was first called-up for the senior Israel national team in November 2021, during their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers – UEFA.[4] He debuted for the Israel national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Germany on 26 March 2022.[5] He scored his first international goal on 12 September 2023, in their 1–0 win over Belarus during the Euro 2024 qualifying.[6]
International goals
[edit]No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 12 September 2023 | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
References
[edit]- ^ Gabi Kanichowsky – Israel Football Association national team player details
- ^ "Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Maccabi Netanya – 22 August 2016". Soccerway. Perform Group. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "עכו החליטה לרכוש את גבי קניקובסקי ממכבי תא" [Acre has decided to acquire Gabi Kanikovsky from Maccabi TA]. ISport.co.il (in Hebrew). 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "פיבן תורגל על חשבון נאתכו, גם דגני יפתח - ספורט 5". 14 November 2021.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Germany vs. Israel". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ^ "Late goal lifts Israel past Belarus, keeping team in contention for 2024 Euros". The Times of Israel. 13 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Gabi Kanichowsky – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Gabi Kanichowsky at Soccerway
- Gabi Kanichowsky – Israel Football Association league player details
- Gabi Kanichowsky – Israel Football Association national team player details
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Israeli men's footballers
- Israel men's international footballers
- Israel men's youth international footballers
- Israel men's under-21 international footballers
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Hapoel Acre F.C. players
- Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Liga Leumit players
- Footballers from Ra'anana
- Men's association football midfielders
- Israeli Ashkenazi Jews
- Israeli football biography stubs